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# Now for Sale in California: Marijuana-Infused Sizzurp

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## Samantha Grossman


May 21, 2014 8:29 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


May 21, 2014 8:29 PM UTC

Sizzurp, the notorious cocktail celebrated by [Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne](http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/23/entertainment/la-et-ms-lil-wayne-sizzurp-codeine-20130321), just gained a new ingredient: marijuana.

Actabliss a Southern California company is now selling a new, marijuana-infused, codeine-free version of the purple “drank” in Los Angeles, _LA Weekly_ [reports](http://www.laweekly.com/informer/2014/05/21/marijuana-sizzurp-hits-the-la-market).

Traditional sizzurp usually contains prescription-strength cough syrup (containing codeine and promethazine) along with Sprite and Jolly Ranchers, all typically served in a styrofoam cup. So no, this new product is not exactly that, but it _is_ purple and gooey and it _does_ contain THC and cannabinoids.

The company handed out free samples to the public on April 20 (obviously) and now the product is on sale — $45 for a two-ounce bottle.

An Actabliss spokesperson told _LA Weekly_ that customers said it “lasts 10 hours and gets them heavily medicated with that syrup feeling. It’s sedated and relaxing. It’s not just some lean knock off.”

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