CBD products are legal in all 50 states, with strict packaging requirements for regulated THC, focusing on single-use plastic designs due to their low cost and widespread availability.

In turn, the environmental consequences are devastating.

Microplastics degrade, releasing toxic chemicals into soil, contaminating groundwater, and increasing the risk of water treatment facilities failing to meet safety requirements, causing harm to ecosystems and water users.

Clean Water Action reports that marine plastic pollution has affected 267 global species, including 86% of sea turtle species, 44% of all seabirds, and 44% of marine mammals.