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Takeaways from Our Conversation on State Cannabis Regulations and Their Impact on Insurance
Nov 30 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Ever heard of a gram shop law? It’s a thing, and if you’re an insurance broker in Michigan focused on the cannabis space, then you and your clients are well aware of the term. The...
Marijuana Testing Lab Sues Michigan Over Major Product Recall
Nov 29 2021 // A marijuana testing lab filed a lawsuit against Michigan regulators after a major product recall and allegations of unreliable results. Viridis Laboratories, with operations in Lansing and Bay City, said the...
Louisiana Lawmakers: Medical Marijuana Expansion Too Slow
Nov 24 2021 // Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain came under fire Thursday from state lawmakers who complained his regulatory agency was moving too slowly in expanding the medical marijuana products available to patients. The...
Indiana Push for Marijuana Legalization Faces GOP Opposition
Nov 23 2021 // A renewed push for Indiana to join more than two-thirds of states with some form of legalized marijuana use appears to face the same roadblock from Statehouse Republicans who have opposed such a step for many...
Insuring Cannabis Summit: Brokers Advise on EPLI, Exclusions, Lounges, Labs
Nov 19 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv This is part of a series of articles from Insurance Journal’s annual Insuring Cannabis Summit on Oct. 14. You can find more articles from the summit at the bottom of this one. Employee...
Proposed Ohio Law Would Expand Medical Marijuana Capacity
Nov 18 2021 // The amount of marijuana grown for Ohio’s medical marijuana program would expand and the number of dispensaries able to sell it would be increased, under GOP legislation pending in the state Senate. Regulation of...
Capacity Shortfall Still Centerstage for Cannabis Sector
Nov 15 2021 // There is little surprise when a conversation about cannabis and insurance turns to the subject of capacity. “Really when it comes to cultivation, processing, there is a bit of a hiccup, it seems in the overall market...
Insuring Cannabis Summit: Too Many Operators View Coverage as Compliance Check Box
Nov 12 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv This is part of a series of articles from Insurance Journal’s annual Insuring Cannabis Summit on Oct. 14. You can find more articles from the summit at the bottom of this one. One big...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on California’s New CBD Law
Nov 10 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv When California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 45 into law in early October, there was a lot of excitement in the state’s cannabis industry, particularly for businesses and...
Insuring Cannabis Summit: More Market Growth Through the Year and Beyond
Nov 4 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv This is part of a series of articles from Insurance Journal’s annual Insuring Cannabis Summit on Oct. 14. You can find more articles from the summit at the bottom of this one. Cannabis...
Oregon Court Distills the Science of Cannabis to Find Insurance for a CBD Claim
Nov 4 2021 // Although the 2018 Farm Bill carved out hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act, few court rulings have addressed the legal distinction between federally legal hemp and federally illegal cannabis. A new opinion from...
Insuring Cannabis Summit: Capacity Still a Centerpiece of Concern
Oct 27 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv There is little surprise when a conversation about cannabis and insurance turns to the subject of capacity. “Really when it comes to cultivation, processing, there is a bit of a hiccup,...
Workers’ Compensation Insurers Find That as Opioid Cost Slows, Marijuana Grows
Oct 15 2021 // Workers’ compensation insurers have slashed spending on opioids, reducing the risk of addiction and delayed recovery, but now they are under increasing pressure to reimburse injured workers for a new kind of...
Skyward Specialty Adds Cannabis Coverage for D&O and E&O Lines
Oct 14 2021 // Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is broadening its professional and management liability offerings for the U.S. legal cannabis market by adding cannabis-related risk to multiple coverage classes. The company’s...
Judge Rejects Missouri’s Medical Marijuana Ownership Residency Rule
Oct 14 2021 // A federal judge has struck down Missouri’s requirement that a majority of the owners of companies that dispense, grow or manufacture marijuana must be state residents. U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey issued a...
Republican Lawmaker’s Bill Would Legalize Marijuana in Ohio
Oct 13 2021 // Marijuana would be legalized in Ohio for adults 21 and older under Republican legislation coming in the Ohio House. The bill would encompass the growth, processing, distribution and sale of marijuana and marijuana...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis and Surplus Lines
Oct 11 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv It may not come as much of a surprise to those who know about insurance and cannabis that the business is written mostly by the surplus lines market. Just how much is written there vs. the...
California Governor Signs Hemp Bill Setting up Regulatory Framework
Oct 7 2021 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a bill into law establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for the manufacture and sale of hemp products in California. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 45. The bill alters...
Mississippi State Dept. of Health Officer: Medical Marijuana Regulation a Concern
Sep 30 2021 // The Mississippi state health officer said that he’s concerned about how the Health Department would receive money for its part in licensing and regulating a proposed medical marijuana program. Dr. Thomas Dobbs said...
Mississippi Legislative Negotiators Reach Medical Marijuana Proposal
Sep 27 2021 // Mississippi House and Senate negotiators said that they have agreed on a proposed medical marijuana program. Leaders are expected to ask Republican Gov. Tate Reeves to call the Legislature into session to put the plan into...
