Cuomo did a ‘reverse Kerry’ by being against it before he was for it. He did it for political gain, of course, in a blue state filled with stoners who are able to vote to ‘stone out’ legally.
Can someone… anyone… on the IJ staff explain why this topic is related to insurance? It certainly draws out passionate, yet misleading and biased comments by stoners. So, is it click bait, or info on an ‘insurance issue’?
We believe there is interest, presumably by underwriters, agents, workers’ comp professionals, policymakers and others, in the risks and opportunities of legalized marijuana.
Andrew,
You are spot on. It is literally a topic at every insurance seminar I attend and has been for a few years now. My ag clients ask about it all the time, too. Don’t worry, your articles are in tune with the industry. Don’t let those who aren’t tell you any different. Thank you for all your work!
Here are just some of the articles we have published in the past year or so that address risks associated with marijuana. There are many more deeper in our archives. I believe you commented on more than a few of these:
Research Suggests Marijuana Users More Likely to Be Fired or Laid Off
Michigan Recalls Some Medical Marijuana Products
First States to Legalize Marijuana See Rise in Car Insurance Claims, Research Shows
Covering Cannabis in California
Mass. SJC Says Police Can Make Drugged Driving Arrest Based on Observations
Oklahoma Ruling Could Set Precedent for Marijuana Use in Work Comp Cases
Expert Sees a ‘Strong Need’ for Insurance for Cannabis Industry
Mass. Pot Shops May Be Open, but Workers Can Still Be Fired Over Weed
National Safety Board Calls for Standards for Drugged Driving Tests
Prosecutor Says Colorado Marijuana Laws Too Loose, Jeopardize Safety
Medical Marijuana Patients Admit Driving While Under Influence
Agents Warned About E&O Risks in Claiming Cyber, Cannabis Expertise
Rural Nevada Areas Not as High on Recreational Marijuana
Cherokee Nation Official: Medical Marijuana Illegal on Tribe Property
Marijuana Use Suspected in Fatal Colorado Crash
Troubled Opioid Seller Insys Looks to Cannabis to Save Itself
Only a Fraction of Patients Benefit from Medical Cannabis under Texas Law
Numerous California Marijuana Products Failing Safety Tests
Federal Prosecutor Threatens Law-Breaking Pot Businesses in Colorado
Big Insurers Still Taking a Pass on Marijuana Profits
Cannabis: Striking a Balance Between Federal and State Laws
California Considers Rule Changes as Legal Pot Market Struggles
Some Recreational Cannabis Products to Remain Banned Under New Canada Law
With Pot Shops Opening Soon, Massachusetts Warns About Driving High
Conservative States Like Oklahoma Balk at Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana
Alaska Cannabis Festival Under Investigation for Allowing Pot Consumption
Maine Employers Are Not Required to Reimburse Employees for Medical Marijuana Use
Florida Court Puts Hold On Smokable Medical Marijuana
Oregon Marijuana Growers Turning to Hemp as CBD Extract Explodes
More Employers Adopting ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy for Marijuana Use
Marijuana, Opioids Found in High Percentage of Drivers Killed in Car Crashes
Medical Marijuana Users May be More at Risk for Non-Medical Drug Use: Study
Data Show Rise in Fatal Car Crashes on 4/20 Marijuana ‘Holiday’
Legalized Marijuana Looks Like Bad News for Highway Safety
Internet Advertising by Unlicensed Marijuana Businesses Upset California Market
Study Suggests Pedestrian Fatalities May be Linked to Smartphone, Marijuana Use
Lawyers Handling Marijuana Business Operate in Hazy Legal Zone
New Hampshire House Committee Rejects Marijuana Legalization Bill
Maine Supreme Court Weighs Issue of Medical Marijuana and Workers’ Comp
Defendants in Oregon Pot Processing Explosion Suit Try to Turn Tables on Worker
California Pulls Stoned Driving Ad Critics Argued Promoted Pot Use
Lazy, Andrew, very lazy. I asked for the articles you published on the dangers of pot. You list everything in the world you have ever published to make me have to do your work for you. And YOU are an editor?
Look at the list: driving issues and employment issues are the only negatives you address.
Is Mental health addressed, and the fact that pot causes schizophrenia? Nope. IQ loss? Nope. Connection to violence? Nope. Danger to unborn children? Nope. Increase in use nationwide? Nope. Ignorance of the public of all these issues? Nope. The fact that neither the AMA or American Psychiatric Association have ever endorsed legal, recreational pot? Nope. I could go on, but I think you get the point.
And while we are talking about your editorial choices, where are the Climate Change articles from reputable science journals that cast doubt on what we know about Climate Change? Or stories about what we thought we knew is wrong? (Try the journal Nature over the past 2 years for a starter.)
Instead, all we get are the Doom and Gloom stories.
“Not a Medical Journal”. Well, golly gee Gomer! All we have room for here at IJ are stories about the spreading movement to legalize a drug that damages peoples lives (without the damage part of the story, of course).
How convenient! “Maine Supreme Court Weighs Issue of Medical Marijuana and Workers Comp”. Gee, THAT seems like a medical story.
Would it be of interest to employers that pot causes mental illness and violence? Would it be a possible legal issue to hire these people and therefore an insurance issue as well?
Never mind. Just keep on reporting the good news on spreading legalization.
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OK, I agree with the premise you stated. But there is no discussion of the risks that would expose various covers (both property and liability policies, and perhaps health insurance policies due to the known cognitive impairments recently seen to be correlated to pot use). Are WE supposed to discuss the risks due to the law changes, or will your authors be advised to do so in future articles?
