gray market

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In the meantime, we need better quality control for gray market products potentially containing leftovers from crude extraction processes, while making health claims that aren't entirely based on evidence.

From Salon

There is a thriving gray market for the medication, according to state media, which reported that scalpers in Beijing were selling it for up to $7,400 per box.

From Washington Post

After legalization, Valderrama, who had sold drugs illegally, navigated D.C.’s gray market, offering cannabis “gifts” with other branded Phone Homie merchandise like sweatshirts and stickers.

From Washington Post

In Cambodia’s weak legal system, surrogacy exists in a gray market.

From New York Times

Another issue for bargain hunters is counterfeit goods and “gray market” products — versions that companies sell outside the United States at lower prices, but whose warranties may not be valid here.

From Los Angeles Times