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DCP Pequot Compact Production: Emails
Emails released by DCP from its cannabis division, legal office, communications staff and commissioner's office about the Mashantucket Pequot compact, June 2025 to June 2026, plus third-party newsletters swept in by the search terms.
- Source
- Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
- FOIA Request
- Connecticut FOIA request to the Department of Consumer Protection, June 30, 2026, for records of the Mashantucket Pequot cannabis compact negotiation (June 2025 to present)
- Files
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Connecticut CannaTimes asked the Department of Consumer Protection on June 30, 2026 for records of the negotiation of the cannabis compact between the State and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, signed June 16, 2026 and announced June 18, 2026. DCP released 112 files in October 2026 and withheld 56 items under a privilege log. The production is published here in five folders by record type, exactly as received; three released emails that quote the request letter itself are not published because they identify the requester. File names carry DCP’s own numbering (001.001 to 110.001).
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Files in This Collection
- Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
"Cannabis compact summary" chain as forwarded by DCP legislative director (June 10, 2026)
C.J. Strand's copy of the forwarded "Cannabis compact summary" chain originating with the Governor's policy director in November 2025. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 10, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 246 KBID ctc-2026-0046 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
"Cannabis compact summary" chain: Governor's policy director to DCP (Nov. 2025 – June 2026)
Forwarded chain beginning with a November 13, 2025 email from Governor's policy director Patrick Hulin ("Compact Summary — Key Provisions") to the Governor's general counsel and senior staff, passed to DCP and the Governor's communications staff in June 2026. The summary itself is not included in the released pages. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 11, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 246 KBID ctc-2026-0037 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
"Final copy": DCP and Governor's office finalize the compact press release (June 18, 2026)
Email from DCP communications director Kaitlyn Krasselt to the Governor's press staff with the final text of the compact press release, noting the Tribe's edits and quote had been added. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 114 KBID ctc-2026-0062 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
"For sharing with the rest of team": executed compact distributed inside DCP (June 18, 2026)
Lila McKinley forwards the executed compact, received from the commissioner, to cannabis division staff on the morning of the announcement. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 1 pp., 65 KBID ctc-2026-0067 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
"No embargo anymore": DCP counsel circulates the released compact press release (June 18, 2026)
Caitlin Anderson forwards the public press release to DCP attorneys Katrina Parker and Kathleen Coss with the note "No embargo anymore." Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 3 pp., 321 KBID ctc-2026-0070 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Cafferelli sends executed compact to communications director (June 16, 2026)
Email "As discussed" from Commissioner Cafferelli to Kaitlyn Krasselt attaching the executed compact PDF two days before the public announcement. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 16, 2026PDF, 1 pp., 36 KBID ctc-2026-0065 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Cafferelli shares "DCP Cannabis Compact Notes – PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL" with Krasselt (June 10, 2026)
Automated file-share notification for the compact notes document. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 10, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 82 KBID ctc-2026-0094 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Cafferelli shares compact notes document with Diana Shaw (June 10, 2026)
Automated file-share notification for "DCP Cannabis Compact Notes – PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL." Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 10, 2026PDF, 1 pp., 82 KBID ctc-2026-0098 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Cafferelli shares the release with Cara Passaro ahead of issuance (June 18, 2026)
Commissioner Cafferelli sends the compact release to Cara Passaro, asking that it not be distributed until formally issued. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 231 KBID ctc-2026-0081 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Cannabis division director briefs staff on the compact; licensee notice request (June 18, 2026)
Lila McKinley tells the cannabis division the Governor's office signed the compact, that the Office of the Governor "was primarily responsible for negotiating" it, and that DCP "were not given a ton of notice." Includes Krasselt's request listing the license-type codes to receive the licensee notice. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 3 pp., 596 KBID ctc-2026-0072 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Commissioner Cafferelli forwards the compact press release to Kyle Thaxton (June 18, 2026)
Email from Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli forwarding the Governor's compact press release one minute after it issued. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 279 KBID ctc-2026-0027 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP communications asks counsel to review compact FAQ documents (June 17, 2026)
Kaitlyn Krasselt asks Anderson and McKinley to review compact communications documents; Anderson returns "a couple minor comments." Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 17, 2026PDF, 1 pp., 73 KBID ctc-2026-0102 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP counsel acknowledges the compact summary (June 10, 2026)
