A new class action lawsuit has been filed against Smoore, the parent company of cannabis vape brand CCELL, and its U.S.-based distributors, accusing them of illegally fixing prices and using patent litigation to maintain a monopoly over the cannabis vape hardware market. The lawsuit, filed by Arizona-based Earth’s Healing, Inc., alleges violations of the Sherman Act and claims that Smoore colluded with major distributors—including Jupiter Research LLC, Greenlane Holdings, and others—to suppress competition and artificially inflate prices.
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