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From that same Snopes article:
One DEA agent reported a red methamphetamine that had been marketed as a powdered form of an energy drink. Says DEA spokesman Steve Robertson, "Drug traffickers are trying to lure in new customers, no matter what their age, by making the meth seem less dangerous." The colored meth has been described as resembling rock candy or Pop Rocks (a kid-favored confection that fizzles in the mouth), and because it looks like candy, officials fear it may fool children and teens into mistakenly perceiving it as candy (or perceiving it as a drug far less dangerous and addictive than it actually is).
However, while colored versions of methamphetamine that resemble candy are certainly available, the claim that the drug is actually being sold in flavored versions is a subject of some dispute.
Hmmm... it looks like it's not that much of a hoax. Trust me, I really wish there was no true to this at all, because I'm the mom of a 3 year old.
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