Caitlin Anderson replies "Thank you" to the Governor's office on the "Cannabis compact summary" chain. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 10, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 554 KBID ctc-2026-0093 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP counsel forwards embargoed compact release to AG's office (June 18, 2026)
Caitlin Anderson forwards the embargoed release and executed compact to Assistant Attorney General Michael Wertheimer, "FYI". Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 350 KBID ctc-2026-0079 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP forwards Variscite v. N.Y. Cannabis Control Board decision to SEC (Aug. 2025)
Lila McKinley forwards a LexisNexis delivery of the Second Circuit's Variscite NY Four decision on dormant-commerce-clause challenges to cannabis licensing to Social Equity Council counsel and executive director, "Just an FYI." Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated August 15, 2025PDF, 1 pp., 70 KBID ctc-2026-0022 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP gaming director and counsel on contacting Mashantucket general counsel (Dec. 2025)
Short exchange between Gaming Division Director Kristofer Gilman and Caitlin Anderson about a contact for the Mashantucket Pequot general counsel. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated December 13, 2025PDF, 2 pp., 130 KBID ctc-2026-0011 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP leadership discusses "DCP Cannabis Compact Notes" document (June 9, 2026)
Reply chain among Anderson, Cafferelli, Marvin, McKinley, Skyers-Thomas and Strand about the shared "DCP Cannabis Compact Notes" document. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 9, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 482 KBID ctc-2026-0101 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP notifies legislative staff of the compact under embargo (June 18, 2026)
Email from DCP legislative specialist Sara LeMaster to General Assembly staff attaching the executed compact and the embargoed press release. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 1.1 MBID ctc-2026-0071 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP sends "Compact Notes – PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL" to Governor's office (June 10, 2026)
Transmittal email from Caitlin Anderson to the Governor's office attaching DCP's compact notes document. The attachment was withheld under the privilege log. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 10, 2026PDF, 1 pp., 109 KBID ctc-2026-0099 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Deputy Commissioner Marvin sends compact file to counsel (June 25, 2026)
Email with no body text from Jeff Marvin to Caitlin Anderson attaching "cannabis_compact_6.22.2026_3411.pdf". Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 25, 2026PDF, 1 pp., 56 KBID ctc-2026-0068 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Document-comment notification on "DCP Cannabis Compact Notes" (June 9, 2026)
Automated notification that Commissioner Cafferelli left a comment in the shared "DCP Cannabis Compact Notes" document. The text layer of the original is degraded. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 9, 2026PDF, 1 pp., 215 KBID ctc-2026-0092 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Document-comment notification: Anderson reply on compact notes (June 9, 2026)
Automated notification that Caitlin Anderson replied to a comment in "DCP Cannabis Compact Notes." Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 9, 2026PDF, 1 pp., 73 KBID ctc-2026-0097 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Document-comment notification: Cafferelli comment on compact notes (June 9, 2026)
Automated notification that the commissioner commented in "DCP Cannabis Compact Notes." Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 9, 2026PDF, 1 pp., 66 KBID ctc-2026-0096 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Embargoed compact announcement as drafted for legislators (June 18, 2026)
Email addressed to Sara LeMaster headed "EMBARGOED" containing the legislative notification text and attaching the executed compact. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 208 KBID ctc-2026-0083 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Embargoed compact release sent to legislative staff (Paul Mandel), June 18, 2026
Sara LeMaster forwards the embargoed press release and executed compact to a General Assembly staff attorney. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 135 KBID ctc-2026-0075 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Embargoed press release notice as sent to the DCP licensee list (June 18, 2026)
Sara LeMaster forwards the licensee list message to a colleague "in case you get questions from hemp people." Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 199 KBID ctc-2026-0077 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Final press release text forwarded to DCP leadership (June 18, 2026)
Kaitlyn Krasselt forwards the "Final copy" of the compact release to Deputy Commissioners Skyers-Thomas and Marvin, Lila McKinley and Caitlin Anderson. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 340 KBID ctc-2026-0084 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Governor's communications director asks Cafferelli to call about a press inquiry (June 25, 2026)
Short email from Cathryn Vaulman to Commissioner Cafferelli: "Have a press inquiry" about the cannabis compact. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 25, 2026PDF, 1 pp., 68 KBID ctc-2026-0078 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Governor's communications director confirms 3 p.m. release (June 18, 2026)
Cathryn Vaulman, Director of Communications for Governor Lamont, confirms the compact release "will go out at 3pm today." Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 4 pp., 186 KBID ctc-2026-0064 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Governor's office sends DCP the April 2025 compact draft returned to the Tribe
