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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.
Connecticut Opened a New Cannabis Lane While Its Existing Market Came Under Constitutional Fire - Pequot Compact / Smith vs Lamont
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.
Ruling by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver granting the state defendants' motion to dismiss Brant Smith's dormant-commerce-clause challenge to Connecticut's cannabis licensing scheme, with leave to amend. Fifteen pages. Docket entry 38 in No. 3:25-cv-01728 (D. Conn.). Public court record obtained from the federal docket; published as filed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
