Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• Lone Star Bioscience, Inc.

  • TX SOS Mgr: Nicholas Etten in Glencoe, IL

  • Etten was the Head of Government Affairs at Acreage Holdings Inc. from 2018-2022 (Link)

Location: New York, NY

Ownership Status: Public

• Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth completes acquisition of US operator Acreage Holdings (Link)

Violations / Complaints:

• SEC Fines Acreage Holdings, a Canopy Growth subsidiary, $225,000 Over ‘Materially False’ Financial Statements from 2019 (Link)

• ​Acreage fined $60,000 by NJ cannabis agency over multiple violations prioritizing adult use customers "to the detriment of the medicinal patient population" (Link)

• Acreage acknowledges Massachusetts cannabis contracts may violate state law (Link)

Lawsuits:

• Acreage Holdings named in $600 million lawsuit in NY; Allegedly reneged on an ownership agreement for NY medical cannabis license (Link)

• Acreage Holdings named in Illinois class action lawsuit; accused of violating state THC limits, deceptively labeling high-THC products (Link)

• Rhode Island operator sues Acreage Holdings for breach of contract, triggers temporary restraining order on Acreage’s acquisition of another RI dispensary (Link)

Other:

• Acreage pulls out of Iowa medical marijuana market to cut costs, leaving only 1 licensed producer in state (Link)

• Marijuana MSO Acreage blocks Maine city from favoring state residents for its adult-use retail licenses​ (Link)

• Acreage Holdings, CT medical cannabis dispensaries licensee, spent $346,637.53 lobbying to legalize recreational marijuana in Connecticut (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• Ayr Texas LLC​

  • TX SOS Status: Forfeited; Reinstated

  • TX SOS Mgr: Frank Santos​

• Dilasto LLC

  • TX SOS Mgr: Jigarkumar Patel in AZ

  • Jigar Patel is CEO of Nature’s Medicine Inc, headquartered in AZ (Link)

  • A MA cannabis license application (on pg. 8) lists Jigar Patel as owner of PA Natural Medicine LLC (Link)

  • Ayr Wellness Closes Acquisitions of PA Natural Medicine, LLC (Link)

• Texas Horticultural Consultants LLC dba THC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Jordan Stauder and Stauderfish LLC

  • Stauderfish is a Colorado cannabis consulting company that features Ayr Wellness as a client (Link)

• Story of Texas LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Story Companies LLC, which matches Story Cannabis Co's website footer (Link)

  • CEO of Story Cannabis Co, Jason Vedadi, sold Oasis Cannabis to Ayr Wellness in 2021, only to buy it back from them in 2023 (Link)

Location: Miami, FL

Ownership Status: Public

• AYR Wellness to sell core assets, liquidate and wind-down operations; Enters into Restructuring Support Agreement with creditors to avoid bankruptcy (Link)

Violations / Complaints:

• ​Ayr Wellness investigated for violating Federal WARN Act in Massachusetts (Link)

• Florida regulators fine Ayr Wellness $2.4 million for selling 24,000 units of unapproved “seeded flower”; Largest fine in Florida history (Link)

• Ayr Wellness pays $295,000 to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission to settle regulatory infractions (Link)

Other:

• Ayr Wellness closes all four dispensaries in Massachusetts, lays off 157 people (Link)

• Ayr Wellness closes cultivation facilities in Massachusetts and Nevada, lays off over 200 works (Link)

• Ayr Wellness CEO "sees gold in future adult-use marijuana markets" (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• Lonestar Medicinals TX LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Philip Goldberg in Potomac, MD

  • Philip Goldberg was appointed to Columbia Care's Board of Directors in 2021 after the acquisition of his company Green Leaf Medical (Link)

• TheraTrue Virginia, LLC dba TheraTrue

  • TX SOS Status: Forfeited

  • TX SOS Mgr: Undisclosed​

  • TheraTrue Inc's new CEO was former executive at Columbia Care (Link)

Location: Chelmsford, MA

Ownership Status: Public

Violations / Complaints:

• ​NJ cannabis regulators fined Columbia Care New Jersey LLC $50,000, threatened license suspension for failing to maintain a labor peace agreement as required by state law (Link)

Lawsuits:

• ​Lawsuit Alleges that Columbia Care Fraudulently Misappropriated Florida Medical Cannabis License (Link)

