Revolution Cannabis Lawsuit Claims Vapable Oil Products’ THC Content Surpasses Illinois Legal Limit

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A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Revolution Cannabis has marketed and sold cannabis-infused products that contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) at levels well above Illinois’ legal limits.

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The 45-page lawsuit was filed against Revolution Global, LLC and several subsidiaries and affiliates that sell vaping products such as cannabis oil vaporizer cartridges, disposable oil vaporizers and other kinds of vapable oils. According to the case, the vaping products—which are sold under proprietary brands including Revolution Cannabis, Spectra and Tales & Travels in 300-milligram, 500-milligram and 1-gram sizes—contain THC at levels that “universally exceed” Illinois’ 100-milligram maximum per package.

The class action suit claims Revolution Cannabis has intentionally misrepresented the vapable oil items as smokeable cannabis concentrates rather than cannabis-infused products, which are more stringently regulated in the state. The products are labeled only as “vapes” or “cartridges” without any clarification and packaged in amounts in which cannabis-infused products cannot be sold legally, the complaint relays.

“As a result, consumers purchase [Revolution Cannabis’] Vapable Oils reasonably believing they are perfectly legal and safe to use, and instead receive products that are illegal and cannot be lawfully sold or possessed in Illinois,” the filing charges.

The Revolution Cannabis lawsuit contends that the vapable oil products are falsely advertised in a bid to mislead consumers and dodge state regulations with respect to per-package THC and personal possession caps. Under state law, Illinois residents can cumulatively possess no more than 500 milligrams of THC contained in cannabis-infused products, while out-of-state consumers can possess no more than 250 milligrams in the items, the suit says. In contrast, cannabis concentrates have higher personal possession limits—5 grams for state residents and 2.5 grams for non-residents—and are not subject to any per-package cap, the case explains.

“This misrepresentation enabled [Revolution Cannabis] to sell up to 11 times the amount of [cannabis-infused products] an adult-use consumer is allowed to lawfully possess at one time, thereby exceeding the limits which could be sold to a consumer in a single transaction, and generating significant profits for [the defendants] at the expense of Illinois consumers and in spite of Illinois law,” the complaint reads.

Although Revolution Cannabis “masquerade[s]” its vapable oil products as lawfully compliant, the items exceed Illinois’ THC limits by “five and a staggering ten times,” the filing alleges. Unwitting users are, therefore, at risk of overconsumption and could find themselves in legal trouble for possessing prohibited products, the suit asserts.

The lawsuit looks to represent anyone who, within the applicable statute of limitations period, purchased in Illinois any vapable oils manufactured, processed, labeled and/or packaged by the defendants.

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