I believe there is an app called "Candy Wars" that is essentially a remake of dope wars... but without all the drug references so it would actually pass the approval process.
Perhaps you could make a customizable "Candy Wars" that lets the user change the names of the candies. That'd probably be the best way to get it through the approvals process.
Yep, I just downloaded Candy Wars because I was looking for a Dope Wars clone...good luck with the project, though. I'm always interested in hustle games :D