• Lawsuits against The Cannabist Co (among others) claims cannabis products violate Illinois law on limits for THC (Link)

Other

• Cannabis MSOs Cresco Labs, Columbia Care terminate planned merger (Link)

• Verano Closes Acquisition of Arizona, Virginia Subsidiaries of The Cannabist Co. (Link)

• The Cannabist Co., exited Missouri and Utah markets after what CEO David Hart called an “arduous year.” (Link)

• Marijuana MSO The Cannabist Co. exiting Florida medical market in corporate restructuring​ (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• Hill Industries LLC dba Cookies

  • TX SOS Status: Reinstated

  • TX SOS Mgr: Jake Hill

• Southern Crop TX LLC dba Southern Crop, SOAR

  • TX SOS Status: Reinstated as SoCrop Texas LLC

  • TX SOS Mgr: Robert Naudin Jr

  • Robert Naudin is the Chief Strategy Officer for Southern Crop, a Mississippi cannabis company​ (Link)

  • Randy Mire is Co-Founder & CEO of Southern Crop​ (Link)

  • Robert Naudin Jr. and Randy Mire also applied for a medical cannabis license in Alabama as Southern Crop Holding Company LLC dba Southern Crop / SOAR ​ (Link- see pg. 5)

  • Randy Mire is also the founder and owner of Capitol Wellness Solutions, a Louisiana cannabis dispensary​ (Link)

  • Capitol Wellness Solutions is partnered with Cookies​​ (Link)

• Cullen Texas Health LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Matt Morgan in FL​

  • ​Matt Morgan founded Tryke Companies dba Reef Dispensaries​ (Link)​

  • Cookies’ CEO, Berner, was previously partnered with Reef Dispensaries​ (Link)

Location: San Francisco, CA

Ownership Status: Private

Violations / Complaints:

• $150 million federal RICO class action lawsuit filed in Georgia against Cookies, STIIIZY, and affiliates for selling marijuana disguised as legal hemp products (Link)

• Colorado AG sued Cookies for violating state law by selling hemp products with THC levels exceeding legal limits (Link)

• Cookies Baltimore dispensary license suspended barely a week after its grand opening due to “several violations”, including failure to obtain approval before opening, underage access and promoting public consumption (Link)

Lawsuits:

• ​Cookies being sued by investors for third time, claiming kickbacks, mismanagement of $38.5 million (Link)

• Two separate lawsuits filed by investors, accusing Cookies of fraud, millions in kickbacks (Link)

• Cookies sued for agreeing to pay $2 million for stake in MA licensee, then never paying, telling plaintiff "we simply don't have the cash to pay you." (Link)

• Cookies sued again by cannabis retail partner in $100 million dispute (Link)

• Cookies forced to pay $8.4 million in damages after controversy over partnering CA shop’s closure (Link)

• Cookies Retail Products CEO sued Cookies execs, claiming kickbacks, interfering with purchase orders, and attempt to undermine a multi-million dollar deal to sell hemp-derived products under the Cookies brand (Link)

Other:

• Cookies CEO Berner was formerly a black market drug dealer for 2 decades (Link)

• CEO of Cookies pot brand (Berner) accused of kickbacks, strong-arm tactics (Link)

• Cookies launches hemp-derived THC drinks in over 5,000 national liquor stores, Circle K shops across 10 states (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• Cresco Labs Texas LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Charles Bachtell in IL

  • Charles Bachtell has been CEO of Cresco Labs since 2015 (Link)

• First Tracks Licensing LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Sam Barber in MA

  • Sam Barber was president of Cultivate Holdings LLC in MA (Link)

  • Cresco Labs completed the acquisition of Cultivate Holdings, LLC in MA for $98.11 Million (Link)

  • Cultivate Holdings LLC (Link) and First Tracks LLC (Link) in MA both have the same address and Sam Barber listed as an officer​

Location: Chicago, IL

Ownership Status: Public

Violations / Complaints:

• ​Cresco Labs receives 39 violations in 2024, the most among MSOs nationwide (Link)

• Cresco Labs failed to report material changes to Michigan regulators numerous times in 2024 (Link)

Lawsuits:

• ​Cresco Labs sued by staff over unpaid decontamination and PPE protocols (Link)

• Cresco Labs accused of violating state THC limits, deceptively labeling high-THC products in Illinois class action lawsuit (Link)

