Head into any marijuana dispensary these days and you'll not only see weed, but also an array of well packaged edibles ranging from cookies to candies to soda to popcorn.

The thing is, if you're a marijuana entrepreneur making a great product, you'll run into problems protecting your ideas. And that's because trademark laws might work a little differently for you.

Laruel Rosenhall wrote about this issue for CALmatters, a nonprofit news site that covers California state government and politics. She joins A Martinez for a discussion.