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Candy Makers Sue THC Lookalikes - The New York Times


Big Candy Is Angry
As more states legalize recreational cannabis, Wrigley and others are suing over look-alike THC treats. They’re protecting their brands and also, they argue, your kids.
Credit.Phil Marden
May 22, 2021Updated 6:24 a.m. ET
At first glance, the Skittles package appears to be just like the one sold in the candy aisle of a supermarket: It has block letters filled in with white, a flowing rainbow and a red candy that replaces the dot above the letter “i.”
A closer look reveals some small differences: a background pattern of small, stylized marijuana leaves; a warning label; and numbers that reveal the amount of THC, the intoxicating substance in cannabis, in each piece of candy. ....

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