• Cresco Labs sues GTI, accuses GTI of poaching high-level employee tied to two extraction patents (Link)

• Cresco Labs settles suit against co-founder alleging breach of contract, harassment, regulatory disregard and ‘toxic working environment’ (Link)

Other:

• Companies tied to Cresco Labs submitted 128 expensive applications for Kentucky’s medical cannabis license lottery. They landed one of only two large-scale cultivation licenses, delivering one of the most coveted licenses back to Cresco (Link)

• Cresco Labs CEO was appointed to the Cannabis Legalization Subcommittee of Illinois Gov.-Elect JB Pritzker’s Transition Team in a push for recreational legalization - making Cresco Labs the sole IL medical cannabis industry representative (Link)

  • Cresco Labs opened the first recreational dispensary in Illinois and was licensed for 630,000 sf of flowering canopy - the largest footprint in the state (Link)​

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• Rock Rose Compassionate Care, LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Peter Clateman in CT

  • Peter Clateman is Curaleaf's Chief Legal Officer (Link)

• GL Texas LLC dba Greenlight

  • TX SOS Status: Reinstated as Greenlight West Texas LLC

  • TX SOS Mgr: John Mueller

  • “John and his brother Jim founded Greenlight in 2019 and now run 31 dispensaries across Missouri, Arkansas, West Virginia, Illinois, Nevada and South Dakota. Previously, Mueller cofounded Acres Cannabis in Nevada, which he sold to Curaleaf for $70 million.” (Link)

• Texas Patients Group, LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Neil Davidson

  • Neil Davison was former COO and CFO of Curaleaf (Link)​

• Cullen Texas Health, LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Matt Morgan in FL

  • Matt Morgan founded Bloom Dispensaries and the Tryke Companies (Link)

  • Curaleaf Completes Acquisition of Tryke Companies (Link)

  • Curaleaf Completes Acquisition of Bloom Dispensaries (Link)

• Southern Crop TX LLC dba Southern Crop, SOAR

  • TX SOS Status: Reinstated as SoCrop Texas LLC

  • TX SOS Mgr: Robert Naudin Jr

  • Robert Naudin is the Chief Strategy Officer for Southern Crop, a Mississippi cannabis company​ (Link)

  • Former CMO Yesenia Garcia was the VP of Marketing at Curaleaf (Link)

Location: Stamford, CT

Ownership Status: Public

Violations / Complaints:

• Curaleaf fined $610,000 in NJ for failing to maintain a labor peace agreement in accordance with state law (Link)

• Curaleaf fined $300,000 in CT “for a litany of production failures” including failure to use child-resistant packaging, allowing unauthorized personnel into cultivation rooms, recreational advertising, etc. (Link)

• Curaleaf fined $250,000 by MA regulators for failing to disclose change of ownership (Link)

• Curaleaf fined $150,000 in MD for violating state’s rules, exceeding limit on licenses (Link)

• Curaleaf fined $130,000 with license suspension in Oregon after producing a hemp-derived CBD tincture that contained “undisclosed levels of THC” (Link)

• Curaleaf receives 24 violations in 2024 (Link)

• Curaleaf pulls thousands of New York products over misleading THC labels (Link)

• Curaleaf product recalled for mold contamination in AZ - Oct 2023 (Link)

• Curaleaf product recalled for yeast and mold contamination in CT - May 2025 (Link)

• Curaleaf farm's marijuana odor is so bad kids can't play outside, residents say (Link)

• FDA sent warning letter to Curaleaf for making unsubstantiated health claims about its hemp products​ (Link)

Lawsuits:

• ​Curaleaf to pay $100,000 to settle federal class action, wrongful death lawsuit tied to mislabeling CBD products (Link)

• In March 2025, a jury awarded Hello Farms $31.8 million after finding that Curaleaf's subsidiaries had breached a contract with the cannabis farm. In a shocking move, Curaleaf challenged the verdict by arguing that since cannabis is federally illegal the contract is null and void (Link)

Other:

• "What do we really know about the Russian roots of America’s biggest cannabis company?" (Link)

• Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has a long-standing business relationship with Curaleaf’s American chairman, Boris Jordan, a prominent investment banker in Russia in the 1990s and 2000s, and Andrey Blokh, its biggest shareholder and former president of Russian oil company Sibneft. (Link)

  • Abramovich provided more than $200 million to Curaleaf (Link)

