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The Connecticut
legal community
loses one of its most
highly regarded
criminal defense
attorneys, Hubert
Santos.

June 28, 2021 ■ Vol. 47, No. 26 ■ $10.00 See Page 18

‘A Boon’: Opportunities Abound

Amid Cannabis Legalization

By ROBERT STORACE

onnecticut attorneys whose practice
includes marijuana law are bracing for a
Cswarm of attorneys to join their practice
area now that the state Legislature has signed off
on approving recreational marijuana.
Gov. Ned Lamont said after the state Senate
voted Thursday to follow the state House of Rep-
resentatives in passing the measure that he’ll sign
the bill into law soon. The new law is scheduled
to take effect July 1 and will make the Nutmeg
State the 19th state in the country to legalize
recreational marijuana.
“Right now, I’d say there are between 50 and
100 attorneys in the state that consult with clients
about recreational marijuana and medicinal mar-
ijuana. I expect now that hundreds and hundreds
or more lawyers will get in on this,” said Nicho-
las Paindiris, a partner with Brown, Paindiris & Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont in June 2020.
Scott in Hartford and one of two attorneys at that Photo: Michael Marciano/ALM
firm whose practice area includes marijuana law. ■ Continued on PAGE 4

Trib’s New Format Coming Next Week

Keep your eye out next week for the newly formatted Connecticut Law Tribune. The restyled,
all-digital weekly publication will come straight to your inbox every Monday morning, with links
to all of the stories you expect to see, covering the state’s top legal news, decisions of interest,
verdicts and settlements, Connecticut Movers, latest commentary and top regional and national
headlines. The new format will be more easily accessible, meaning it will take fewer clicks for you
to get straight to the news. If you have any comments or suggestions on the new format, drop
Bureau Chief Michael Marciano a line at [email protected].