Credit: Konrad/Adobe Stock 'Our Kids Are the Guinea Pigs': Lawsuit Targets STIIIZY for High-Potency Cannabis Vapes, Increase in Cannabis-Induced Psychosis
"It's a huge problem kids are suffering from with huge increases in hospitalizations and treatments, it is crushing and ruining kids' lives," Sarah R. London, partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, told Law.com. "[Providing] clear, unambiguous information for anyone to understand the risks of these products is essential. People are trying to get truth information so they can decide what to do when it comes to these products."
May 31, 2024 at 01:12 PM
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What You Need to Know
- A lawsuit alleging deceptive marketing against a California cannabis brand for failing to warn about the increased risk of cannabis-induced psychosis is considered the first of its kind.
- The lawsuit says 15-year-old John Doe suffered from cannabis-induced psychosis after using a STIIIZY-brand cannabis vape.
- Co-counsel for the plaintiff told Law.com that cannabis brands marketing appealing to teenagers has parallels to Juul and tobacco litigation.
A lawsuit against a cannabis company alleging it uses deceptive marketing tactics to promote high-potency THC vape pens and cartridges to teenagers resulting in cannabis-induced psychosis is the first lawsuit of its kind and could present a legal threat to the growing industry.
The suit claims the cannabis brand STIIIZY IP has marketed to young users while failing to warn about users that the heightened potency of THC products could result in an increased risk of suffering cannabis-induced psychosis. Attorneys from Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn and the Ribera Law Firm filed the action in Marin County Superior Court on Wednesday, alleging negligence, design defect, negligent failure to warn, fraud and breach of warranty against STIIIZY.
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