• Ex-Curaleaf executive says company ignored black market diversion at Illinois cannabis facility, was fired for raising concerns (Link)

• Curaleaf Plans to Expand Its Hemp Store Concept ‘Far and Wide’ (Link)

• Curaleaf wants to be the Starbucks of weed (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• GTI Texas LLC dba Rise Dispensaries​

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Ben Kovler in IL

  • Ben Kovler is Green Thumb Industries' CEO, Founder and Chairman (Link)

• Lonestar Compassionate Care Group, LLC

  • TX SOS Status: Reinstated as Lonestar CCG LLC

  • TX SOS Mgr: Wizz LLC in NV

  • NV SOS Mgr: Armen Yemenidjian (Link)

  • In 2020 Armen Yemenidjian stepped down from his role as president of Green Thumb Industries “in order to spend more time with his family in Nevada”. (Link)

• All About Wellness Holding, LLC

  • TX SOS Status: Initially Not Found; Entity formed in Aug 2025

  • TX SOS Mgr: Tejal Desai

  • Tejal Desai is a member of CT entity About Wellness LLC (Link)

  • “Pharmacists and co-owners Tejal Desai, left, and Raj Patel inside Southern CT Wellness & Healing in Milford” (Link)

  • Green Thumb Industries Inc. acquired Southern CT Wellness & Healing in CT for $9.2 million (Link)

Location: Chicago, IL

Ownership Status: Public

Violations / Complaints:

• ​GTI possibly under federal investigation for pay-to-play violations during its push for coveted state licenses (Link)

• GTI fined $80,000 by NJ cannabis agency over multiple violations prioritizing adult use customers "to the detriment of the medicinal patient population" (Link)

• GTI received 18 cannabis violations in 2024 (Link)

• Ohio fines GTI for cannabis ad violations (Link)

Lawsuits:

• ​GTI faced IL antitrust lawsuit; accused of maintaining illegal interlocking directorates with Akerna Corp, Verano Holdings, Surterra Holdings Inc./Parallel (Link)

  • Note: Surterra Holdings Inc./Parallel is already a TCUP Licensee​​ (Link)

• GTI asks court to reverse Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission's cease and desist order over noncompliant edible cannabis bars; Court upholds order due to risk of accidental consumption by minors (Link)

• GTI files appeal after Florida judge rules against company selling cannabis next to Circle K convenience stores, siding with state health regulators (Link)

• GTI and peers file lawsuit against New York cannabis agency; claim state’s social equity licensing process violates the intent of the Marijuana Regulations and Taxation Act (Link)

Lobbying:

• GTI, an IL medical dispensary licensee, blocks bill designed to improve medical cannabis access for IL patients (Link)

• GTI executives donate to Pennsylvania’s highest-ranking lawmakers in a bid for recreational legalization (Link)

• GTI donates $500,000 to recreational marijuana campaign in Florida (Link)

• GTI donates $1,000,000 to cannabis industry’s American Rights and Reform PAC, formerly known as Legalize America Inc. PAC, to push for rescheduling cannabis (Link)

Other:

• Ethanol explosion hospitalizes worker at GTI’s Ohio facility (Link)

• Green Thumb Industries Worker Dies at Illinois Facility (Link)

  • GTI reportedly threatened employee who spoke out about incident (Link)

• GTI sees mass exodus of executives “over a disagreement related to personal misconduct” (Link)

• GTI sparks controversy over “mysterious” $2.5 million severance payment to former general counsel (Link)

• Hedge-fund billionaire slams GTI for “rampant” insider selling (Link)

• MD Governor's $1.2M Investment In Green Thumb Industries, MSO with a significant presence in MD, Sparks Conflict of Interest Concerns (Link)

• GTI licensed its Incredibles edibles brand to high-dose hemp manufacturer Urb, according to Forbes reporter Will Yakowicz (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• JG Texas LLC dba Justice Cannabis Co

  • TX SOS Status: Reinstated

  • TX SOS Mgr: Shivawn Brady

Location: Chicago, IL

Ownership Status: Private

Violations / Complaints:

• ​Justice Cannabis Co. has ties to 14 dispensaries in Missouri, raising concerns they’ve found loopholes around state law’s five license per entity limit (Link)

• PA cannabis agency rejects renewal of Justice Cannabis Co’s cultivation license after failure to become operational (Link)

Lawsuits:

