“This package provides a thin but formidable veil of legitimacy for illegal operators,” said CDTFA Director Nick Maduros. “This violates the trust of California consumers who believe that cannabis symbols indicate specific product standards and allows illegal businesses to evade taxes and licensing requirements.”
packaging requirements
Cannabis products must be child-safe, tamper-evident, resealable and, in the case of edible cannabis products, opaque, to ensure consumers know what they are purchasing and to prevent unintended use. Must be labeled using packaging or other materials that include the Universal Cannabis Mark. .
“The Toy District operation represents an important new direction by the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force in deterring unlicensed cannabis sales. Illegal packaging is dangerous to consumers and particularly attractive to children. “If a company is plagiarizing a well-known brand, it needs to be removed from the market,” said Nicole Elliott, Director of DCC.
The universal cannabis symbol on cannabis packaging provides consumers with confidence that the product has been tested and complies with licensing and regulatory standards for sale and safe consumption in California. Masu. To legally sell or store packaging marked with the symbol, businesses must either obtain a license from the DCC or obtain an invoice from a cannabis business licensed by the department.
Illegal cannabis removal
Governor Newsom directed state officials to aggressively target organized crime enterprises involved in the illegal cannabis market. These illegal projects not only threaten California's legal cannabis market, but also negatively impact California's environment and water quality through illegal pesticide use and unregulated practices. California is also focused on ending the exploitation of vulnerable workers in these settings, who are often victims of labor law violations and human trafficking.
Unified strategy across California
In 2022, Governor Newsom created the UCETF to further align the state's efforts and increase cannabis enforcement coordination among state, local, and federal partners. This enforcement action protects consumer and public safety, protects the environment, and protects against illegal cannabis businesses and transnational criminal organizations that harm consumers and undermine California's regulated cannabis market. It takes away revenue.
Since its founding, UCETF has executed 309 search warrants and seized more than $465 million in unlicensed cannabis. The task force also eradicated 470,435 illegal cannabis plants, seized 150 illegal firearms and arrested 38 people.
For more information about California's legal cannabis market, state licenses, and laws, visit cannabis.ca.gov.
