Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Green Shield’s Medrano Used Insurance to Get into Cannabis
Mar 4 2021 // Editor’s note: This part of 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 few tips...
Global 2020 Cannabis Sales Hit $21B, Insurance Brokers Saw Premium Boost
Mar 2 2021 // If one thing can be said about the pandemic, it definitely was not a bad thing for cannabis, a business that many states declared to be essential as numerous other business sectors shut down to help slow the spread of...
Mass. Court Says Injured Worker Can’t Charge Insurer for Medical Marijuana Expenses
Mar 1 2021 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has found that a worker can’t charge his workers’ comp insurer for the cost of medical marijuana treatment due to a work-related injury. This comes after Mark T. Delano initially...
North Dakota House Passes Bill That Would Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Feb 25 2021 // The Republican-controlled House has passed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota. Lawmakers also passed a related bill setting up a tax policy for marijuana. Both bills now go to the Senate. The...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Lockton’s Devey Helps Clients Battle ‘Insurance Fatigue’
Feb 18 2021 // Editor’s note: This part of 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 few tips...
Wisconsin Gov. Proposes Legalized Marijuana — Recreational and Medical
Feb 11 2021 // Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has proposed legalizing marijuana and regulating and taxing it like the state does alcohol. Evers made the proposal in his 2021-23 biennial budget, which estimates that legal marijuana would...
SafeHerb Develops ‘Seed to Sale’ Coverage for Cannabis, Hemp Business
Feb 11 2021 // A new commercial insurance product from SafeHerb, a division of Specialty Program Group, provides a full suite of insurance protection for the cannabis and hemp industries. SafeHerb’s Cannabis & Hemp Insurance...
Mississippi Medical Marijuana Regulations to Take Effect in July
Feb 9 2021 // Regulations for a medical marijuana program in Mississippi will be in place by a July 1 deadline, members of the state Board of Health said last week. But they cautioned that it’s unclear how soon marijuana might be...
After 4-Year Wait, W. Virginia Rolls Out Medical Cannabis Registration System
Feb 5 2021 // Nearly four years after West Virginia lawmakers allowed a regulatory system to be established for medical cannabis products, eligible residents can start registering to eventually receive them. Residents with serious...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Kennedy with Purple Risk Preaches Education, Specialization
Feb 4 2021 // Editor’s note: This part of 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 few tips...
Arizona Sees Recreational Cannabis Sales Start
Jan 26 2021 // Legal sales of recreational marijuana in Arizona have started, a once-unthinkable step in the former conservative stronghold that joins 14 other states that have broadly legalized pot. The state Health Services Department...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Schutz with NIF Group is a ‘Cannabis Ninja’
Jan 21 2021 // Editor’s note: This part of 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 few tips...
Deal Offers More Financial Services for California Cannabis Firms
Jan 21 2021 // A California cannabis industry group announced Tuesday that it reached an agreement with a state credit union that will provide checking, wire transfers and other banking services for more marijuana companies, helping ease...
‘Zombie Law’ Cited in Court Fight Over Mississippi Marijuana
Jan 13 2021 // Attorneys trying to block a Mississippi medical marijuana program say the state is using a “zombie law” about old congressional districts to defend how an initiative landed on the ballot. Voters in November...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Sherman with PSA Saw Cannabis as Natural Step from Professional Liability
Jan 7 2021 // Editor’s note: This part of 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 few tips...
Advocates Hope Texas Will Ease Medical Marijuana Restrictions
Jan 7 2021 // Five years after Texas legalized medical marijuana for people with debilitating illnesses, advocates and industry experts say the state’s strict rules, red tape and burdensome barriers to entry have left the program...
Mississippi Defends Medical Marijuana Initiative Against ‘Baseless’ Suit
Jan 4 2021 // A mayor’s lawsuit is making baseless arguments as it seeks to overturn a medical marijuana initiative that Mississippi voters approved, state attorneys said in court papers filed Monday. Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins...
Slew of Cannabis-Related Bills Filed in Advance of 2021 Texas Legislature
Dec 29 2020 // Marijuana seems to be on the minds of Texas legislators judging from the many cannabis-related bills that have been filed so far in advance of the Texas legislative session that begins in January. Many of the filed bills...
Insuring Cannabis Summit: Talking to Clients About Risk Starts with Education
Dec 28 2020 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insuring Cannabis Summit on Nov. 19. Believe it or not,...
Insuring Cannabis Summit: Legal Cannabis Space Moving at Light Speed
Dec 23 2020 // Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insuring Cannabis Summit on Nov. 19. Things aren’t just moving fast in the legal...