• ​Justice Cannabis Co. creditor sues in NJ, says company owes them $123,615,601 and is “nothing more than a network of failing subsidiaries playing musical chairs with millions in funds to suit Defendants’ desires (Link)

• Justice Cannabis Co. creditor sues in NY, accuses Justice Grown’s co-founders, Jon Loevy and Michael Kanovitz, of racketeering, wire fraud, and making false financial statements to obtain more than $46 million in loans​ (Link)

Other:

• Justice Grown was founded by civil rights law firm Loevy and Loevy, which has sued various police departments across the US (Link)

• Loevy & Loevy defended George Floyd protesters against Denver Police (Link)

• Jon Loevy, “the king of bad-cop torts” has “personally thrashed” Chicago Police for $250 million in settlements (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• RNF Texas, LLC dba Thrive Wellness Dispensary

  • TX SOS Status: Forfeited; Refiled

  • TX SOS Mgr: Jon Levine and Susa Villare in MA

  • Jon Levine has been President & CEO of MariMed since 2023, and was a director from 2016-2023 (Link)

  • Susan Villare was CFO of MariMed until 2023 (Link)

  • MariMed's retail brand is Thrive Wellness (Link)

• ACA Texas LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Roseann Naumovski in IL

  • MariMed Inc. completed the acquisition of KPG Anna and KPG Harrisburg from Roseann Naumovski, Gorgo Naumovski and Brad Galli in IL (Link)

  • MariMed CEO: "I am pleased that both Georgi and Rosie Naumovski, the previous owners, will remain on to assist MariMed with managing our Illinois operations and expansion initiatives." (Link)​

Location: Norwood, MA

Ownership Status: Public

Lawsuits:

• ​MariMed sues Nevada cultivation company over lost cannabis licenses (Link)

• MariMed’s ex-CEO sues company over breach of contract; $1.5 million in unpaid wages​ (Link)

Other:

• MariMed lost $646,000 in a fraudulent email scam (Link)

• MariMed Launches Hemp-Derived THC Products (Link)

• MariMed is being audited by the IRS; says it is exempt from paying federal taxes under 280E​ (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• MM Enterprises USA, LLC dba MedMen​

  • TX SOS Status: Not Found

  • TX SOS Mgr: Not Found

• TexaOP, LLC dba TexaRx

  • TX SOS Status: Reinstated

  • TX SOS Mgr: Myles Peck

  • TexaRx has their own website which states: “The team is poised to obtain a vertically integrated cannabis license in the state of Texas.” (Link)

  • Their website’s team page features Eduard Linetskiy as Chief Compliance Officer, stating: “Eduard served as Vice-President of Compliance for MedMen” (Link)

  • Other team members featured on their site, Julian Michalowski and Josh Ginsberg, ran Coastal Cannabis in California with Adam Bierman, former CEO of MedMen (Link)

• PC TX OPCO LLC dba PharmaCann

  • TX SOS Mgr: Brett Novey in IL

  • MedMen and PharmaCann Terminate $682-Million Acquisition Deal: "All is not lost, however, as MedMen is still getting one of PharmaCann’s two growing facilities, a dispensary and a license to open another retail location in Illinois in exchange for forgiving a line of credit that MedMen had extended to PharmaCann, which totaled about $21 million, according to the Chicago Tribune.” (Link)

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Ownership Status: Public

• Cannabis company MedMen files for bankruptcy with about $411 million in liabilities, as its fortunes go up in smoke​ (Link)

Violations / Complaints:

• ​MedMen fails to pay taxes; enters into a new business licensing agreement without required California agency approval (Link)

• MedMen’s Virginia license, gained as part of settlement with failed PharmaCann merger, was revoked for failure to become operational (Link)

Lawsuits:

• ​MedMen says their $1 million in unpaid rent is unjustified because cannabis is federally illegal and the leasing company should’ve never agreed to rent to them (Link)

• Former CFO sued MedMen for wrongful termination and breach of contract, seeking over $20 million (Link)

  • Former CFO accused founders of "using company funds on the likes of a custom Tesla SUV, pearl-white Cadillac Escalades, and a salary for Bierman’s personal marriage counselor" (Link)​

• Ascend Wellness, MedMen settle lawsuit over MedMen's breach of contract for $88 million (Link)

