Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Numerous California Marijuana Products Failing Safety Tests
Sep 12 2018 // Nearly 20 percent of marijuana products in California have failed tests for potency and purity since the state started requiring the checks on July 1, a failure rate some in the industry say has more to do with unrealistic...
Marijuana Advocates Urge New York to Make It Legal, Affordable
Sep 7 2018 // Marijuana advocates told a New York panel considering legalization that it should be affordable and accessible to everyone rather than enriching corporate producers and state tax coffers. Of about 30 people who spoke at...
California’s 1st Cannabis Insurer Expands Coverage
Sep 3 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved a filing from Golden Bear Insurance Co. amending its California Cannabis program product to lower rates, expand coverage options, and expand the classes of business...
The Lowdown: Cannabis…Your Next Niche Market?
Aug 31 2018 // This week’s Lowdown features the 3rd annual State of the Industry Report: Examining the Cannabis Cultivation Market. This report is timely as our sponsor, Vertafore, has launched a great webinar outlining the...
New Workers’ Comp Program for California’s Cannabis Industry
Aug 30 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today announced a new workers’ compensation insurance program for California’s cannabis industry. The program was created by Atlas General Insurance Services to...
Atlas General Insurance Services Launches Workers’ Compensation Program for the Cannabis Industry
Aug 30 2018 // San Diego, CA, August 30, 2018– Leading national program administrator, Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, announced today its new workers’ compensation program for the cannabis industry in California. This...
Tulsa, Oklahoma, CBD Shops Multiply Amid Medical Pot Legalization
Aug 29 2018 // Tulsa’s market growth for cannabis-derived products without the high of THC was inevitable regardless of Oklahoma’s medical marijuana legalization, according to advocates. Proponents of medical marijuana have...
First Medical Marijuana Patient Licenses Awarded in Oklahoma
Aug 28 2018 // More than 1,600 people and businesses applied for Oklahoma medical marijuana licenses on the first day that applications were made available. The online application system went live at 10 a.m. Saturday at www.OMMA.ok.gov...
California’s 1st Cannabis Insurer Expands Coverage
Aug 27 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved a filing from Golden Bear Insurance Co. amending its California Cannabis program product to lower rates, expand coverage options, and expand the classes of business...
Massachusetts Regulators Approve Testing Labs, Moving First Pot Sales Closer
Aug 27 2018 // Massachusetts marijuana regulators have approved licenses for two independent testing labs, a move that could help clear the way for the first retail pot shops in the eastern U.S. to open soon. The Cannabis Control...
Big Insurers Still Taking a Pass on Marijuana Profits
Aug 24 2018 // Marijuana is already a multibillion-dollar business in the U.S. that’s drawing attention from some lawmakers eager for tax revenue and investors looking for profits. So far, however, some of the biggest insurers are...
After Delay, Louisiana OKs Planting of Medical Marijuana
Aug 17 2018 // Louisiana’s first legal crop of medical marijuana can be planted this week. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, whose agency regulates the burgeoning industry, loosened a regulatory logjam that created a...
New Specialty Offering from HUB Targets Cannabis Producers, Distributors, Retailers
Aug 16 2018 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (HUB) has formed a comprehensive cannabis insurance and risk services offering under its Agribusiness & Farm Specialty Practice. The new offering is designed to...
Recreational Pot Measure Approved for North Dakota Ballot
Aug 15 2018 // Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota have succeeded in bringing the matter to a public vote later this year. Proponents submitted more than the required 13,452 valid petition signatures to get a...
California Considers Rule Changes as Legal Pot Market Struggles
Aug 15 2018 // The nation’s largest legal marijuana market is struggling. Illicit sales continue to thrive in California and shaky supply chain has customers looking at barren shelves in some licensed shops. There are testing...
Canada Delays Sales of Recreational Cannabis in Retail Stores as Legalization Looms
Aug 14 2018 // Canada’s largest province is delaying the launch of private marijuana sales in bricks-and-mortar stores until April 2019, nearly six months after the drug is legalized for recreational use. Ontario’s...
With Pot Shops Opening Soon, Massachusetts Warns About Driving High
Aug 10 2018 // In anticipation of the first recreational marijuana stores opening within Massachusetts in the coming weeks, state officials Wednesday stepped up warnings to motorists about the risks of driving while stoned. A new public...
California Commissioner Named Chair of New NAIC Cannabis Committee
Aug 8 2018 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has named California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones chair of its new Cannabis Insurance Working Group. Jones proposed that the NAIC establish this working group the...
$1.99 Cannabis Training Courses for Insurance Professionals
Aug 8 2018 // MyCEcourse Launches New Express Training Courses for An Evolving Cannabis Industry Rancho Cordova, CA, August 8, 2018 – MyCEcourse announces a new way to provide insurance brokers looking to enter and service the...
Nevada’s 1st Year of Marijuana Sales Exceeds Highest Expectations
Aug 6 2018 // Nevada regulators and industry insiders say the state’s first year of broad marijuana legalization has exceeded even their highest expectations, with sales and tax collections already surpassing year-end projections...
