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NFL Offering $1 Million for Research Into Opioid Alternatives Including Cannabis
Jun 11 2021 // The NFL says it plans to fund research into alternative pain medications to opioids, including potential studies on whether cannabis can effectively treat pain without having a negative effect on elite athletes. The league...
Washington Officials Allow Cannabis Dispensaries to Offer Joints for Jabs
Jun 9 2021 // Licensed marijuana stores in Washington state can offer free joints to promote on-site COVID-19 vaccine clinics, officials said this week. The state Liquor and Cannabis Board is calling the effort the “Joints for...
Mississippi Governor Urges Medical Marijuana Law After Court Nixes Ballot Measure
Jun 9 2021 // Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he wants legislators to put a medical marijuana program into state law after the state Supreme Court recently overturned one that voters approved. “I support the will of the voters....
Takeaways from Talk About Regulators and Cannabis Insurance
Jun 7 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv There’s a shortage of carriers offering insurance to cannabis businesses in numerous states, causing these businesses to pay more for policies or go underinsured. Regulators in several...
People Moves: Hippo Adds Executives from Chubb, AIG, Tower Hill, Weston; Hub Names Rutt to Lead Cannabis
Jun 3 2021 // Hippo Names Executives Bienek, Primerano, Stienstra, Donahue Home insurer Hippo announced four executive appointments to its insurance team as it prepares to go public. Tim Bienek, Hippo’s chief insurance strategy...
More American Investors Get Comfortable with Cannabis
Jun 2 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by NutraRisk, an Amwins Specialty. More Americans are showing a growing interest in adding cannabis stocks to their investment mix. In fact, of the investors surveyed by...
Mississippi Residents Call for Special Session on Medical Marijuana at Capitol Protest
May 27 2021 // People protested Tuesday near the Mississippi Capitol and the state Supreme Court building to demand that Gov. Tate Reeves call legislators into special session to restore a medical marijuana initiative that voters...
Study Shows How Recreational Cannabis Legalization May Change Illegal Drug Markets
May 20 2021 // A study published in the scientific journal Addiction provides evidence of the association between recreational cannabis laws in U.S. states and responses in the illegal markets for cannabis, heroin and other drugs. The...
Medical Marijuana Now Legal in Alabama After Decades of Debate
May 20 2021 // Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed medical marijuana legislation Monday as Republican opposition to the issue faded after decades of debate. The program will allow people with a qualifying medical condition to purchase medical...
After Miss. Supreme Court Ruling, Lawmakers Look to Revive Marijuana Program
May 19 2021 // Some Mississippi lawmakers say they want Gov. Tate Reeves to call them back to the Capitol for a special session to revive the state’s initiative process. Others want a chance to quickly revive discussion of a...
Mississippi Supreme Court Kills Voter-Backed Medical Marijuana Initiative
May 17 2021 // Mississippi will remain in the minority of states without a medical marijuana program after the state Supreme Court on Friday overturned an initiative that voters approved last fall – a decision that also limits...
The Ups and Downs of Insuring Tribal Cannabis
May 17 2021 // There are numerous hurdles that cannabis businesses must get over to get properly insured – price, availability, exclusions, marijuana being federally illegal – but those hurdles may be multiplied for Tribal...
Nebraska Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Meets Resistance
May 14 2021 // A bill to legalize and tightly regulate medical marijuana hit a wall of resistance in the Nebraska Legislature on May 12, even though some opponents acknowledged that rejecting it will pave the way for a much less...
Medical Marijuana Approved by Alabama Legislature After Years of Resistance
May 10 2021 // Alabama lawmakers overcame years of resistance and gave final passage to medical marijuana legislation on Thursday, capping a long and emotional debate in which key Republican lawmakers described switching sides in favor...
U.S. Legal Cannabis Sales Hit Record $17.5B as Legislation Transforms Insurance Outlook
May 6 2021 // A new report highlights the opportunity for insurers in cannabis. New Dawn Risk launched its latest white paper on insurance for the U.S. legal cannabis, CBD and hemp markets. The 2021 report is called “Opportunity...
Louisiana House Passes Bill to Expand Medical Marijuana Program
May 4 2021 // Patients in Louisiana’s medical marijuana program would be able to smoke raw cannabis, rather than rely on the more processed forms of marijuana currently available, if the Senate agrees to a bill that easily won...
Insuring Cannabis Webinar Take Home: Carriers, Brokers Waiting on Sidelines
May 3 2021 // There may be many more carriers and brokers waiting on the sidelines of the insuring cannabis sector to get in than most may realize. That was among the messages delivered by experts during Insurance Journal’s...
Texas House Passes Bill That Would Expand State’s Medical Cannabis Program
Apr 29 2021 // The Texas House gave approval on April 28 to a bill that would expand the state’s medical cannabis program to include those with chronic pain, all cancer patients and Texans suffering from PTSD. House Bill 1535, by...
Florida Supreme Court Deals Blow to Marijuana Ballot Initiative
Apr 26 2021 // The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a potentially fatal blow to supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana under certain circumstances. The justices ruled that the...
Insuring Cannabis Webinar Take Home: Carriers, Brokers Waiting on Sidelines
Apr 22 2021 // There may be many more carriers and brokers waiting on the sidelines of the insuring cannabis sector to get in than most may realize. That was among the messages delivered by experts during Insurance Journal’s...