• MedMen Shareholder Sues MedMen, Alleging Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Conspiracy; MedMen Settles Investor Suit As Co-Founder Departs Board (Link)

Other:

• MedMen, Parallel seed first $1 million to 2020 recreational pot push in Florida (Link)

• Top execs at MedMen quit amid ex-CFO’s claims of unhealthy work environment and financial duress (Link)

• MedMen’s ex-CFO claims he resigned after discovering illegal transportation of marijuana and stock market manipulation (Link)

• New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association kicks out MedMen following racist and sexist accusations (Link)

• MedMen blamed for recklessly burning through cash; executives accused of spending lavishly on their own expenses, including 24-hour armed guards, private planes and luxury cars (Link)

• MedMen accused by its principal owners of scheme to sell licenses for the company’s flagship Los Angeles locations on terms that squeeze out minority investors (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• PC TX OPCO LLC dba PharmaCann)

  • TX SOS Mgr: Brett Novey in IL

  • Brett Novey is CEO of PharmaCann Inc. (Link)

Location: Chicago, IL

Ownership Status: Private

Violations / Complaints:

• ​PharmCann fined $17,500 by the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) for violations related to employee diversion and reporting procedures (Link)

• PharmaCann’s MD license on probation for 2 years (Link)

• PharmaCann fined over $18,000 for OSHA violations in NY (Link)

• Former PharmaCann employee says he was fired for raising concerns about moldy cannabis (Link)

Lawsuits:

• ​PharmaCann sued by Cookies for trademark infringement in Australia (Link)

Other:

• PharmaCann defaulted on rent obligations totaling $4.2 million on properties across 6 states​ (Link)

• PharmaCann Fails to Pay Rent Again (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• Treatment Solutions of Texas LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: PTS Corp.

  • TX Comptroller lists PTS Corp. at 4801 Emerson Ave Suite 112, Palatine, Illinois 60067 (Link)

  • The address is tied to attorney Mitchel Kay (Link), PTS Corp’s General Counsel (Link)

Location: Chicago, IL

Ownership Status: Private

Violations / Complaints:

• ​An internal whistleblower complaint was filed against PTS Corp in Feb 2025 in IL, alleging predatory labor practices, the coverup of a 2024 toxic gas incident, and mob ties with the Senese crime family (Link)

• Michigan regulators issued formal complaint against PTS in 2023 for various violations including unauthorized production and unreported material changes (Link)

Lawsuits:

• ​Lawsuits claims PTS Corp. cannabis products violate Illinois law on limits for THC (Link)

• Wellness Group Pharms sued PTS for over $1 million in unpaid invoices (Link)

Other:

• "PTS has also been led in part by David Flood, a businessman whose family owns Flood Brothers Disposal, a trash-hauling company that has held lucrative contracts with city agencies. Flood previously served as the treasurer and principal officer of the influential and deep-pocketed Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois” (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• SGI Texas Compassionate Wellness LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: James Kim in CA

  • The same name and location are listed for STIIIZY Texas LLC in TX SOS (Link)

  • James Kim is the CEO and co-founder of STIIIZY Inc. (Link)

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Ownership Status: Private

Violations / Complaints:

• ​The Los Angeles Times reported that STIIIZY vape product contained pesticides like pymetrozine at levels more than 60 times the federal limit (Link)

• STIIIZY under investigation in New York for allegedly smuggling marijuana from out of state into licensed stores, violating federal law (Link)

• STIIIZY illegally sold cannabis disguised as hemp (and testing at 3.57% delta-9 THC, well over the 0.3% limit) across state lines to Illinois, according to Class Action Lawsuit (Link)

Lawsuits:

• $150 million federal RICO class action lawsuit filed in Georgia against Cookies, STIIIZY, and affiliates for selling marijuana disguised as legal hemp products (Link)

• Former STIIIZY executive sues, accuses company of running 'sprawling,' 'illegal' enterprise (Link)

• Cannabis company STIIIZY faces second lawsuit from teen who suffered psychotic episode after using STIIIZY products (Link)

• STIIIZY sued for “marketing dangerous, high potency marijuana vaporizers” to youth (Link)

• STIIIZY is battling fraud accusations in federal court that accuse its hemp-derived business of selling products with excessive THC (Link)

Other:

• STIIIZY’s founder built an L.A. cannabis empire while being landlord to illegal dispensaries (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• Story of Texas LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Story Companies LLC

