Hershey lawsuit says Seattle dispensary’s ‘Reefer’s Cup’ pot candy confuses customers

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Hershey lawsuit says Seattle dispensary’s ‘Reefer’s Cup’ pot candy confuses customers
By Arturo Garcia
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 23:25 EDT

Chocolate makers Hershey have filed a federal trademark infringement suit against a marijuana dispensary in Seattle saying some of the products it carries are potentially confusing for consumers, KIRO-TV reported.

“Consumers depend on our brand names to represent a level of quality and dependability,” Hershey spokesperson Jeff Beckman was quoted as saying. “These entities have used Hershey’s trademarks, without authorization, to trade on Hershey’s goodwill and reputation, and to draw greater attention to their products; these unauthorized uses of Hershey’s trademarks also make the products more appealing to children.”

The lawsuit calls for the Seattle Conscious Care Cooperative (SCCC) to stop selling the “Reefer’s Cup” and “Mr. Dankbar” brands of marijuana-laced chocolate, saying they were knock-offs of the company’s Reese’s Cup and Mr. Goodbar chocolates, respectively. The suit also demands that SCCC “account for all gains and profits from selling the items,” destroy any remaining inventory, and pay unspecified damages.

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Blake Absher, who manages the New Millenium dispensary near Conscious Care, told KIRO that the Hershey’s suit could be the first salvo in a burst of litigation as Washington state’s legal recreational marijuana market develops.