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Big Candy, vilified in the wellness era as a primary source of refined sugar, has become an unlikely sheriff in the Wild West of recreational marijuana as candy-makers face products like Stoney Patch Kids, Buttafingazzz and Caribo Happy Cola.
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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