Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
US Supreme Court Declines to Review Minnesota Ruling on Marijuana Use in Workers’ Comp
Jun 27 2022 // The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a pair of decisions by the Minnesota Supreme Court that held employers cannot be required to reimburse workers for marijuana used to treat on-the-job injuries because the...
Marijuana Banking Overhaul Removed from China Competition Bill
Jun 24 2022 // Lawmakers have dropped language aimed at making banking services easier for state-authorized marijuana businesses from a bill on US innovation and China competitiveness. The broad House-passed legislation included the SAFE...
Oklahoma Attorneys Charged in Medical Marijuana Scheme
Jun 20 2022 // Two Oklahoma attorneys were charged last week in an alleged medical marijuana scheme that allowed out-of-state growers to skirt the state’s law requiring marijuana businesses to be at least 75% owned by state...
Takeaways from Our Conversation About Next Steps for Insuring Cannabis
Jun 20 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Some more capacity has finally arrived with increasing interest in insuring cannabis, and cannabis insurance is well on its way to going national. Those are among the take aways from the 50th...
Judge Removes Barrier for Nebraska Medical Marijuana Campaign
Jun 16 2022 // A federal judge in Nebraska removed a major obstacle for activists who want to legalize medical marijuana via a ballot campaign, ruling that petition circulators no longer have to gather signatures from at least 5% of...
Delaware Lawmakers Fail to Override Governor’s Veto of Marijuana Legalization
Jun 9 2022 // A bid to override Democratic Gov. John Carney’s veto of a bill legalizing possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults for recreational use failed Tuesday in the state House, likely ending efforts this year...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis Testing Labs
Jun 7 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv If one were to put their finger on just where the biggest risk may lie in cannabis, it could be from product liability and recalls. The industry took a hit from an outbreak of vape injuries a...
Authorities: Driver in Fatal Nebraska Crash Had Used Marijuana
Jun 2 2022 // One of the drivers in a crash that killed two women and injured 20 bystanders watching classic cars cruise down a Nebraska street tested positive for marijuana, police said. The 18-year-old Omaha man was driving a Ford...
Rhode Island Becomes 19th State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
May 31 2022 // Rhode Island’s governor signed legislation Wednesday making the state the 19th in the nation to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, an issue that some lawmakers have been working on for...
Recreational Marijuana Validated for Ballot in South Dakota
May 27 2022 // South Dakota voters are set to vote again on whether they want recreational marijuana legalized for adults after the secretary of state on Wednesday validated the initiated measure for the November ballot. Secretary of...
Delaware Governor Carney Vetoes Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
May 26 2022 // Delaware Gov. John Carney on Tuesday vetoed a bill to legalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults for recreational use, drawing the wrath of fellow Democrats who have fought for years to make weed...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis Lounges
May 24 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Anytime a cannabis lounge opens in some U.S. city it tends to garner a lot of media attention, and the headlines have been buzzing lately with lounge news. In California, Woody Harrelson...
‘Borat’ Actor Cohen Drops $9M Suit Against Cannabis Company Over Billboard
May 20 2022 // Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has dropped his lawsuit against a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary that used an image of his character Borat on a billboard without his permission. A document filed in Boston federal court on...
Rhode Island Lawmakers Revise Recreational Marijuana Bill Ahead of Next Week’s Votes
May 19 2022 // Rhode Island lawmakers unveiled changes Tuesday to a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, revisions that aim to ensure the legislation passes the state’s General Assembly. The amended bill was...
Workers’ Comp Claims from 10 Years of Legal Cannabis in Colorado Reveal a Boring Trend
May 16 2022 // Data on injured workers from the nation’s most mature adult-use cannabis market is pretty boring. No excessive claims resulting from injuries suffered by stoned forklift drivers, high cultivators, or even dispensary...
Agreement Reached for Ohio Marijuana Legalization Vote in 2023
May 16 2022 // A group backing the legalization of marijuana for adult use in Ohio and Republican legislative leaders have reached a settlement calling for a possible statewide legalization vote next year. Coalition to Regulate Marijuana...
Delaware Cannabis Fate Uncertain as Bill Goes to Governor
May 16 2022 // Delaware’s state Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bill legalizing possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults for recreational use. The legislation cleared the Democrat-led Senate on a 13-7 party...
Compliance in Cannabis Can Be a Painstaking Task
May 16 2022 // Compliance in the cannabis industry presents a different challenge in every state, with almost countless regulations and considerations waiting to upend operators and those who work to insure them along the entire supply...
Takeaways from Our Conversation with Cannabis Data Chief
May 12 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Global cannabis sales for 2022 will reach just over $35 billion, and will almost double that in the next few years – and with newly legal states coming online, continued growth in the big...
South Carolina House Nips Medical Marijuana Bill in the Bud on Constitutional Concerns
May 10 2022 // Supporters of a move to bring medical marijuana to South Carolina are looking for new buzz after a legalization bill was snuffed out on a procedural and constitutional challenge. “I just need to find out a way to get...
