Campaigns fight drug-inspired marketing

Published January 24, 2007 5:00am ET



Students against the drink Cocaine effectively blocked the Las Vegas company?s trademark application for the energy drink sold under the name of the illegal stimulant.

And Americans For Drug Free Youth launched a national anti-Meth Coffee campaign Tuesday, asking Congress to introduce and pass a law that would stop the use of immoral and scandalous trademarks when marketing a product. Meth Coffee is a San Francisco-based product containing coffee beans and the stimulant yerba mate.

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