A Thompson Rivers University student is taking B.C. Cannabis Stores to court.
In a notice of civil claim filed on Tuesday (Nov. 27), Kimberly Webster alleges she was sold a mislabelled product on Oct. 18, and as a result, “was unable to perform her day-to-day activities” and “suffered personal injuries.”
Webster bought was she believed was a CBD oral spray, one with high levels of CBD and low levels of THC, according to the claim.
A month later, on Nov. 20, the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) emailed Webster and told her the Hexo product was incorrectly labelled.
“When consumers are not properly informed of the contents of the products being sold, and deprived of the information required to make informed decisions, it leads to inadvertent and unknown risks being taken by consumers,” reads the notice of civil claim. (Webster allowed others to use the spray as well.)
KamloopsMatters has reached out to Webster but has not heard back. In a Nov. 21 Facebook post, Webster shared her frustrations.
"That’s great for those who want to get f**ked out of their tree, but what about those who were using this for exam stress?" she writes. "What about those who were feeling anxiety and attempted self-treatment with 'safe' 'know-what’s-in-it' government marijuana? Those people unknowingly ingested a high level of a substance that impairs MEMORY. And the government didn’t announce it until a month later."
The court document says the defendants (Attorney General, LDB, Hexo and B.C. Cannabis) “were negligent in failing to warn the plaintiff.”
Webster stopped using the product right after she learned of the mishap.
The claim alleges Webster suffered from anxiety, trust issues, anguish, distress, mental suffering and expenses.
“Injuries have caused pain, suffering, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of earnings and prospective earnings, and the plaintiff will continue so to suffer in the future,” states the notice.
None of the allegations have been proven in court. The defendants have three weeks to respond to the claim.
