California marijuana companies are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a recently passed bill that’s meant to deter children from using cannabis products, claiming the legislation would instead ban many existing brands’ current logos while doing nothing to curb the illicit market.
The California Assembly last week passed Assembly Bill 1207, which prohibits any cannabis product package or label deemed “attractive to children.”
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That includes any images of “including, but not limited to”:
Cartoons, toys or robots. Real or fictional humans. Any fictional animals or creatures. Fruits or vegetables, “except when used to accurately describe ingredients or flavorings.” Any likeness to images, characters or phrases “popularly used to advertise to children.” “Anything else” that state regulators determine might appeal to someone younger than 21.
The legislation, sponsored by Democratic Assembly Member Jacqui Irwin, easily passed both chambers of the state Legislature and awaits
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