Yogi–can someone…anyone…explain why if you’re so opposed to the IJ posting marijuana articles, you post on nearly every one of them (3 comments on this one alone)??
It’s only called ‘trolling’ by those who have tried to CENSOR the opposing viewpoints but failed, and have no other recourse but to try to DISCREDIT their opposition.
Yes. It gives a forum to stoners trying to sway public opinion, and oftentimes they censor opposing views. In essence, they get free ad space on IJ for their advocacy position. I object to articles that do not include a reasonable mix of viewpoints per quotes from various people on opposite sides of an issue. See my other comment for that specific criticism.
Yes. Because stoners are IJ’s primary demo. I am sure stoners are just flooding the forums. I don’t know why anyone not directly involved in the industry would spend their time reading an insurance trade rag.
If the recre-pot proposals are approved in the NJ legislature, they should be aptly named after their governor.
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We believe there is interest, presumably by underwriters, agents, workers’ comp professionals, policymakers and others, in the risks and opportunities of legalized marijuana.
And you were correct.
Andrew,
You are spot on. It is literally a topic at every insurance seminar I attend and has been for a few years now. My ag clients ask about it all the time, too. Don’t worry, your articles are in tune with the industry. Don’t let those who aren’t tell you any different. Thank you for all your work!
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Craig
Here are just some of the articles we have published in the past year or so that address risks associated with marijuana. There are many more deeper in our archives. I believe you commented on more than a few of these:
Research Suggests Marijuana Users More Likely to Be Fired or Laid Off
Michigan Recalls Some Medical Marijuana Products
First States to Legalize Marijuana See Rise in Car Insurance Claims, Research Shows
Covering Cannabis in California
Mass. SJC Says Police Can Make Drugged Driving Arrest Based on Observations
Oklahoma Ruling Could Set Precedent for Marijuana Use in Work Comp Cases
Expert Sees a ‘Strong Need’ for Insurance for Cannabis Industry
Mass. Pot Shops May Be Open, but Workers Can Still Be Fired Over Weed
National Safety Board Calls for Standards for Drugged Driving Tests
Prosecutor Says Colorado Marijuana Laws Too Loose, Jeopardize Safety
Medical Marijuana Patients Admit Driving While Under Influence
Agents Warned About E&O Risks in Claiming Cyber, Cannabis Expertise
Rural Nevada Areas Not as High on Recreational Marijuana
Cherokee Nation Official: Medical Marijuana Illegal on Tribe Property
Marijuana Use Suspected in Fatal Colorado Crash
Troubled Opioid Seller Insys Looks to Cannabis to Save Itself
Only a Fraction of Patients Benefit from Medical Cannabis under Texas Law
Numerous California Marijuana Products Failing Safety Tests
Federal Prosecutor Threatens Law-Breaking Pot Businesses in Colorado
Big Insurers Still Taking a Pass on Marijuana Profits
Cannabis: Striking a Balance Between Federal and State Laws
California Considers Rule Changes as Legal Pot Market Struggles
Some Recreational Cannabis Products to Remain Banned Under New Canada Law
With Pot Shops Opening Soon, Massachusetts Warns About Driving High
Conservative States Like Oklahoma Balk at Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana
Alaska Cannabis Festival Under Investigation for Allowing Pot Consumption
Maine Employers Are Not Required to Reimburse Employees for Medical Marijuana Use
Florida Court Puts Hold On Smokable Medical Marijuana
Oregon Marijuana Growers Turning to Hemp as CBD Extract Explodes
More Employers Adopting ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy for Marijuana Use
Marijuana, Opioids Found in High Percentage of Drivers Killed in Car Crashes
Medical Marijuana Users May be More at Risk for Non-Medical Drug Use: Study
Data Show Rise in Fatal Car Crashes on 4/20 Marijuana ‘Holiday’
Legalized Marijuana Looks Like Bad News for Highway Safety
Internet Advertising by Unlicensed Marijuana Businesses Upset California Market
Study Suggests Pedestrian Fatalities May be Linked to Smartphone, Marijuana Use
Lawyers Handling Marijuana Business Operate in Hazy Legal Zone
New Hampshire House Committee Rejects Marijuana Legalization Bill
Maine Supreme Court Weighs Issue of Medical Marijuana and Workers’ Comp
Defendants in Oregon Pot Processing Explosion Suit Try to Turn Tables on Worker
California Pulls Stoned Driving Ad Critics Argued Promoted Pot Use
NICE! THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!
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We are not a medical journal.
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OK, I agree with the premise you stated. But there is no discussion of the risks that would expose various covers (both property and liability policies, and perhaps health insurance policies due to the known cognitive impairments recently seen to be correlated to pot use). Are WE supposed to discuss the risks due to the law changes, or will your authors be advised to do so in future articles?
Yogi–can someone…anyone…explain why if you’re so opposed to the IJ posting marijuana articles, you post on nearly every one of them (3 comments on this one alone)??
Yes, rob, I can. It’s called trolling.
It’s only called ‘trolling’ by those who have tried to CENSOR the opposing viewpoints but failed, and have no other recourse but to try to DISCREDIT their opposition.
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You wrote, “I object to articles that do not include a reasonable mix of viewpoints per quotes from various people on opposite sides of an issue.”
But yet, you watch Faux Newz, listen to Rush and Hannity, read Infowars, I mean you’re kidding us with a statement like that, right?
Yes. Because stoners are IJ’s primary demo. I am sure stoners are just flooding the forums. I don’t know why anyone not directly involved in the industry would spend their time reading an insurance trade rag.
Says the guy who has nothing interesting to say, ever.
The point is the same as . . . oh, never mind.
This article is about marijuana and not climate change.