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13 September 2024
Cannabis products should never be packaged like this
I presume these are gummies, but in any case no cannabis products should be marketed with cartoon-like images that might lead children to think they are candy.
Image cropped for size from the original at Politico, where this is discussed.
Oh, so it's the difference between normal abuse and severe abuse?
Yeah, let's draw the line there instead of before the abuse....
My point being: This problem only exists because marketing to kids is allowed. Or, to go a step further, deceptive advertising is allowed.
Also, due to the fact that these products are allowed on a state-by-state basis, there's no proper (federal) regulatory framework to ban this kind of behavior.
Tip to the outgoing POTUS: reschedule cannabisbefore you leave office. Your popularity will go off the charts.
The problem with this packaging does not "only exist" because of a history of marketing crap to kids. On another planet, with no marketing to kids, this packaging would still fail every common sense test. Gummies should be packaged in a plain plastic container with a child proof lid--with a warning label. I can't see the necessity of packaging a Happy Meal in the same way, though some might disagree.
I agree that THC gummies should not be packaged this way, but these packages contain flowers/buds, with artificial flavors to mask the scent/flavor when smoked. While kids will put anything in their mouth, the contents don't smell very good and don't look like candy, so it might be a bit less of a problem. Nah, I'm deluding myself.
I saw one of these empty packets on the ground in a parking lot the other day; it would never have occurred to me that it had not contained candy. But did Warner actually license Pepe LePew for this? A startling piece of carelessness if they did.
Every state where cannabis is legal prohibits packaging that's appealing to minors. And WB would certainly never license out looney tunes in this manner. The packages in the photo (which as another commenter pointed out are for flower) are 100% illegal, unregulated product. It's very easy to buy packaging from China - either counterfeit of big brands like Stiiizy and Cookies, or, as in this photo, essentially generic brands. Oddly, almost all of them use the California universal warning symbol to try to look legitimate.
Good argument for legalising MJ is that it allows you to regulate it, and tax it. Assuming you don't price legal product so high it still allows a market for the illegal.
Wow... Capitalism strikes again.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the difference between putting cartoon characters on these products and putting them om candy, cereal or happy meals?
ReplyDeleteAnd why does it matter that such characters appeal to children? Do they appeal not to adults?
Marketing crap to kids is child abuse. Point taken. But, the "difference?" A Happy Meal vs. 100 mg. of THC?
DeleteOh, so it's the difference between normal abuse and severe abuse?
DeleteYeah, let's draw the line there instead of before the abuse....
My point being: This problem only exists because marketing to kids is allowed. Or, to go a step further, deceptive advertising is allowed.
Also, due to the fact that these products are allowed on a state-by-state basis, there's no proper (federal) regulatory framework to ban this kind of behavior.
Tip to the outgoing POTUS: reschedule cannabisbefore you leave office. Your popularity will go off the charts.
The problem with this packaging does not "only exist" because of a history of marketing crap to kids. On another planet, with no marketing to kids, this packaging would still fail every common sense test. Gummies should be packaged in a plain plastic container with a child proof lid--with a warning label.
DeleteI can't see the necessity of packaging a Happy Meal in the same way, though some might disagree.
When you have ingested cannabis, that is what the world looks like. :-)
ReplyDeleteI agree that THC gummies should not be packaged this way, but these packages contain flowers/buds, with artificial flavors to mask the scent/flavor when smoked. While kids will put anything in their mouth, the contents don't smell very good and don't look like candy, so it might be a bit less of a problem. Nah, I'm deluding myself.
ReplyDeleteI saw one of these empty packets on the ground in a parking lot the other day; it would never have occurred to me that it had not contained candy. But did Warner actually license Pepe LePew for this? A startling piece of carelessness if they did.
ReplyDeleteIt's all illegal.
DeleteWell, considering children aren't in dispensaries, they're not going to be tempted.
ReplyDelete????
DeleteEvery state where cannabis is legal prohibits packaging that's appealing to minors. And WB would certainly never license out looney tunes in this manner. The packages in the photo (which as another commenter pointed out are for flower) are 100% illegal, unregulated product. It's very easy to buy packaging from China - either counterfeit of big brands like Stiiizy and Cookies, or, as in this photo, essentially generic brands. Oddly, almost all of them use the California universal warning symbol to try to look legitimate.
ReplyDeleteGood argument for legalising MJ is that it allows you to regulate it, and tax it. Assuming you don't price legal product so high it still allows a market for the illegal.
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