A Colorado CBD company has to fork over $225,000 to the state attorney general to settle a case involving misleading product claims, improper age verification and lies about supporting conservation groups, according to an announcement from the AG's office.
Bee's Knees is a hemp-derived CBD company with a storefront and online retail operation based in Pueblo. According to the AG, since Bee's Knees started business in 2019, it has made "several misrepresentations" to wholesale and retail customers "regarding the source, chain of custody, and quality of its products."
The settlement also claims that Bee's Knees was "falsely associated with three nonprofit organizations" and "sold products that should be kept away from children" online without an age-verification system.
That was enough for the AG to go after Bee's Knees for violating the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. Bee's Knees denies violating the CCPA, the AG notes in the settlement, but the company agreed to pay six figures and assured a "discontinuance for any deceptive trade practice."
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