  • Story Cannabis Co's website says "Story Companies LLC" in footer (Link)

• Dilasto LLC

  • TX SOS Mgr is Jigarkumar Patel in AZ

  • Jigar Patel is CEO of Nature’s Medicine Inc, headquartered in AZ (Link)

  • Story Cannabis acquires Nature’s Medicine in Arizona (Link)

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Ownership Status: Private​

Lawsuits:

• ​Story Cannabis accused of fraudulent property acquisition and concealment in NJ, settlement reached (Link)

• Ex-budtender suing Story Cannabis for stealing worker tips (Link)

Existing TCUP Licensee:

• Surterra Texas LLC dba Goodblend (Link)

  • TX SOS Mgr: Surterra Holdings Inc. (Link)​

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• Lone Star Bioscience, Inc.

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: William Marcus Ruark in TX

  • Marcus Ruark has been Surterra Holdings dba Parallel’s Regional President for Texas since 2017 (Link)

Location: Atlanta, GA

Ownership Status: Private

Violations / Complaints:

• ​Massachusetts fines Parallel $75,000 for labeling violations (Link)

• Parallel forced to halt operations in Florida after failure to complete a required food safety inspection (Link)

Lawsuits:

• Pennsylvania judge ordered the dissolution of Goodblend Pennsylvania, at majority owner Surterra Holdings’ request, after it fell $5.8 million behind on rent (Link)

• Surterra Holdings Inc./Parallel faced IL antitrust lawsuit; accused of maintaining illegal interlocking directorates with Akerna Corp, Green Thumb Industries, Verano Holdings (Link)

• Parallel faces financial hurdles after $1.9B SPAC deal collapses; Investors sue for alleged $25MM+ securities fraud scheme (Link)

• Parallel ex-CEO Jake Bergmann sued company for $20 million (Link)

  • Court judgement granted almost $22 million to Bergmann (Link)

• Parallel faces lawsuit over $1.3 million in unpaid rent for Tampa office space (Link)

• Surterra Wellness ordered to pay nearly $1 million to landlord after breaching the lease on one of its marijuana dispensaries. (Link)

Other:

• Parallel Hits Bankruptcy, SunStream takes company over via restructuring to resolve $100 million in debt (Link)

• MSO Parallel to shut down Goodblend operations in Pennsylvania medical market; 76 workers impacted (Link)

• Parallel defaults on Texas rent - See pg. 12 (Link)

• Parallel CEO apologizes in open letter, promises to lobby for expansion of markets Parallel operates in and for advancement of social equity policies (Link)

• Florida Democrat Nikki Fried appointed a chemist working for Surterra to head her new influential (and controversial) hemp policy advisory board despite Fried’s live-in boyfriend also being a shareholder, founder and former CEO of Surterra (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• TheraTrue Virginia, LLC dba TheraTrue

  • TX SOS Status: Forfeited

  • TX SOS Mgr: Undisclosed

Location: Atlanta, GA

Ownership Status: Private

Lawsuits:

• ​TheraTrue’s Georgia medical cannabis license was challenged in court (Link)

Other:

• TheraTrue spent $378,000 to dominate Virginia’s cannabis license lottery by submitting 21 out of 40 applications (Link)

• Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission omitted TheraTrue from license award do-over​ (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• Trulieve TX, Inc.

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Eric Powers in FL

  • Eric Powers is Trulieve's Chief Legal Officer (Link)

• Story of Texas LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Story Companies LLC, which matches Story Cannabis Co's website footer (Link)

  • CEO of Story Cannabis Co, Jason Vedadi, negotiated a merger between Modern Flower and Harvest Health & Recreation and became the resulting entity’s executive chairman (Link)

  • Trulieve acquired Harvest in 2021 in a $2.1-billion all-stock deal (Link)

Location: Quincy, FL

Ownership Status: Public

Violations / Complaints:

• ​Trulieve sold flower for “nebulization” while “smokable” flower was illegal in FL, despite lawmakers' objections (Link)

• 27-year-old Trulieve employee died on the job at Massachusetts facility after inhaling ground cannabis dust (Link)

• Trulieve fined $350,000 for failing to meet safety requirements after employee dies at facility (Link)

• Trulieve fined by OSHA for safety violations in MA (Link)

• Trulieve fined by OSHA for violations in FL (Link)

• Trulieve employee hospitalized after incident in Pennsylvania facility (Link)

