Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Suit Alleges Ex-Pharmacist in Pennsylvania Fired for Not Trying Medical Marijuana
Feb 18 2020 // A former Pennsylvania pharmacist is suing the medical marijuana dispensary where she worked on allegations she was fired after refusing to illegally sample the shop’s products. Carol Kopiak, of Wilkes-Barre, filed a...
Kentucky Inches Closer to Legalizing Medical Marijuana
Feb 14 2020 // After years of setbacks, medical marijuana advocates in Kentucky gained momentum Wednesday when a House committee overwhelmingly approved a bill to legalize medical cannabis. The House Judiciary Committee advanced the...
New Colorado Law Tackles Employee Equity, Investment in Startup Cannabis Industry
Feb 13 2020 // The startup-laden cannabis industry is probably just right for those who are willing to forego a few extra dollars on their paychecks for the possibility of a bigger payout later when the company grows or goes...
California Commissioner Spearheading National Cannabis Insurance Framework
Feb 10 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is at the forefront of shaping how state insurance regulators all over the U.S. will deal with the legal cannabis market. Lara is not only the chief insurance regulator of the...
Insurance Most Needed by Cannabis Businesses
Feb 10 2020 // The NAIC’S Cannabis Insurance Working Group in a recently approved white paper identified some of the most pressing insurance needs of cannabis businesses. Insurance most frequently needed by the cannabis industry...
North Dakota Official: Work Injury Claims Could Rise with Recreational Pot
Feb 6 2020 // North Dakota could see a rise in workers’ compensation claims if marijuana is legalized, the state’s workplace safety agency told lawmakers on Feb. 4. Jodi Bjornson, a lawyer for North Dakota Workforce Safety...
Privacy Firm Finds Cannabis Patient Info Left Unsecured by Washington Firm
Jan 30 2020 // An internet privacy firm says it was able to access private personal information of more than 30,000 medical marijuana patients, recreational pot customers or dispensary employees in several states. The privacy firm was...
California Commissioner Spearheading National Cannabis Insurance Framework
Jan 28 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is at the forefront of shaping how state insurance regulators all over the U.S. will deal with the legal cannabis market. Lara is not only the chief insurance regulator of the...
Kentucky to Pilot Hemp Research Program for 1 More Year Before Expanding
Jan 28 2020 // Kentucky’s Department of Agriculture will continue operating its hemp program as a research pilot program for another year before transitioning to a commercial program, the agency said. Congress gave state...
Recreational Cannabis Impairs Driving Even When Driver Not High: Harvard Research
Jan 27 2020 // Recreational cannabis use affects driving ability even when drivers are not intoxicated by marijuana, according to a study from a Harvard Medical School hospital. Published in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal, the...
California Clears Way for Those with Cannabis Convictions to Get Insurance Licenses
Jan 24 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today announced a measure that enables people with cannabis-related convictions to obtain an insurance license. Lara announced the California Department of Insurance will use...
Cannasure Names Jenkins Senior Product Development Manager in California
Jan 21 2020 // Cannasure Insurance Services has named Summer Jenkins a senior product development manager. Jenkins is based in Sacramento, Calif., and reports to Kieran O’Rourke, director of underwriting. Jenkins has more than 20...
Global Cannabis Revenue Pushed by Sales Doubling in Some U.S. States
Jan 16 2020 // The green rush in the global cannabis market continued in 2019, with sales doubling in seven U.S. states as well as Canada, and you can expect that trend to continue this year, a report out on Thursday shows. The report...
Recreational Cannabis Impairs Driving Even When Driver Not High: Harvard Research
Jan 16 2020 // Recreational cannabis use affects driving ability even when drivers are not intoxicated by marijuana, according to a study from a Harvard Medical School hospital. Published in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal, the...
Lawmaker Says Maine Cannabis Needs Bank, Insurance Access
Jan 16 2020 // A Maine legislator is calling on the state’s legislative body to push the U.S. Congress to make banking and insurance accessible to legalized cannabis businesses. Republican Rep. John Andrews of Paris, Maine, said he...
Alabama Attorney General Opposed to Anticipated Medical Marijuana Bill
Jan 15 2020 // The Alabama attorney general is opposing medical marijuana legislation expected to be introduced in the upcoming legislative session. In a Jan. 6 letter to lawmakers, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall called...
Employment Practices – Liability Claims in 2020
Jan 13 2020 // After Back to the Future 2 was released in 1989, moviegoers could observe Marty McFly as he traveled to his version of 2015 where fingerprints were used to identify a person, to unlock the front door of a house and to pay...
AAIS Expands Cannabis Businessowners Policy into Nevada
Jan 8 2020 // The American Association of Insurance Services has expanded its admitted Cannabis Businessowners Policy program in Nevada. The Nevada Division of Insurance approved AAIS’s CannaBOP on Dec. 24, 2019. The cannabis...
Arkansas Report: $28M Worth of Medical Cannabis Sold in First Legal Year
Jan 6 2020 // Arkansas dispensaries sold about $28 million worth of medical marijuana in the first calendar year of legal sales in the state, according to a state agency. More than 4,200 pounds (1905 kilograms) of marijuana was bought...
Legal Sales of Recreational Marijuana Begin in Illinois
Jan 3 2020 // The sale of marijuana for recreational purposes became legal Wednesday in Illinois to the delight of pot fans — many of whom began lining up hours early at dispensaries. About 500 people were outside Dispensary 33 in...
