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All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Takeaways from Our Conversation on Selling Insurance to Cannabis Businesses in Newly Legal States
Feb 6 2024 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv It’s a new year, and one thing we can look forward to is more new states bringing their cannabis markets online. For insurance professionals, new states offer the challenges of new...
Texas Sues Five Cities Over Marijuana Amnesty Policies
Feb 1 2024 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched lawsuits against the cities of Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin, and Denton for adopting amnesty and non-prosecution policies that violate Texas laws concerning marijuana...
Audit: Incomplete Information Led to Resignation of Minnesota Marijuana Regulator
Jan 29 2024 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota governor’s office did not have complete information about the woman the governor appointed as director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency, leading to her...
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans Introduce Limited Medical Marijuana Bill
Jan 11 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Republicans’ highly restrictive plan to legalize medical marijuana in the state drew a lukewarm response from Senate Republicans and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Monday. The...
New Mexico Revoked Licenses of Cannabis Growers and Fined Them $2M for Safety, Other Violations
Jan 9 2024 // New Mexico marijuana regulators revoked the licenses of two growing operations in a rural county for numerous violations and have levied a $1 million fine against each business. One of the businesses, Native American...
Judge Blocks Alabama Cannabis Licenses Amid Dispute Over Selection Process
Jan 3 2024 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge temporarily blocked Alabama from issuing licenses to medical marijuana dispensaries amid an ongoing legal battle over how the state selected the winning companies. Montgomery Circuit...
Wisconsin Republicans to Introduce Proposal for Limited Medical Marijuana Legalization
Dec 28 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to legalize medical marijuana in the state and could vote on it sometime in 2024, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said. Republicans have been working...
Cannabis Insurance Specialists See Optimism in 2024 Data, Planning for Growth and More Capacity
Dec 15 2023 // From a broad view, data from the cannabis industry fails to paint an informative picture of what lies ahead for the business in 2024 or what the year holds for insurance professionals specializing in servicing the...
Adults in Ohio Can Legally Possess and Grow Marijuana – But There’s Nowhere to Buy It
Dec 11 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohioans woke up Thursday in a land of recreational marijuana limbo, in which adults can legally grow and possess cannabis at home, but cannot legally buy it. That combination of factors related to a...
Takeaways from Our Conversation with Insuring Cannabis Pro About His Son’s CBD Trial
Nov 30 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Erich Schutz has been a cannabis insurance specialist since around the time it first became legal, dropping into a competitive business with acumen, knowledge and passion. He even adopted a...
Lawsuit Blames Negligence by Plant Owner, HVAC Contractors for Cannabis Worker’s Asthma Death
Nov 29 2023 // A lawsuit has been filed over what has been identified as the cannabis industry’s first asthma workplace death. The mother of a worker who died from an asthma attack at a Massachusetts cannabis processing plant in...
Cannabis Industry Reports First Worker Death From Asthma Attack
Nov 20 2023 // The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health and safety officials said. The woman, 27, was working in a cannabis...
In Pennsylvania, Workers’ Compensation Now Pays for CBD Oil Treatment
Nov 17 2023 // Eight months after it ruled that medical marijuana is covered under workers’ compensation, a Pennsylvania appeals court has concluded that an injured worker’s cost of CBD oil is also reimbursable. A...
Marijuana Dispensary Sues Over Mississippi Regs that Bar Advertising
Nov 16 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The owner of a Mississippi medical marijuana dispensary filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging state regulations that he says censor business owners by preventing them from...
Ohio Votes to Legalize Marijuana For Adult Recreational Use
Nov 9 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law. Passage of Issue 2 makes Ohio the 24th...
Ohio Voters to Decide on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Nov 7 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Voters in Ohio will decide next week whether to legalize recreational marijuana, but people on both sides of the issue say more hangs in the balance than simply decriminalizing the drug. Supporters...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on SAFER Banking and What it Means for Cannabis Insurance Specialists
Nov 2 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv SAFE Banking was a much-introduced and more often-sidelined federal bill to provide a safe-harbor for banks doing business with cannabis operators. The new manifestation, the Secure and Fair...
Takeaways from Our Conversation with a Specialist Who Focuses on Baby (New) Cannabis Companies
Oct 19 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv In sales, you always hear about the big fish. For one, catering to new companies, or what some would call business babies or startups, takes a lot of work for less return. However, Danielle...
Summit: How Cannabis Brokers Can Get SMB Clients Better Insurance
Oct 13 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Big multistate operators often get the bend-over-backward treatment from all service providers, but what are insurance brokers looking to get the same treatment for their small-to-midsize...
Summit: Big Picture Trends Driving Insuring Cannabis Conditions
Oct 12 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Certain exclusions that were once prevalent in cannabis insurance seem to be eroding, possibly a sign of some good news for businesses in the industry. A group of experts gathered during...
