Connecticut announced a civil settlement October 9 with RZ Smoke, Inc., resolving allegations of unlicensed distribution of high-potency cannabis products to retailers statewide, according to the attorney general’s office.
The defendants agreed to a stipulated judgment described by the office as $2 million. The release separately lists $375,000 paid to the state and $1.6 million suspended for compliance; those stated component amounts do not add precisely to the rounded headline figure.
The agreement prohibits specified intoxicating-THC activities in Connecticut without Department of Consumer Protection licensing, according to the announcement.
The case followed a May 2023 search of a Suffield warehouse, where investigators found 11 pallets of cannabis products. The attorney general filed an enforcement action in January 2024 under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.
This report describes a civil resolution of allegations, not a criminal conviction. The official announcement provides statewide context but does not identify particular Eastern Connecticut retailers.