• Trulieve received 19 cannabis violations in 2024 (Link)

Lawsuits:

• ​Texas-based payment processor Switch sues Trulieve over a $950,000 fine from Visa for fraudulent use of “cashless ATMs” (Link)

• Family of employee who died at Trulieve facility files wrongful death lawsuit (Link)

• Trulieve workers file class action lawsuit claiming unpaid overtime wages (Link)

• Trulieve Layoffs Result in Class Action Lawsuit (Link)

• Trulieve sues Florida GOP claiming party spread false information about company’s campaign to legalize recreational marijuana (Link)

• Class action lawsuit accuses Trulieve of marketing and selling edible cannabis products with THC levels exceeding state legal limits (Link)

Other:

• Trulieve exits MA market after employee dies, lays off 128 workers (Link)

• DeSantis call Trulieve a “cartel” (Link)

• Trulieve CEO's husband told undercover FBI agent that he and FL state rep tweaked medical marijuana laws to benefit Trulieve and "keep out competitors" (Link)

• Trulieve CEO’s husband sentenced to 3 years in federal prison, fined $1.25 million for public corruption charges including extortion and mail fraud (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• Verano Texas, LLC

  • TX SOS Status: In Existence

  • TX SOS Mgr: Verano Holdings, LLC in IL

Location: Chicago, IL

Ownership Status: Public

Violations / Complaints:

• ​Illinois cannabis agency quietly directs dispensary operators to quarantine moldy flower from Verano Holdings; Fails to notify public (Link)

• New Jersey cannabis regulators fine Verano $90,000 for multiple violations (Link)

• Michigan cannabis regulators issue complaint, fining Verano for multiple violations including failing to report ownership changes (Link)

• Verano accused of violating state THC limits; deceptively labeling high-THC products in IL (Link)

Lawsuits:

• ​Verano sues US Attorney General; urges federal government to stop enforcing the Controlled Substances Act for cannabis (Link)

• Verano illegally trafficked cannabis from Illinois to Arkansas in Whole Foods salad containers, federal suit claims (Link)

• Ex-employee says Verano ordered him to illegally deliver cannabis to military bases, fired him for protesting — Company settles federal lawsuit (Link)

• Verano faced IL antitrust lawsuit; accused of maintaining illegal interlocking directorates with Akerna Corp, Green Thumb Industries, Surterra Holdings Inc./Parallel (Link)

• Verano sued by Nevada partners for excluding them from recreational licensing in NV; alleging fraud, usurpation, embezzlement, misappropriated trade secrets (Link)

• Verano & Vireo Growth settle $860 million lawsuit over abandoned merger (Link)

• Federal lawsuit claims Verano is part of the ‘Chicago Cartel’ (Link)

Other:

• Federal insider trading charges filed against a former Verano executive VP, accused of using privileged knowledge of an acquisition to reap a six-figure profit (Link)

• Questions surround medical cannabis scoring in Alabama: Top scorer Verano reportedly owed $150 million to IRS (Link)

• Verano being audited by the IRS; company says it is exempt from paying federal taxes under 280E (Link)

Affiliated TCUP Applicant(s):

• TheraTrue Virginia LLC dba TheraTrue

  • TX SOS Status: Forfeited

  • TX SOS Mgr: Undisclosed

  • TheraTrue’s former CEO, Victor Mancebo, currently sits on the Board of Directors for Vireo Growth Inc. (Link)

  • Mancebo still currently sits on the Board for TheraTrue according to his LinkedIn (Link)

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Ownership Status: Public

Violations / Complaints:

• Former executives charged with felonies for smuggling ~$500,000 worth of THC-concentrated medical marijuana oil from Vireo's Minnesota facility to its New York affiliate in an armored SUV to meet New York production deadlines and avoid financial losses (Link)

• Vireo subsidiary has license suspended after failing to provide required records​ (Link)

Lawsuits:

• ​Former employee sues Vireo Growth, alleging misrepresentations in stock option agreement (Link)

• Marijuana MSO Vireo Health sues Minnesota over new hemp edibles law (Link)

• Verano & Vireo Growth settle $860 million lawsuit over abandoned merger (Link)

Other:

• MD cannabis regulators issued a statewide recall Tuesday for medical cannabis edibles produced by Vireo Health after later testing revealed bacterial contamination (Link)