A Virginia medical cannabis company has filed a sweeping lawsuit naming DoorDash Inc. among several defendants accused of selling and delivering cannabis products that exceed state THC limits.
Dalitso LLC, which operates under the brand Beyond Hello Cannabis Dispensary, filed the complaint in Henrico County Circuit Court on Oct. 24. The company alleges that DoorDash, Total Wine & More, and associated distributors conspired to sell “intoxicating cannabinoid products” disguised as legal hemp.
According to the suit, Total Wine’s Arlington store sold a four-pack of “Coastalo THC Red Cream Soda” with a combined 5.65 milligrams of total THC—above Virginia’s two-milligram limit for hemp products. The filing claims DoorDash delivered these drinks to consumers in Arlington and across Virginia, enabling unlicensed cannabis sales and giving the defendants an “unlawful economic advantage” over licensed dispensaries that follow strict packaging, testing, and age-verification rules.
Dalitso is seeking $20 million in damages, triple damages under Virginia’s business-conspiracy statute, and court orders to halt unlicensed cannabis deliveries near its dispensaries.
The lawsuit couldn’t come at a worse time for DoorDash, the popular delivery service that relies on “gig” laborers to bring food and other goods to users of its mobile app.
Last week, the publicly traded delivery app company was hit with a short report that alleged the company used workarounds and loopholes within American immigration and labor laws to hire illegal alien workers and other non-citizens who were otherwise prohibited from working legally in the U.S.
DoorDash has navigated a volatile market since its December 2020 IPO, with its share price steadily climbing to a peak of more than $280 per share on Oct. 6.
Since Culper Research’s October 23, 2025 short report—alleging widespread use of unauthorized workers and potential regulatory risks—DASH has climbed 4.8 percent (from $252.31 per share to $264.30).
The swift rebound suggests the market largely shrugged off the claims, buoyed by DoorDash’s quick rebuttal and focus on compliance.
The new lawsuit includes DoorDash merely as a delivery vector for an underlying product that violates Virginia law around cannabis products, but the threat of litigation could further spook investors.
The complaint alleges DoorDash functioned as the last link in the illegal distribution chain, bringing over-the-limit THC beverages directly to consumers. The company, the suit says, acted “in concert” with the Total Wine entities and beverage makers to compete with Virginia’s regulated medical cannabis market without licensing, oversight, or consumer protections.
DoorDash quickly rebutted the allegations made in the Culper short report, but the company has yet to respond to the legal challenge dropped Tuesday afternoon.
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