Nectar Sues Chicago Attorney, Alleges $300K Cannabis Licensing Scam Gone Up in Smoke

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In a legal drama that reads like a high-stakes sting operation gone sideways, Oregon cannabis powerhouse Nectar has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a Chicago attorney and his associate of duping the company out of $300,000 in a failed scheme to secure a cannabis license in Illinois.

The complaint, filed Wednesday, names attorney Chris Haris of Chris Haris Law PC and his partner Michael Carter, who allegedly promised the moon and delivered dust. Nectar says the duo vowed to obtain a cannabis license for its affiliate, JJN Holdings LLC—also known as Nectar—within a year, but instead walked away with the money and zero results.

Big Promises, No Product

According to the lawsuit, Haris and Carter pitched themselves as insiders with unique access to cannabis licensing deals. They promised exclusive networking opportunities, high-level contacts, and fast-track licensing—if Nectar advanced them $300,000. The money changed hands, the clock ticked, and nothing materialized.

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https://usaherald.com/nectar-sues-chicago-attorney-alleges-300k-cannabis-licensing-scam-gone-up-in-smoke/

See Pacer  https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/58836051/JJN_Holdings_LLC_v_Haris_et_al#:~:text=JJN%20Holdings%20LLC%20v.%20Haris%20et%20al,Filed:%2007/02/2025%20%2D%20PacerMonitor%20Mobile%20Federal%20and

Summary

Four Twenty Acquisitions, Canna Collective, attorney Chris Haris and other affiliated defendants were sued for fraud on July 2 in Illinois Northern District Court. The action, brought by Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff on behalf of cannabis company JJN Holdings d/b/a Nectar, centers on a $300,000 advance provided by Nectar to the defendants as seed funding to secure new cannabis licenses for the plaintiff. According to the complaint, the defendants failed to deliver any new cannabis licenses, triggering a clause that converted the advance to a loan. The plaintiff accuses the defendants of misrepresenting their expertise in cannabis licensing and using shell companies to avoid repayment. The case is 1:25-cv-07468, Jjn Holdings LLC v. Haris.

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