Penalty Amount
$2,000,000
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a settlement with RZ Smoke, Inc. over allegations that it distributed and sold high-potency cannabis products without a state license. The stipulated judgment is $2 million, with $375,000 payable to the State and $1.6 million suspended to ensure compliance; the company is barred from specified cannabis activities in Connecticut unless licensed.
The stipulated judgment is $2 million, including $375,000 to be paid to the State and $1.6 million suspended to ensure compliance with Connecticut law. The defendants are prohibited from manufacturing, packaging, selling, offering for sale, distributing, or storing intoxicating THC products in Connecticut unless licensed by the Department of Consumer Protection.
Review vendor, distributor, and customer agreements for clear representations that suppliers hold all required licenses and that products meet applicable testing, packaging, labeling, and sales-channel requirements. Add covenants restricting distribution or storage of regulated products to authorized channels, audit and documentation rights to verify licensing and compliance, prompt notice of regulatory investigations or license changes, and indemnification and termination rights for unlawful products or unlicensed activity. This action does not describe a privacy violation, so it does not specifically indicate a need to revise data-processing, privacy-notice, or breach-notification clauses.
Entity
RZ Smoke, Inc.
Industry
OtherOfficial Press Release
https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2026-press-releases/attorney-general-tong-announces-settlement-with-company-for-distributing-illegal-cannabis-products
rz smoke motion for entry of judgment in accordance with sti
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2026/rz-smoke---motion-for-entry-of-judgment-in-accordance-with-stipulation.pdf?rev=da64ac43f6bd49298babb37b9abba3c7&hash=042A6BE6A989FAA72121C4CB8CA8E243
Connecticut Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Privacy/Privacy-Resources
"with RZ Smoke, Inc., over allegations that the company illegally distributed and sold high potency cannabis products"
"The Defendants have agreed to a stipulated judgement of $2 million"
"for violating Connecticut’s Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUPTA)"
"illegally distributed and sold high potency cannabis products to smokes shops, gas stations, and convenience stores across Connecticut without a license from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP)"
"The Defendants are prohibited from manufacturing, packaging, selling, offering for sale, distributing, and storing intoxicating THC products in Connecticut unless licensed by DCP to do so."
$13.7M
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$1.1M
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