The trial for former College Hill hemp store representatives facing dozens of charges for drug possession has stretched to nearly a two-year litigation process. One of the defendants died last Thursday, casting uncertainty on the future of the case.
Defendants included Mindleaf CBD co-owner David Allocca, wife Susanne Allocca and Dawn Williams; they were arrested in August 2024. Susanne Allocca, aged 60, died on Feb. 26 of unknown causes, according to her obituary published on WFMZ. The trial, originally scheduled for Wednesday, was pushed to June 3, unrelated to the death.
“Susanne was a loving, caring wife, mother and grandmother,” her obituary reads. “She truly treasured her time with her family. Attending concerts or enjoying dinner with friends and family gave her wonderful memories.”
The store, which was located a block from Lafayette College’s campus, has since closed and was replaced by a massage parlor.
“There are many pretrial motions that will likely push this to a later date again,” wrote Anna Thompson, the Northampton County district attorney’s office spokesperson, in an email.
Gary Asteak, the Allocca’s attorney, said that testimony would be based on the methodology used by police to test the chemical makeup of the edibles found.
“There’s a lot of science going on in the background,” Asteak said.
Authorities discovered 57 pounds of marijuana, over 2,000 THC vapes and cartridges and 1,500 containers of THC edibles at the Allocca’s Forks Township residence, according to an affidavit from the time.
Asteak did not name specific witnesses slated to testify. A pre-trial conference took place on Feb. 18, according to court documents.
The defendants argue that the store sold legal CBD, while the marijuana discovered in the Allocca family’s home was unrelated. Currently, any substance with THC content over 0.3% is illegal in Pennsylvania.
“It’s not about a couple of people trying to sell weed to college kids,” Asteak said of the case. “That’s not what this is. That’s not what it was designed to be. And I certainly hope that’s not what it’s been viewed to be.”
A correction was made on March 6, 2026: A previous version of this article misspelled one reference to Mindleaf CBD as Mindlead.
Editor’s note: Based on court documents that The Lafayette obtained in April 2026, the article has been updated to reflect the relationship of the defendants to Mindleaf CBD.
