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Alert: Attorney General Bonta: Cannabis-Infused Edibles Packaged as Popular Food and Candy Products Are Unsafe and Illegal

Cannabis Law Report

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert warning Californians of cannabis-infused edibles that are being packaged and sold as copycat versions of popular food and candy products. In California, legal cannabis products must be affixed with the universal symbol.

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Why child-resistant cannabis packaging is so important

The Cannigma

There are many benefits to cannabis edibles – they’re tasty and discreet with long-lasting effects. Unintentional edibles overdoses, on the other hand, usually occur in toddlers or young children, most by getting into their parents’ or siblings’ cannabis products at home. 2 3 Why is packaging so important?

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Unwrapping the Legal Battles Against Cannabis Edibles

Canna Law Blog

Cannabis companies are often unclear about what edible products are legal to manufacture and distribute. While some cannabis edibles may be legal on a state level, federal regulations prohibit placing some cannabinoids in food altogether. Ferrara is committed to its brand integrity. Ferrara succeeded in that case as well.

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Major Food and Beverage Companies Call Out Marijuana Copycats

Canna Law Blog

Last week, a coalition of major food and beverage companies (self-identified as “consumer packaged goods companies”) asked Congress to do more about the growing number of copycat THC edible products and counterfeit trademarks piggybacking off of their well-known items. Post Consumer Brands, and Kellogg Company.

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Trap gummies: the problem with black market cannabis edibles

The Cannigma

Trap gummies is a generic term for any edibles (not just gummies) made outside of legal cannabis manufacturing processes. Even edibles on the legal market have issues with being accurately labeled , to say nothing of products that aren’t beholden to regulatory bodies. How can illegal edibles be shipped? High potency.

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State AGs Call for Congressional Action on Copycat THC Edibles

Cannabis Law Report

More than 20 state attorneys general (AGs) authored an open letter to congressional leaders calling for legislation that would regulate tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) edibles that mimic the packaging and names of popular products. In May 2022, the U.S.

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Copycat Cannabis Packaging Has Major Candy Brands Seeing Red

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While some of these copycats have been creative with manipulating the original packaging for the cannabis products, problems are arising due to the fact that children may not be able to tell the original and the copycat apart. As you can see, most of the copycat packaging consists of candy. What Are These Candy Copycats?