A week ago, we first blogged on the fact that the state of Iowa had a very odd tax treatment of pumpkins whereby if they were used for consumption (i.e. pumpkin pie), you paid no tax; but if they were used for decorations or other non-food purposes, you paid the state sales tax on the item.

Well it turns out that the blogosphere response to our initial post has led Iowa officials to reconsider this policy.

Here’s the full story courtesy of the Des Moines Register: