Another Cannabis Company Sued For Having Less THC Than It Claims On The Product Labels

Dovel & Luner, a litigation law firm, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Aaron Argueta from California, against VO Leasing Corp. - a cannabis company selling its products under the Presidential brand for false advertising, writes Green Market Report.

The same company sued Ironworks Collective and Stiizy for mislabeled THC content on December 7^th in a very similar lawsuit.

At the core of the lawsuit is the law requiring that THC “claimed to be present on a label” must be within “plus or minus 10.0%” of the actual THC content of the product.

The court filing stated, “As an example, if the label states that a product is 30% THC, the product must be between 27%-33% THC. Thus, if the actual product contained only 25% THC but the THC content was listed at 30%, the label would violate California regulations and be inaccurate and mislabeled.”

Stated in the case is that the company uses “Moon Rocks” to manufacture its products. Moon rocks are buds of flower that have been dipped in an extract like hash oil or shatter, then rolled in kief. According to Leafly, “though the potency of each batch of moon rocks varies and depends on how it’s made and who produces it, the general consensus is that they hover around 50% THC.”

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The court filing states that independent laboratory testing uncovered that the actual THC levels were much lower.

“For example, the Presidential Moon Rock Grape Mini Prerolls were listed as having 44.1% THC on the label. The lab testing showed, however, that the actual THC content of the product was substantially lower, between 26-28% THC. Thus, the THC content was overstated by 36-39% – substantially more than the 10% margin of error allowed under the California regulations.”

Another example stated, “The Presidential Moon Rock Tropical Preroll was listed as having 53.3% THC on the label. The lab testing showed, however, that the actual THC content of the product was substantially lower (between 23% and 24%). Thus, the THC content was overstated by 53-55% – again, far more than the margin of error allowed under the California regulations.”

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