Goodwin Procter, one of the earliest Am Law 200 firms to establish a cannabis-specific practice, is building up the group at a time of increasing questions facing marijuana businesses in light of the coronavirus pandemic. 

The firm on Monday added former Duane Morris cannabis team lead Jennifer Briggs Fisher as a partner in its litigation and cannabis practices in San Francisco.

The cannabis market, like most industries, is seeing changes with the onset of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. While some states, like Massachusetts, have only listed medical cannabis as an "essential business" during the COVID-19 outbreak, others, such as California, have qualified medical and adult recreational use as essential, potentially adding weight to arguments of national decriminalization.