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Jan 08
Press Release: Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Serve 20 Years Collectively in Federal Prison for Illegally Trafficking Black-Market Marijuana from Oklahoma Grow Operation

OKLAHOMA CITY – JEFF WENG, 47, of China and Brooklyn, New York, has been sentenced to serve 120 months in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. On June 6, 2023, a federal grand jury charged Weng and co-defendant Tong Lin, 29, with conspiracy to possess marijuana plants […]

Jan 08
Goodwin Lawyers Write For Cannabis Business Times: 6 Cannabis Industry Legal Cases, Policy Reforms and Trends to Watch in 2025

Here’s the introduction Jennifer Fisher is a partner in Goodwin’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice, and a co-chair of the firm’s Cannabis practice. Jessica Huang is an associate in Goodwin’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice and a member of the firm’s Cannabis practice. Brett Schuman is a partner and the co-chair of Goodwin’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice, and a […]

Jan 08
UK – The Guardian: Home Office may reclassify ketamine as “Class A” in response to record levels of use

The Guardian reports Ketamine, the anaesthetic taken by Elon Musk to control his moods, could be reclassified as a class A drug by the Home Office after illegal use reached record levels. Currently controlled as a class B substance, ministers are seeking “expert advice” on reclassification after an estimated 299,000 people reported use of the drug in […]

Jan 08
8 Week Online Course: Jan 10 – Feb 8 2025: Strategies For City & County Psychedelics Decriminalization

My name is Kevin Matthews and I’ve been working as an advocate, citizen-lobbyist, proponent, consultant, and advisor for psychedelic policy reform efforts at the local and state level for the past 6 years. The Denver Psilocybin Initiative (I-301, May 2019) was my first campaign. We were bootstrapped, inexperienced, and total underdogs. There were many doubts, […]

Jan 08
Press Release: Safe Harbor Financial Modifies Commercial Alliance Agreement with Partner Colorado Credit Union

Loan Indemnification between Companies Eliminated; Change Expected to Strengthen Safe Harbor’s Balance Sheet GOLDEN, Colo., (January 7, 2025) – SHF Holdings, Inc., d/b/a/ Safe Harbor Financial (“Safe Harbor” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SHFS), a leader in facilitating financial services and credit facilities to the regulated cannabis industry, announced today a four year extension and modification of its commercial alliance […]

Jan 07
Ohio recreational cannabis sales surpass $242 million in 2024

Ohio recreational cannabis retailers recorded $242.2 million in sales in 2024 – only five months after the state launched its adult-use market. Ohio recreational cannabis sales surpass $242 million in 2024 is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs