Oh boy, here we go again with the trademark infringements. Cannabis companies just do not seem to get it. Really, come on man, why do we have to keep repeating the same stuff. I guess they did not read past experiences with this. Here is the news article by Kyle Jaeger.
FDA Warns About Marijuana-Infused Copycat Foods Leading To Accidental THC Consumption.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about marijuana-infused copycat food products that resemble popular brands and the risks of accidentally ingesting THC, particularly for children.
In a safety advisory released on Friday, the agency said it is aware of reports that people are inadvertently eating cannabis edibles that look like common cereals and candies but actually contain THC. Unknowingly eating the products could “lead to serious adverse events, especially in children,” it said.
“The FDA is aware of reports of copycat products packaged to look like Cap’n Crunch, Cocoa Pebbles, Cocoa Puffs, Froot Loops, Fruity Pebbles, Nerds Ropes, Starbursts, Sour Patch Kids, and Trix, among others,” the notice says.
Several major companies—including Pepsi, General Mills, and Kellogg—recently raised concerns about the misleading marketing trend in a letter to congressional lawmakers, requesting action to address the copycats.
Beyond issuing the safety advisory, FDA said it is “actively working with federal and state partners to further address the concerns related to these products and monitoring the market for adverse events, product complaints, and other emerging cannabis-derived products of potential concern.”
The agency said that it’s aware of “multiple media reports” about people accidentally consuming marijuana products, and the agency has separately received more than 100 adverse event reports concerning THC from January 2021 to April 24, 2022.
FDA said that people who mistakenly eat a THC-infused product and experience negative side effects should contact an emergency service, poison control center, or healthcare provider.
It also advised people to report adverse events related to accidental ingestion of marijuana through the FDA’s MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program.
Preventing underage marijuana use, in particular, is a shared goal among legalization advocates and prohibitionists alike. While federally funded studies have found that adolescent cannabis use has remained stable or even declined in states that have legalized and regulated marijuana, there’s consensus that precautions should be taken to ensure that young people don’t mistakenly consume cannabis.
Around Halloween last year, attorneys general from multiple states across the U.S. warned parents about illicit marijuana products that resemble popular candies and snacks like Cheetos, Nerds, and Oreos, which could confuse kids and lead to accidental intoxication.
Activists have grown weary of sensationalized and often unsubstantiated reports of people giving away free marijuana edibles to children on the holiday, but it speaks to a larger trend that trade associations and FDA are warning about.
Meanwhile, FDA also recently issued its first set of warnings to companies over the allegedly illegal sale of products containing the increasingly popular cannabinoid delta-8 THC.
The agency sent five warning letters to companies that are marketing products with the intoxicating compound and making what the agency says are unsanctioned claims about their therapeutic potential.
The top Republican on a key congressional committee also called on leadership this month to schedule a hearing to hold FDA accountable for its lack of action to set regulations for CBD and delta-8 THC products.
We the cannabis community need to do better. How stupid are people? Do not answer that we already know just look at the article here.
Recently, the candy maker Mars Wrigley has sued cannabis companies for marketing products with names and logos similar to Mars Wrigley’s Starburst and Skittles brands. In addition, there have been infringement suits filed over marks as diverse as those for hot sauce, a bank, and a professional hockey team. It is likely that lawsuits grow increasingly common as cannabis and hemp CBD become more prominent and established in the mainstream commercial marketplace and more robust legalization and regulations efforts continue on the local, state, and eventually federal levels.
So let’s see who is sued next and goes away out of business.
Well there we go I hate to bring news like this for trademark infringement is not good. Makes the US look bad.
Thank You everyone and have a great day By www.My420Spot.com
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