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DCP records show the Governor’s Office was “primarily responsible for negotiating” an agreement that created a separately regulated tribal cannabis market connected directly to Connecticut’s existing industry.
Connecticut Opened a New Cannabis Lane While Its Existing Market Came Under Constitutional Fire - Pequot Compact / Smith vs Lamont
For years, the state treated cannabis licenses like golden tickets. Limited licenses. Lottery windows. Application fees. Social Equity Council reviews. DCP bottlenecks. Ownership audits. Residency tests. Income tests. Backer scrutiny. Management agreement restrictions. Years of delay.
Connecticut’s adult-use cannabis program was sold as “responsible and equitable.” But two records now point to a deeper structural problem.
DCP's log of records withheld from the production: 27 internal emails, messages and attachments on draft compacts (April 2025–June 2026); 3 external emails with Mashantucket Pequot counsel and the Governor's office; 3 draft press-release items; 22 internal emails with the Attorney General's office regarding litigation (Oct. 2025–April 2026); and 1 email with the Cannabis Regulators Association regarding litigation. Claimed grounds: attorney-client privilege and work product; drafts. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Microsoft Teams chat export between Caitlin Anderson, Jeff Marvin dated June 25, 2026, consisting of file-share notices or brief messages 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.
Microsoft Teams chat export between Bryan Cafferelli, Kaitlyn Krasselt dated June 25, 2026, consisting of file-share notices or brief messages 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.
Microsoft Teams chat export between Jeff Marvin, Lila McKinley dated June 25, 2026, consisting of file-share notices or brief messages 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.
Microsoft Teams chat export between Bryan Cafferelli, Shirley Skyers-Thomas dated June 25, 2026, consisting of file-share notices or brief messages 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.
Microsoft Teams chat export between Bryan Cafferelli, Lila McKinley dated June 25, 2026, consisting of file-share notices or brief messages 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.
Microsoft Teams chat export between Bryan Cafferelli, Jeff Marvin dated June 25, 2026, consisting of file-share notices or brief messages 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.
