FIFA demands pot shop stop selling bong resembling World Cup trophy

A Toronto hashish shop selling bongs that resemble the World Cup trophy has been given a pink card from the event’s organizer.

Cosmic Charlies co-owner Sean Kady mentioned a legislation agency representing FIFA despatched a letter Friday to each of his shops demanding he stop selling the golden bongs as a result of they infringe on the organizer’s copyright.

“I poked the bear. I assume it was to be anticipated,” Kady mentioned.

Within the letter he obtained, the legislation agency representing FIFA outlined eight rapid demands. They embody turning over receipts, advertising and marketing supplies and knowledge on how most of the $50 bongs Cosmic Charlies offered, the place it procured them from and what its earnings have been.

Kady mentioned he solely ever had two of the bongs and one by no means offered. 

The lone bong that was bought went to a buyer who paid in money and needed it as a time capsule he deliberate to maintain with a replica of media protection on Cosmic Charlies stocking the product.

“He did not even eat hashish,” mentioned Kady. “I assume perhaps he had a suspicion they’d be onerous to get your fingers on quickly.”

Kady plans to adjust to FIFA’s request.

“We’ll get this all sorted out. I am not too frightened,” he mentioned. 

When he put the bong on sale, Kady suspected FIFA attorneys would possibly finally come for him as a result of soccer’s governing physique is infamous for shielding its emblems if companies make any references to the event.

“I do hope that FIFA comes and provides me a stop and desist,” he instructed The Canadian Press forward of the World Cup’s kick off this previous Thursday. “I might body it. I believe it might be actually humorous, however we’ll see.”

Now that he has the letter, he plans to observe by means of on that plan.

“I’m going to border it. 100 per cent,” he mentioned.

“I am simply deciding which half. It is fairly lengthy, to be sincere.”