Willy Wonka-style golden ticket contest for marijuana

As part of a promotion for the DVD release of The Wackness, the film company has hidden a golden ticket in one of the first 1,000 DVDs. The winner gets a trip to Amsterdam and a free bag of pot.

WIN A TRIP TO AMSTERDAM
AND A BAG OF MARIJUANA!

Yes, you heard us correctly! We’re offering the chance for you to win a fabulous weekend break for 2 to the city of smoke itself, the beautiful Amsterdam. But that’s not all… the lucky winner will also be able to pick up a complimentary bag of skunk from legendary Amsterdam café, Hill Street Blues.

Hidden within one of the first 1,000 DVDs of The Wackness is a Golden Ticket. Find the Golden Ticket and you win!* It’s that simple.

• [wolfiesma]

  This is me and Wolfie, in reverse.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0jVm0qtBj4

• [iamcantaloupe]

  It’s too bad that the movie was a pretty big snore-fest. The early 90′s nostalgia was the only thing it had going for it – strip that away and it’s just another lackluster coming of age film.

• [bjacques]

  Smoking *tobacco* is anyway.

• [Takuan]

  oh yeah, boycott Kellogg’s corn flakes.

• [ROSSINDETROIT]

  Oh, are they about to catch holy H-E-double toothpicks.

• [mdh]

  Do I get to smoke it with Ben Kingsley?

• [Itsumishi]

  This is actually surprising. Some countries, such as Australia claim global jurisdiction for their anti-drug laws. While I believe in the responsible exercise of personal freedom, I would not be surprised to see some nanny state prosecuting a contest winner.

  Source please? I don’t see how this is even possible when every state has different drug laws.

• [Takuan]

  http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/399533_kerlikowske11.html

• [webmonkees]

  Shocking, I tell you. Encouraging illegal activity..

  the official site ‘exclusive clip’ has the actors discussing ripping a cd to make a mix tape! Think of the children!

  That said, you know some video store clerk is going to ‘win’ it.

• [Takuan]

  I doubt the gummint will go after them. I also think if they don’t legalize pot very quickly, Mexico WILL collapse and there really will be hordes of refugees flooding the border. More than they can stop.

• [thickdot]

  Blueberry or Trainwreck?

• [ROSSINDETROIT]

  Make mine Pineapple Express.

• [Charlie Lesoine]

  Better than a tour of some crazy ass chocolate factory!

• [buddy66]

  If I win I’ll roll up some of that skunk and share it with Arkizzle. You are in A, ain’t'cha, Arky?

• [sswaan]

  The early 90′s nostalgia was the only thing it had going for it

  Early 90s nostalgia? Didn’t the early 90s just happen? Lord, The Onion was right, we have run out of the past…

  http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29830

• [sswaan]

  Eustace, I think that would all make more sense if I’d won the contest.

• [ROSSINDETROIT]

  Weed VS Chocolate. Now there’s a debate for the ages.

• [nanuq]

  So much for the big push to clean up Amsterdam’s red light district.

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/the_p_word/newsid_7857000/7857533.stm

• [Gilbert Wham]

  Depends what it’s a gramme of. Some of that shit will get you higher’n a motherfucker.

• [felixjawesome]

  GASP. MARIJUANA?! SHOCKED AND AWED.

  What has this world come to? Stoner Olympians…planes pretending to be boats…African-American President…they are all signs that the end is NEAR!

• [Jeroen]

  Do they realise smoking is prohibited in Coffee shops as in all bars and public places?

• [Anonymous]

  read the fine print: no airfare from the US (only London), and you only get a gram of weed. big whoop.

• [elguapostrikes]

  #9
  Weed, followed by chocolate.

• [Anonymous]

  This is actually surprising. Some countries, such as Australia claim global jurisdiction for their anti-drug laws. While I believe in the responsible exercise of personal freedom, I would not be surprised to see some nanny state prosecuting a contest winner.

• [Modusoperandi]

  Oh boy! A 1/1000 chance at a gram of pot. And even if you lose, you’ll still be the proud owner of what’s widely reported to be a mediocre movie. Hurrah!

• [mdh]

  Weed VS Chocolate. Now there’s a DOUBLET for the ages.

  fixed your thing ;)

• [swestcott]

  to bad we cant get it in the states why does the world hate us sooooooo

• [eustace]

  The Onion article predicted that by 2005 people would be nostalgic for things that hadn’t yet happened. But doesn’t everyone think forward longingly to those halcyon early days of the singularity; before time shifting becomes so common…

• [kmoser]

  To enter the competition email [...] with “Golden Ticket” in the subject box and we will open a DVD for you.

  Starting up bulk email program…

• [mdh]

  Eustace, by 2005 I sure was looking forward to something that hadn’t yet happened. Yes, it did.

• [Takuan]

  keep the`pressure on
  http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN11358345?rpc=64

• [Doug Nelson]

  The rules state the winner gets 1 gram. That sounds like a lot less than “a bag”.