Company: JSDA
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001641172-25-017818
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Company: JONES SODA CO.
Filing Date: 2025-07-03
Form: S-1
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 material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations or financial condition. If we make mistakes in processing or labeling, and THC in excess of 0.3% on a dry-weight basis is found in our products, we could be subject to enforcement and prosecution under local, state, and federal laws which would have a negative impact on our business and operations.

Under the 2018 Farm Bill, states have authority to adopt their own regulatory regimes, and as such, regulations will likely continue to vary on a state-by-state basis. States take varying approaches to regulating the production and sale of hemp and hemp-derived products under state food and drug laws. The variance in state law and that state laws governing hemp production and products are rapidly changing may increase the chance of unfavorable law enforcement interpretation of the legality of the Company’s operations as they relate to the development and marketing of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. Further, variance in state laws may increase our compliance costs and risk of error. For instance, California recently passed emergency regulations outlawing products containing hemp-derived delta-9 THC, and Texas has proposed legislation to outlaw all forms of THC.

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The California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) issued a cease-and-desist letter to the sale and distribution of Mary Jones hemp infused sodas in California through Jones Soda’s wholly owned subsidiary Mary Jones Michigan, LLC. The state alleged that the Company’s products violated California law by failing to properly label the products and that the products contained hemp-derived THC isolate, which they did not. The Company disputed the CDPH position, however, it voluntarily agreed to cease distribution of its hemp infused soda in California. While CDPH requested additional information from the Company regarding the status of the recall for distributed products, the action appeared to be resolved by September 2024. In April 2025, shortly before the statute of limitations expired for any further action by CDPH relating to Mary Jones sodas, CDPH filed a Complaint, and on June 27, 2025, the CDPH filed an amended compliant, in Los Angeles Superior Court naming Jones Soda and other businesses who were involved in the sale of infused soda in California in the spring of 2024, which the Company intends to dispute.

Variance in hemp regulation across jurisdictions is likely to persist. This patchwork of state laws may, for the foreseeable future, materially impact our business and financial condition, limit the accessibility of certain state markets, cause confusion amongst regulators, and increase legal and compliance costs. In the