TORONTO \u2014 A Toronto cannabis shop selling bongs that resemble the World Cup trophy has been given a red card from the tournament\u2019s organizer.<\/p>\n
Cosmic Charlies co-owner Sean Kady said a law firm representing FIFA sent a letter Friday to both of his stores demanding he stop selling the golden bongs because they infringe on the organizer\u2019s copyright.<\/p>\n
\u201cI poked the bear. I guess it was to be expected,\u201d Kady said.<\/p>\n
In the letter he received, the law firm representing FIFA outlined eight immediate demands. They include turning over receipts, marketing materials and information on how many of the US$50 bongs Cosmic Charlies sold, where it procured them from and what its profits were.<\/p>\n
Kady said he only ever had two of the bongs and one never sold. <\/p>\n
The lone bong that was purchased went to a customer who paid in cash and wanted it as a time capsule he planned to keep with a copy of media coverage on Cosmic Charlies stocking the product.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t even consume cannabis,\u201d said Kady. \u201cI guess maybe he had a suspicion they\u2019d be hard to get your hands on soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kady plans to comply with FIFA\u2019s request.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll get this all sorted out. I\u2019m not too worried,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
When he put the bong on sale, Kady suspected FIFA lawyers might eventually come for him because soccer\u2019s governing body is notorious for protecting its trademarks if businesses make any references to the tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do hope that FIFA comes and gives me a cease and desist,\u201d he told The Canadian Press ahead of the World Cup\u2019s kick off this past Thursday. \u201cI would frame it. I think it\u2019d be really funny, but we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now that he has the letter, he plans to follow through on that plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am going to frame it. One hundred per cent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just deciding which part. It\u2019s quite long, to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 12, 2026.<\/p>\n
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press<\/p>\n
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