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A federal judge dismissed the original complaint in Smith v. Lamont without prejudice. An amended complaint is on file, a Massachusetts grower is asking to join, and no court has ruled on whether Connecticut’s social equity licensing restrictions are constitutional.
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
HARTFORD, CT — A controversial new law signed by Governor Ned Lamont has officially criminalized kratom, along with eight other substances, under Connecticut’s Controlled Substances Act. Known as Public Act No. 25-101, the law takes effect on October 1, 2025 — and represents one of the most aggressive drug scheduling actions in the country this year.
March 13, 2025 – Hartford, CT – Governor Ned Lamont, Attorney General William Tong, and other top Connecticut officials have moved to dismiss a lawsuit challenging new state laws regulating the sale of hemp-derived products. Their legal response argues that the plaintiffs, a group of smoke shop owners operating under the “Puff City” brand, have no legal standing and fail to pre
HARTFORD, CT — A legal battle is unfolding in Connecticut’s federal court as local hemp business owners challenge new state regulations that they claim violate federal law and threaten their livelihoods. The lawsuit, filed by a coalition of smoke shop owners operating under the “Puff City” brand, pits them against Governor Ned Lamont, Attorney General William Tong, Chief State’
Annual Statement of Financial Interests (Form ETH-3) covering calendar year 2025, filed with the Connecticut Office of State Ethics by Ned Lamont, Governor. Obtained by Connecticut CannaTimes through a Freedom of Information request. Published as received.
Attachments filed by Governor Ned Lamont with his Form ETH-3 for calendar year 2022, including the securities listing.
Annual Statement of Financial Interests (Form ETH-3) covering calendar year 2024, filed with the Connecticut Office of State Ethics by Ned Lamont, Governor. Obtained by Connecticut CannaTimes through a Freedom of Information request. Published as received.
Annual Statement of Financial Interests (Form ETH-3) covering calendar year 2022, filed with the Connecticut Office of State Ethics by Ned Lamont, Governor. Obtained by Connecticut CannaTimes through a Freedom of Information request. Published as received.
Annual Statement of Financial Interests (Form ETH-3) covering calendar year 2023, filed with the Connecticut Office of State Ethics by Ned Lamont, Governor. Obtained by Connecticut CannaTimes through a Freedom of Information request. Published as received.
Nineteen-page securities schedule filed by Governor Ned Lamont as an attachment to his Form ETH-3 for calendar year 2021, listing individually held securities as required by the form.
Annual Statement of Financial Interests (Form ETH-3) covering calendar year 2021, filed with the Connecticut Office of State Ethics by Ned Lamont, Governor. Obtained by Connecticut CannaTimes through a Freedom of Information request. Published as received.
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.
Letter from plaintiff's counsel Genevieve Park Taylor to Judge Oliver objecting to the defendant's October 6, 2026 request for a prefiling conference to seek leave for another motion to dismiss, arguing the amended complaint adds no new causes of action. Three pages. Docket entry 48. Public court record obtained from the federal docket; published as filed.
Motion by Twisted Growers LLC, a Lakeville, Massachusetts marijuana grower, for leave to intervene as a plaintiff under Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a)(2) and 24(b)(1)(B), saying it seeks to enter Connecticut's market as a micro-cultivator and is disadvantaged by the challenged provisions. Eleven pages. Docket entry 47. Public court record obtained from the federal docket; published as filed.
Memorandum of law filed with Twisted Growers LLC's motion to intervene in the dormant-commerce-clause challenge to Connecticut's cannabis licensing system. Twelve pages. Docket entry 47-1. Public court record obtained from the federal docket; published as filed.
Amended complaint filed after the September 22, 2026 dismissal order, naming only DCP Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli in his official capacity and adding factual allegations on Smith's injury and the interstate-commerce effects of the licensing program. Ten pages. Docket entry 39. Public court record obtained from the federal docket; published as filed.
