SACRAMENTO – A colorful package doesn’t make a product safe. A candy-like label doesn’t make it legal. And a wellness-sounding name doesn’t mean you know what’s inside.

As Californians celebrate Halloween, Governor Gavin Newsom is highlighting the state’s ongoing crackdown on illicit products that can be deceptively packaged and marketed to look harmless—including illegal cannabis products, intoxicating hemp products and dangerous kratom-derived substances.

Through coordinated enforcement, stronger consumer protections and legal action, the state is working to protect children, hold businesses accountable and ensure products sold in California follow the law.