FIFA demands pot shop stop selling bong resembling World Cup trophy
A Toronto cannabis shop owner has been ordered by FIFA to stop selling bongs designed to resemble the World Cup trophy. The shop owner plans to comply with the copyright infringement demand and frame the cease-and-desist letter.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the aggressive nature of global sports organizations in protecting their intellectual property rights against small businesses.
Sean Kady, owner of Cosmic Charlies, holds up a bong resembling the FIFA World Cup trophy in front of a banner promoting the tournament as he poses for a photograph, outside his shop on Queen Street West in Toronto on Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Arlyn McAdorey/CP) A Toronto cannabis shop selling bongs that resemble the World Cup trophy has been given a red card from the tournament’s organizer.
The tone is lighthearted and reports the conflict between a small business and a large organization neutrally.
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