{"id":6184,"date":"2018-03-11T16:54:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T16:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/?p=6184"},"modified":"2018-03-11T17:03:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T17:03:40","slug":"marijuana-marketing-the-dos-and-donts-of-cannabis-advertising-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/marijuana-marketing-the-dos-and-donts-of-cannabis-advertising-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana Marketing: The Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts of Cannabis Advertising in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marijuana Marketing: The Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts of Cannabis Advertising in California<\/h1>\n

By\u00a0Ian A. Stewart &\u00a0Nicole A. Aaronson<\/a><\/p>\n

The new cannabis market is bringing with it the traditional competitive pressures on businesses to establish brands they hope will dominate the expanding industry for years to come. Advertising and marketing that runs afoul of California's statutory restrictions, however, could undermine these efforts or even force a business out of the industry entirely.<\/p>\n

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California-based businesses also must be wary of violating California's prohibition against making any statements related to health that “expressly or by implication, suggest a relationship between the consumption of … cannabis products and health benefits,” which are “untrue in any particular manner or tend to create a misleading impression as to the effects on health of cannabis consumption.”<\/p>\n

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