Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Medical Marijuana Industry Booming in Florida in Last Two Years
May 3 2022 // As in other states that have legalized medical marijuana, Florida has seen a huge increase in doctors, users and dispensary businesses in the last few years, thanks in part to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Cannabis is one...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis D&O
Apr 29 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Directors and officers insurance is pricey and difficult to obtain in most business sectors, but by some accounts cannabis businesses may pay up to 50% more in premiums for D&O – if...
Compliance in Cannabis Can Be a Painstaking Task
Apr 28 2022 // Editor’s note: This story is based an Insurance Journal webinar, which is available on-demand. A longer version of this article is set to appear in the Insurance Journal May 16 print edition. Compliance in the...
Insurer Jumped Gun with Appeal on CBD Plant Fire Claim, Appeals Court Finds
Apr 22 2022 // Insurance company officials and attorneys have been known to complain when policyholders file suit before the parties have had a chance to settle a claim. In West Virginia, it was the insurer, Kinsale Insurance Co., that...
Wisconsin Marijuana Legalization Proponents Get to Make Case
Apr 21 2022 // Proponents of legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin, for either medical or recreational use or both, get their first chance to make their case at a public hearing of a legislative committee Wednesday. The Senate committee...
New Jersey to Begin Sales of Recreational Cannabis on April 21
Apr 19 2022 // Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21, Gov. Phil Murphy said. “This is a historic step in our work to create a new cannabis industry,” said Murphy, who made the...
Markets/Coverages: Brownyard’s Library Program; Core Specialty’s Equine Unit; Skyward’s Cannabis Bonds; Roamly’s Travel
Apr 18 2022 // Brownyard’s ‘By The Cover’ Now 15 Additional States New York-based program administrator Brownyard Group announced that its By The Cover, its insurance program for libraries, is now available in 15...
North Dakota Marijuana Legalization Groups Aims for November Election
Apr 13 2022 // A group that wants to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota submitted paperwork Monday to the secretary of state to begin the approval process. If approved by the secretary of state, the group would need to...
Maryland Legislature Tackles Family Leave, Taxes, Climate, Marijuana, Cybersecurity
Apr 12 2022 // Maryland lawmakers enter the last day of their legislative session on Monday with most high-profile measures already passed into law, including tax relief, a paid family leave program and an extensive measure aimed at...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on ESG Risks in Cannabis
Apr 7 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Environmental, social and governance may have rightly taken a backseat to Russia’s war on Ukraine, but it’s still a big part of the world nowadays. The concept of being...
Maryland Will Vote on Legalizing Cannabis in November
Apr 4 2022 // Maryland lawmakers voted Friday to let voters decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in November. The Maryland House voted 94-39 for a constitutional amendment already approved by the Senate. The House also...
South Dakota Hires Firm to Track Cannabis From Seed to Sales
Mar 30 2022 // The South Dakota Department of Health has hired a New York-based software company to help monitor the flow of marijuana in the state’s legal medical marijuana market. The Argus Leader reports the contract with Metrc...
M.J. Hall Launches Admitted Cannabis Management Liability in California and Arizona
Mar 16 2022 // M.J. Hall & Co. is now offering directors and officers liability, employment practices liability and fiduciary liability insurance coverages to cannabis companies and their executives through an admitted product in...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on Who the Insuring Cannabis Brokers Are
Mar 15 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Are most people in the insuring cannabis business merely cannabis insurance brokers in name only – their only client being a cousin who owns a mom-n-pop dispensary in downtown? Or do most...
Oklahoma Republican Lawmakers Unveil Medical Marijuana Regulations
Mar 11 2022 // Republicans in the Oklahoma House on March 7 unveiled a package of new restrictions on the state’s booming medical marijuana industry, designed to crack down on illegal growers who sell cannabis on the black...
Supreme Court Asked to Resolve Federal Drug Law v. State Medical Marijuana Laws Debate
Mar 7 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to address whether the federal drug law that criminalizes possession of marijuana invalidates state orders requiring employers and their workers’ compensation insurers to pay for...
