The Air Force has banned Greek yogurt. Not The Onion.

[KamaAina]

No, it's not called freedom yogurt. It does, however, contain traces of something even more insidious.

http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/why-air-force-banned-greek-yogurt-180500143.html

Sure, you're probably cool with the government placing bans on truly troubling ingredients like trans fats. But here's something that shocked us: Last weekend, the Air Force told its members to steer clear of--wait for it--Chobani Blueberry Power Greek yogurt.

So what could possibly be wrong with this protein-packed superfood? Well, it's not the yogurt per se, but one tiny ingredient: Hemp seeds, which contain trace amounts of THC, the psychoactive ingredient also found in marijuana. In 1999, the Air Force added hemp seed oil and hemp seed products to a list of forbidden substances over concern that they may interfere with drug tests given to service members.

There's a key difference, however, between the hemp seeds you'd find in a health food store and marijuana leaves you'd find in, say, a batch of special brownies: Hemp seeds (which are totally legal, by the way) come from a variant of the Cannabis sativa plant that produces approximately 1% THC, while marijuana comes from a variant that's cultivated to produce anywhere from 1% to 20% THC.

I've heard of the War on Drugs, but c'mon!

[Duer 157099]

1. ::printing out just in case I ever fail a drug test::

and need some sort of explanation

[Wait Wut]

2. Be sure to keep a couple of empty yogurt containers around.

Just in case you need evidence.

[Duer 157099]

4. Or better, request this item be added to the vending machines at work

Spread the love

[elleng]

3. OH GEE,

Think I'll go get some!

[ProSense]

6. LOL!

[enlightenment]

5. It sounds like the concern is

how the service member might test out.

A slightly different scenario, but still pointing to how strict some guidelines are in the AF: my dad was a pilot. During his career, he came close to being grounded by the flight surgeon twice. Once was because he became nauseated and lightheaded in the ER, while holding my brother's hand . . . brother had whacked his own foot with an axe (which he wasn't supposed to be using without supervision) and tried to hide the injury from my parents. For two days. The fact that my dad was almost overcome by the stench of the suppurating wound almost led to him flying a desk.
The second time was after a physical, when his cholesterol tested high. His cholesterol. Not his blood pressure. They gave him one month to get it down. My mother quit feeding him eggs every day and gave him oatmeal instead. He passed the next test (barely).

Had he been grounded, he would have had a hellava time getting back in the seat. They were serious about that sort of thing then, and apparently they still are.

Is it silly? Yeah. But it's not like they're banning Greek yogurt - just the brand with the extra ingredients (and why does Chobani add oil to their yogurt? yuck.)

[pinboy3niner]

7. "Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high..."

[Beaverhausen]

8. Hello!!! It's been recalled due to mold

http://www.ibtimes.com/chobani-recall-2013-yogurt-cups-pulled-stores-due-mold-concerns-1402575

[Downwinder]

12. A little Lysergic acid diethylamide to go with the hemp?

[Supersedeas]

13. now that's a heads up

[Harmony Blue]

9. Haha

[giftedgirl77]

10. Army did it also.

We got the email about it last week from the substance abuse program because there was a concern that soldiers could pop hot on UAs apparently. This isn't new, there are several supplements that are off limits to soldiers for the same reason & it is common practice for them to use the poppyseed defense when they pop hot for morphine.

[99th_Monkey]

11. Jesus called this "straining at a gnat, while swallowing a camel" Fucking idiots.

"military intelligence" is so totally an oxymoron.