Candy Maker Mars Wins Lawsuit Against Marijuana Dealers Selling Drug-Infused ‘Skittles’

Candy Maker Mars Wins Lawsuit Against Marijuana Dealers Selling Drug-Infused ‘Skittles’
Cannabis plants grow inside of Thrive Cannabis' production facility in Simcoe, Ontario, on April 13, 2021. Tara Walton/The Canadian Press
Isaac Teo
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Candy maker Mars Canada Inc. has won a lawsuit against marijuana dealers who sold their cannabis-laced edibles online under the guise of Skittles.

In a federal court ruling on Aug. 12, three cannabis retailers were ordered to pay Mars a total of $144,600 after they were found infringing the candy maker’s trademarks by marketing and selling THC-infused edibles in Canada with logo and packaging “almost identical” to official Skittles products.