Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
61 More Recreational Pot Dispensary Licenses Awarded in Nevada
Dec 18 2018 // A few cannabis companies are reaping riches after the latest Nevada dispensary licensing round. Green Growth Brands and TapRoot Holdings have each been awarded seven licenses to operate in the state, while GreenMart NLV...
More Marijuana Products in California Passing Safety Tests
Dec 18 2018 // A higher percentage of California marijuana products are passing strict safety tests, but the sudden closing of a lab that state authorities found wasn’t correctly checking for pesticides has raised new questions...
Covering Cannabis in California
Dec 17 2018 // Most of the action on insuring legal cannabis in California is in the surplus lines marketplace. The legalization of cannabis in California created many opportunities for insurers to get in on the ground floor in covering...
Nebraska Senators Aiming to Get Medical Marijuana on 2020 Ballot
Dec 14 2018 // Two Nebraska lawmakers have announced plans to place a medical marijuana legalization measure on the 2020 ballot. Sens. Anna Wishart and Adam Morfeld, both of Lincoln, on Dec. 13 announced the formation of Nebraskans for...
Agents Warned About E&O Risks in Claiming Cyber, Cannabis Expertise
Dec 14 2018 // Insurance agents and brokers who market themselves as experts in cannabis or cyber could wind up regretting that positioning. Because both are relatively new exposures subject to changing regulations and coverages,...
Rules for Marijuana Edibles Approved by Oklahoma Health Board
Dec 13 2018 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin will soon consider food safety rules on marijuana edibles, which advocates say should help bring clarity to the cannabis-infused food market. The Oklahoman reports that the Oklahoma Board of...
Senate OK of Farm Bill Sends It to President Trump Who Is Expected to Sign It
Dec 12 2018 // The House cleared farm legislation that renews agricultural subsidies and food aid for low-income families without a controversial provision backed by conservatives and President Donald Trump that would have toughened work...
Senate Passes Farm Bill with Crop Insurance, Food Stamps, Hemp Farming
Dec 12 2018 // The Senate passed a five-year farm bill renewing agricultural subsidies and food aid for low-income families after weeks of negotiations over work requirements for food stamp recipients and a last-minute snag over forestry...
Only a Fraction of Patients Benefit from Medical Cannabis under Texas Law
Dec 5 2018 // Fewer than 600 of an estimated 150,000 Texas patients with uncontrollable epileptic seizures have been prescribed a low-THC oil derived from cannabis under the state’s restrictive medical marijuana program. Roughly...
Utah Lawmakers OK Medical Marijuana Changes Despite Concerns
Dec 5 2018 // Lawmakers in conservative Utah havev passed sweeping changes to a new voter-approved medical-marijuana ballot measure under a planned compromise that secured the support of the influential Mormon church but sparked a...
Troubled Opioid Seller Insys Looks to Cannabis to Save Itself
Dec 4 2018 // Sitting in a Boston courtroom in a dark, pinstriped suit, the former top sales executive at Insys Therapeutics Inc., Alex Burlakoff, listened as federal prosecutors read out crimes he and the company had allegedly...
Oklahoma Ruling Could Set Precedent for Marijuana Use in Work Comp Cases
Dec 3 2018 // A recent Oklahoma court ruling that permits an injured worker to receive workers’ compensation benefits with a positive drug test could set a precedent for such cases at a time when medical marijuana may soon be...
Expert Sees a ‘Strong Need’ for Insurance for Cannabis Industry
Dec 3 2018 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv There’s “still a really strong need” for specialty insurance to cover cannabis businesses as well as medical professionals prescribing cannabis, according to an attorney who...
Massachusetts Pot Shops Report Sales Above $2.2M in 1st Week of Operation
Nov 30 2018 // The first commercial pot shops in Massachusetts sold more than $2.2 million worth of marijuana products during the first five days they were open for business. That’s according to figures released Tuesday by the...
Utah Lawmakers Draft Bill on Marijuana, Set for Consideration
Nov 26 2018 // Utah lawmakers and others involved in forging legislation to revise a voter-approved medical marijuana law say they’ve settled on a new version for consideration during an anticipated December special session. The...
Mass. Pot Shops May Be Open, but Workers Can Still Be Fired Over Weed
Nov 26 2018 // The long-awaited opening of the first recreational marijuana stores in Massachusetts was cheered by cannabis enthusiasts and entrepreneurs, but it doesn’t change the reality that workers can be fired or face...
First Legal Pot Stores in Massachusetts Open at Same Time
Nov 20 2018 // The first two recreational marijuana stores in Massachusetts opened at the same exact time this week. A spokeswoman for Cultivate in Leicester said Saturday the store planned to move up its regular 10 a.m. start time to 8...
PLUS Experts: One of the Biggest Gaps in Cyber is Explaining it to Customers
Nov 9 2018 // What’s one of the biggest gaps in cyber? Good communication between the insurance industry and customers, who are in need of more than just products to help protect them from risks in the rapidly changing digital...
Utah Voters Say ‘Yes’ to Medical Marijuana
Nov 7 2018 // Voters in Utah have decided to legalize medical marijuana. With most precincts reporting in, Utah’s medical cannabis ballot measure, or Proposition 2, led by a margin of 53 percent to 47 percent. Under the measure...
Alaska Marijuana Tax Revenue over $1M in September
Nov 5 2018 // Marijuana tax collections in Alaska dipped slightly in September but still totaled about $1.5 million. Figures released by the state Revenue Department show tax revenue of $1.48 million in September, compared to $1.54...
