Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Commentary: Are You Ready, Nevada? Nine New Laws for the New Year
Jan 3 2020 // Don’t let hindsight be 2020. While others are enjoying the holidays and a well-deserved break, Nevada businesses should “check their lists twice” to make sure they are compliant with a host of new laws...
2020 Predictions from Cannabis Industry Experts: More Insurance Business
Jan 2 2020 // More legalization in more states. More product liability risks. More regulations. More M&A. More of many things is what insurance professionals involved in the cannabis industry can expect in 2020. Insurance Journal...
Group Continuing Effort to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in Oklahoma
Jan 2 2020 // A group seeking to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Oklahoma refiled their petition in late December after facing a fierce backlash over what the plan might do to the state’s burgeoning medical marijuana...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 East Region Stories of 2019
Jan 2 2020 // A new year is a time of reflection for some, and last year, the city of Boston began 2019 by reflecting on an important piece of the city’s history: the 100-year anniversary of The Great Molasses Flood. The flood,...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Midwest Region Stories of 2019
Jan 2 2020 // The expanding legalization of marijuana in Midwest states captured the attention of Insurance Journal readers last year. Illinois became the 11th state to legalize recreational cannabis when Gov. J.B. Pritzker in June 2019...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Southeast Region Stories of 2019
Jan 2 2020 // It was a relatively quiet year for the Southeast in terms of major catastrophes compared with 2018 when Hurricane’s Michael and Florence caused major damage in the region. This year, Hurricane Dorian sideswiped the...
In Midwest, Legal Marijuana Sales May Spark Interstate Tension
Dec 31 2019 // Retailers legally selling marijuana for the past month in Michigan say they have drawn customers from surrounding Midwestern states where the drug remains illegal and, as Illinois prepares to joins the recreational market...
