The article…”U.S. DEA ‘most interested’ in U.S. investors in Canadian marijuana firms” offers the following highlights:- Marijuana still illegal on a federal level in the United States and US investors in Canadian medical marijuana; can be seen as violating the Controlled Substances Act and the use of the banking system to transfer the proceeds of […]

A Dutchman arrested with his Thai wife last year in Pattaya after a raid that saw the seizure of more than 100 million baht in assets has been sentenced to 103 years in prison for money laundering. Johan van Laarhoven, 55, will spend 20 years behind bars serving 43 concurrent sentences, Dutch media reported Tuesday. […]

BANGKOK – Johan van Laarhoven a Dutch national who founded cannabis cafes in Brabant has been jailed for 103 years by a court in Bangkok for money laundering. Johan van Laarhoven, 55, will have to spend 20 years in jail because the 43 sentences can be served concurrently, the court found him guilty of laundering […]