Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Bozzuto with Cannabis Connect is an Outspoken Advocate for the Business
May 28 2020 // Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a...
Bill Would Expand Louisiana’s Medical Marijuana Program
May 22 2020 // State lawmakers are poised to greatly expand Louisiana’s medical marijuana to make more people eligible for the treatment, under a bill that continued on May 20 to speed toward final passage. The proposal from Rep....
Enforceability of Cannabis Coverage Remains Hazy
May 18 2020 // While the number of states that have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use continues to grow, the cultivation, sale, distribution and possession of marijuana remains illegal under the federal Controlled...
Results: Cannabis Webinar Live Polls
May 18 2020 // Which will have the biggest impact on cannabis and insurance the rest of this year and into next? COVID-19 33.22% Vaporizer bans and related illnesses 13.36% Legalization 19.52% Legislation (SAFE Banking, CLAIM Act) 24.66%...
Legal Actions That Insurance Pros in the Cannabis Biz Should Pay Attention to
May 18 2020 // Ian Stewart Lawsuits and legal concerns in the cannabis business are too numerous to count – just like with many other industries – but there are few that insurance professionals in the business should keep an...
What Insurance Pros in the Cannabis Business Are Doing Wrong
May 18 2020 // Jumping right into a new business may sound like a great first step, but long-time wholesaler broker Norman Ives advises a look-before-you-leap approach to the cannabis business. Ives is a broker and cannabis practice...
COVID-19 Clouding Cannabis Industry Pitfalls Amid Upbeat Outlook
May 18 2020 // The cannabis industry is being affected by COVID-19 much like other business sectors, but the complexities of this budding industry make its eventual recovery from the pandemic and ensuing economic fallout even harder to...
The Perilous Cannabis, Cyber, COVID-19 Connection
May 18 2020 // Cannabis, cyber and COVID-19 — the three Cs may have more in common than meets the eye. Cannabis dispensaries, now considered essential businesses in many states, have stepped up deliveries, curbside picksups and...
SAFE Banking in Stimulus Could Put Cannabis Industry on Steroids
May 14 2020 // A big and long-awaited boost for cannabis – and those who offer financial products to cannabis businesses – now in the hands of Congress may not only help usher the industry through the coming pandemic-ridden economic...
Pennsylvania’s Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl Hires Sampson as a Partner
May 7 2020 // Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC has hired Michael H. Sampson as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. Sampson will also serve as chair of the firm’s Insurance Coverage Group as well as co-chair of the...
The Perilous Cannabis, Cyber, COVID-19 Connection
Apr 30 2020 // Cannabis, cyber and COVID-19 – the three Cs may have more in common than meets the eye. Cannabis dispensaries, now considered essential businesses in many states, have stepped up deliveries, curbside pickups and online...
COVID-19 Will Have Biggest Impact on Cannabis Space, Poll Shows
Apr 20 2020 // COVID-19 will have the biggest impact on cannabis and insurance the rest of this year and into the foreseeable future, according to the majority of participants in Insurance Journal’s April 15 webinar “Insuring...
4 Ways COVID-19 Will Change Cannabis and Insurance
Apr 20 2020 // One may not need to be able to read the cannabis leaves to divine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cannabis and insurance. Some good guesses from any insurance professional with their foot in the door of a...
4 Ways COVID-19 Will Change Cannabis and Insurance
Apr 9 2020 // One may not need to be able to read the cannabis leaves to divine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cannabis and insurance. Some good guesses from any insurance professional with their foot in the door of a...
Cannabis Deemed an ‘Essential’ Business. Will Insurance Landscape Change?
Mar 26 2020 // It’s not just toilet paper and hand sanitizer people have been stocking up on during the COVID-19 crisis. Inventory levels at adult use cannabis stores in the U.S. showed a quick decline after the COVID-19 crisis...
Cannabis Home Delivery Surges in California Amid Outbreak
Mar 23 2020 // One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected...
N.J. Worker Fired for Medical Marijuana Use Can Pursue Disability Discrimination Claim
Mar 18 2020 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that an employee can pursue a disability discrimination claim under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) after being fired due to his legal use of medical marijuana...
Southern States Challenged by Increasing Acceptance of Medical Marijuana
Mar 17 2020 // Facing a potentially historic vote on whether to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, Republican lawmaker John Schickel is conflicted. A retired law enforcement officer, Schickel once steadfastly opposed medical...
Alabama Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Bill
Mar 16 2020 // A medical marijuana bill cleared its first floor vote Thursday in the Alabama Legislature as advocates hope to make headway after years of setbacks. The Alabama Senate vote 22-10 for the bill by Republican Sen. Tim Melson...
Booming Cannabis Conference Business Isn’t Immune to Coronavirus Fears
Mar 12 2020 // Cannabis has been touted as a therapy for just about everything from anxiety to cancer, but even the well-affirmed feel-good effects of the now broadly legalized drug aren’t immune to the caustic impact of an...
