--- ---  # The Internet Went Nuts When Trump Said 'Drugs Are Becoming Cheaper Than Candy Bars'  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 16, 2017 8:25 PM UTC  President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference announcing Alexander Acosta as the new Labor Secretary nominee in the East Room at the White House on Feb. 16, 2017. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference announcing Alexander Acosta as the new Labor Secretary nominee in the East Room at the White House on Feb. 16, 2017.Mark Wilson—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 16, 2017 8:25 PM UTC In [a press conference Thursday](http://time.com/4673707/donald-trump-press-conference-news-media/?xid=homepage), President Donald Trump touched on the important matter of narcotics use in the U.S., calling America a “drug-infested nation.” “We’ve ordered the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to coordinate on a plan to destroy criminal cartels coming into the United States with drugs. We’re becoming a drug-infested nation. Drugs are becoming cheaper than candy bars,” he said to illustrate his point. This is not the first time Trump has used candy to make a statement this week, previously [comparing intelligence leaks to candy](http://time.com/4671700/trump-candy-internet-reactions/). And it’s also not the first time that Twitter has had a field day with his particular choice of words as it tends to do with these things, collectively scratching its head over this comparison. He may have been exaggerating as [RehabCenter network](http://www.rehabcenter.net/the-average-cost-of-illegal-drugs-on-the-street/) points out, the average cost of marijuana is actually $15 per gram, heroin is $15-20 per dose, and cocaine and methamphetamines are over $80 per gram. A Snickers, meanwhile, will run you [$0.89 at Target.](http://www.target.com/p/snickers-candy-bar-2-07-oz/-/A-13055565) > [](https://twitter.com/YourRapsHere/status/832317446413549569) > [](https://twitter.com/stpete2you/status/832292539218685952) > [](https://twitter.com/BenjaminJS/status/832292854730940416) > [](https://twitter.com/DPTomDavidson/status/832291314079301636) > [](https://twitter.com/Trxppybasshead/status/832316601680687104) > [](https://twitter.com/chalkboardsband/status/832316391172747265) > [](https://twitter.com/LeighNYC%5FLaura/status/832316286747209728) > [](https://twitter.com/nasty%5Fcanasta/status/832316046237327360) > [](https://twitter.com/cozyhalf/status/832316981302980613) Trump Drugs Are Cheap as Candy Internet Reactions ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4673878/trump-drugs-cheaper-than-candy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4673878/trump-drugs-cheaper-than-candy/"},"headline":"The Internet Went Nuts When Trump Said 'Drugs Are Becoming Cheaper Than Candy Bars'","datePublished":"2017-02-16T20:25:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:41:12.810Z","description":"Twitter can't get enough of Donald Trump's assertion in a news conference that drugs are becoming cheaper than candy bars.","url":"https://time.com/4673878/trump-drugs-cheaper-than-candy/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt11dbb9d521a85014/6988babaf887dcdba4e991b8/donald-trump21.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt11dbb9d521a85014/6988babaf887dcdba4e991b8/donald-trump21.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Trump Holds News Conference In East Room Of White House","caption":"President Trump Holds News Conference In East Room Of White House","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4673878/trump-drugs-cheaper-than-candy/","name":"The Internet Went Nuts When Trump Said 'Drugs Are Becoming Cheaper Than Candy Bars'"}}]}] ```