Joseph D. “Chip” Sheppard III Named 2024 Greenway Best Industry Lawyer Statewide
SPRINGFIELD, MO — Carnahan Evan PC is pleased to announce that Joseph D. “Chip” Sheppard III has been named the 2024 Greenway Best Industry Lawyer statewide.
Greenway, The Missouri Cannabis Industry Magazine, is dedicated to the regulatory and political climate and culture of the cannabis industry in Missouri.
Each year, thousands of ballots are submitted representing a vivid cross-section of Missouri’s cannabis industry leaders and consumer categories, reflecting excellence in every aspect of Missouri’s fastest-growing industry, now exceeding $1.4 billion in sales annually.
More than 100,000 votes were cast to determine the Best of the Industry for 2024.
Chip Sheppard is chair of the Cannabis/Marijuana Law Group and member of the Litigation/Dispute Resolution and Transactional Practice Groups of Carnahan Evans PC. He handles formation, development, acquisitions and other transactions, and dispute resolution/litigation in the marijuana/cannabis, health care and other industries, which includes licensing, business, real estate, employment, regulatory, lobbying, political consultation, banking, contracts, mergers, sales, municipal, planning and zoning, and intellectual property issues.
ABOUT GREENWAY BEST OF THE INDUSTRY: READERS CHOICE 2024
Each year Greenway asks readers to submit nominations for those leaders, companies, brands, products, and businesses they have deemed to be the Best of the Industry. The top nominees for each category are selected to be voted on by readers. Awards oversight is provided by a committee of industry and advocacy professionals who contributed in a variety of ways. A nomination or win showcases a company or individual as an industry leader in Missouri’s cannabis space.
Missouri marijuana has become a billion-plus dollar industry annually with the addition of adult use sales.
In 2023 the state saw retail sales essentially triple overnight, when at the beginning of February, with just hours notice, Missouri dispensaries began to sell recreational marijuana legally. And it didn’t slow down from there. Missouri marijuana brought in more than $1.4 billion in sales annually through January 31, 2024.
