(This story has been updated with comments and additional details.)
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration sent cease-and-desist letters to six companies that market delta-8 THC products “in packaging that is almost identical to many snacks and candy children eat.”
The companies, based across the United States, manufacture and market products containing the intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid that resemble popular brands including Doritos, Cheetos, and Nerds candy, the FTC said in a Wednesday news release.
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The letters allege violations of the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, including using an “unsafe food additive” and the introduction of “adulterated food into interstate commerce” as well as “unfair or deceptive marketing.”
The companies named by the FTC are:
Delta Munchies in Los Angeles. Dr. Smoke, Kansas City, Missouri. Exclusive Hemp Farms, Gilroy, California. The Haunted Vapor Room, in Franklin, New Jersey. Nikte’s Wholesale,
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