Forward chain: on April 22, 2025 Governor's policy director Patrick Hulin told DCP "here is the version of the compact we just sent back to the Tribe" (attachment "MPTN_ cannabis compact OTG_4.22.25.docx"); Cafferelli forwarded it to counsel in May 2026 and Skyers-Thomas re-forwarded it June 3, 2026. The draft itself was withheld. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 3, 2026PDF, 1 pp., 114 KBID ctc-2026-0110 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Krasselt corrects links in the compact press release draft (June 18, 2026)
Email on the "Final copy" thread in which DCP's communications director sends corrected links for the release, with the full release text below. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 4 pp., 622 KBID ctc-2026-0080 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Memo cover: DCP counsel to Governor's office re "Draft Tribal Cannabis Contract" (June 10, 2026)
Cover page of a memorandum from Caitlin Anderson to Abhishek Mukund regarding the draft tribal cannabis contract. Only the heading was released; the body was withheld (see privilege log). Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 10, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 209 KBID ctc-2026-0100 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Press release timing confirmed between DCP and Governor's office (June 18, 2026)
Reply chain on the "Final copy" thread confirming the plan for the 3 p.m. release of the compact announcement. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 4 pp., 202 KBID ctc-2026-0063 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Social Equity Council staff receive the compact release (June 18, 2026)
SEC Executive Director Brandon McGee forwards the compact release to Social Equity Council staff. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 18, 2026PDF, 2 pp., 264 KBID ctc-2026-0073 - Other recordConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Third-party newsletter in DCP files (049)
Law360 newsletter page captured in the production (undated page; third-party legal news digest). Released because it matched the request's search terms. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Date on document unknownPDF, 5 pp., 448 KBID ctc-2026-0056 - Other recordConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Third-party newsletter in DCP files (052)
Law360 newsletter page captured in the production (undated page; third-party legal news digest). Same content as the other Law360 pages in this production. Released because it matched the request's search terms. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Date on document unknownPDF, 5 pp., 434 KBID ctc-2026-0059 - Other recordConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Third-party newsletter in DCP files (054)
Law360 newsletter page captured in the production (undated page; third-party legal news digest). Same content as the other Law360 pages in this production. Released because it matched the request's search terms. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Date on document unknownPDF, 5 pp., 434 KBID ctc-2026-0061 - Other recordConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Third-party newsletter in DCP files: [Cannabiz Media] New and Updated Licenses
Cannabiz Media licensing alert email received by a DCP attorney (June 23, 2026), a third-party industry newsletter. Released because it matched the request's search terms. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 23, 2026PDF, 3 pp., 1.2 MBID ctc-2026-0048 - Other recordConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Third-party newsletter in DCP files: [Cannabiz Media] New and Updated Licenses
Cannabiz Media licensing alert email received by DCP's cannabis division director (June 23, 2026), a third-party industry newsletter. Released because it matched the request's search terms. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 23, 2026PDF, 3 pp., 1.2 MBID ctc-2026-0055 - Other recordConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Third-party newsletter in DCP files: Cannabis Law Report Newsletter 1 Sept 2025
Cannabis Law Report newsletter (September 1, 2025) received by a DCP attorney; a third-party industry newsletter. Released because it matched the request's search terms. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated September 1, 2025PDF, 31 pp., 5.6 MBID ctc-2026-0052 - Other recordConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Third-party newsletter in DCP files: Consumer News Digest 6/20/2025
DCP internal "Consumer News Digest" for June 20, 2025, circulated to all DCP staff; a weekly roundup of news links, one of which concerned a cannabis regulators association. Released because it matched the request's search terms. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 20, 2025PDF, 2 pp., 144 KBID ctc-2026-0030 - Other recordConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Third-party newsletter in DCP files: Judges Warn ICE Is Turning Courts Into Deportation Traps
Law360 Connecticut daily newsletter (September 8, 2025) received by a DCP deputy commissioner; a third-party legal news digest. Released because it matched the request's search terms. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated September 8, 2025PDF, 7 pp., 350 KBID ctc-2026-0054 - Other recordConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Third-party newsletter in DCP files: Lamont Hits The Airwaves With First Campaign Ad; Elliott Wants Towns To Be Able To Take
Connecticut Capitol Report headline email (June 19, 2026) received by DCP's legislative director; a third-party news digest. Released because it matched the request's search terms. Part of the DCP production released in response to a Connecticut CannaTimes FOIA request; published as received, without CannaTimes redactions. The Bates-style number in the file name is DCP's.
Dated June 19, 2026PDF, 3 pp., 320 KBID ctc-2026-0051