As the U.S. Department of Justice looks to clamp down on the budding marijuana industry, Greenspoon Marder is doubling down on its bet on cannabis through its acquisition of The Liaison Group, a federal lobbying firm that works with the cannabis sector to push pro-pot legislation.

“Advocacy and federal issues are of paramount importance in the cannabis industry,” said Gerry Greenspoon, co-founder of the growing, Fort Lauderdale-based Am Law 200 firm.