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DCP Pequot Compact Production: Smith v. Lamont Material
Records about the federal lawsuit Smith v. Lamont that DCP released with the compact production: DCP's copies of the complaint, the Law360 report, litigation-hold emails with the Attorney General's office, and the plaintiff's backer application. The court's own docket filings are in the Federal Cannabis Cases folder.
- 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
- 12
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).
Files in This Collection
- License recordConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Brant Smith adult-use cannabis backer application (DCP eLicense printout)
DCP eLicense printout of the adult-use cannabis backer application submitted by Brant Smith, the plaintiff in Smith v. Lamont, listing OmariwannaLLC (micro-cultivator, applied for) and answers to the social-equity qualification questions. Produced with agency redactions. 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, 6 pp., 2.2 MBID ctc-2026-0082 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP and Social Equity Council emails on the Law360 report of Smith v. Lamont (Oct. 16, 2025)
Email chain among DCP legal staff, Social Equity Council counsel and executive director, and the Office of the Attorney General forwarding the Law360 article on Smith v. Lamont and acknowledging the suit. 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 October 16, 2025PDF, 6 pp., 1.5 MBID ctc-2026-0076 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP cannabis director and commissioner receive notice of Smith v. Lamont (Oct. 16, 2025)
Email from Lila McKinley to Caitlin Anderson and Commissioner Cafferelli, forwarding the Law360 article on Smith v. Lamont. 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 October 16, 2025PDF, 6 pp., 1.3 MBID ctc-2026-0086 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP counsel asks commissioner to sign Smith v. Lamont litigation hold (Nov. 3, 2025)
Email from Caitlin Anderson to Commissioner Cafferelli ("Kindly sign at your convenience") forwarding the Attorney General's litigation-hold request in Smith v. Lamont. 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 November 3, 2025PDF, 1 pp., 119 KBID ctc-2026-0109 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP returns signed litigation hold to the Attorney General, Smith v. Lamont (Nov. 4, 2025)
Email from DCP to Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Blake returning the commissioner's litigation-hold acknowledgment in Smith v. Lamont. The text layer of this page is partly garbled in the original. 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 November 4, 2025PDF, 1 pp., 116 KBID ctc-2026-0095 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
DCP transmits Cafferelli litigation-hold acknowledgment to AG (Nov. 4, 2025)
Email from Caitlin Anderson to AAG Jonathan Blake, copying AG staff, attaching the signed litigation hold for Smith v. Lamont. 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 November 4, 2025PDF, 1 pp., 119 KBID ctc-2026-0108 - Other recordConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Law360 article: "Conn. Pot Licensing Program Is Discriminatory, Suit Says" (Oct. 15, 2025)
Printout of a Law360 news article about the filing of Smith v. Lamont, circulated inside DCP the day after the complaint was filed. 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 October 15, 2025PDF, 2 pp., 100 KBID ctc-2026-0015 - Other recordConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Law360 article: "Conn. Pot Licensing Program Is Discriminatory, Suit Says" (second copy)
Second copy of the Law360 article about the filing of Smith v. Lamont, as produced by DCP. 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 October 15, 2025PDF, 2 pp., 100 KBID ctc-2026-0033 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Litigation hold for Commissioner Cafferelli in Smith v. Lamont (Nov. 3–4, 2025)
Email between Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli and DCP chief legal officer Caitlin Anderson transmitting the Attorney General's litigation-hold notice for Smith v. Lamont (attachment named in the email; AG matter CP2505778). 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 November 4, 2025PDF, 1 pp., 361 KBID ctc-2026-0091 - Court filingConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Smith v. Lamont: complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief (D. Conn., Oct. 14, 2025)
Complaint filed October 14, 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (No. 3:25-cv-01728) by Brant Smith against Governor Ned Lamont, Attorney General William Tong and DCP Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli, challenging the constitutionality of Connecticut's cannabis licensing program under the dormant commerce clause. Copy held in DCP files. 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 October 14, 2025PDF, 9 pp., 232 KBID ctc-2026-0009 - Court filingConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Smith v. Lamont: complaint with civil cover sheet and summons (D. Conn., Oct. 14, 2025)
Seventeen-page court packet held by DCP: the Smith v. Lamont complaint (No. 3:25-cv-01728) together with the accompanying filings. A second copy of the complaint alone is also in this production. 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 October 14, 2025PDF, 17 pp., 360 KBID ctc-2026-0038 - Agency correspondenceConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Social Equity Council executive director acknowledges Smith v. Lamont suit (Oct. 16, 2025)
Email from SEC Executive Director Brandon McGee replying to DCP counsel's circulation of the Law360 article on Smith v. Lamont ("Thanks for the heads up"), with the forwarded 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 October 16, 2025PDF, 6 pp., 1.4 MBID ctc-2026-0085