Connecticut’s attorney general won a $4.93 million judgment against a marijuana store in East Haven and its owner for continuing illicit sales.
The judgment against Planet Zaza and owner Mohamed Alraishani is the largest civil penalty Connecticut has imposed for illegal cannabis sales, according to a news release from Connecticut’s Office of the Attorney General.
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“The state of Connecticut is not playing around. Legal cannabis is not a free-for-all,” Attorney General William Tong said in a statement.
“If you are unlicensed, if you sell untested, unregulated cannabis, we will find you and hold you accountable.”
Planet Zaza was one of seven businesses that Tong’s office sued in January 2024 for violating the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUPTA).
Alraishani’s store came under
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