The projected 2024 market value of stoning, $47B, does not consider the costs to society in terms of illness, death, traffic accidents leading to injury and death of non-stoners, and financial and familial troubles for stoners unable to function with mild or severe cases of cerebral impairment.
Correct, this report didn’t suggest it was going to address those items. But, we all have common sense and as with any legal intoxicant, there will certainly be negative components related to its legalization, and your examples above are some of them. What this article does address is the fact a majority of Americans want it legalized. Congress won’t be able to duck that for much longer. Especially as the aging members are retiring or otherwise being replaced.
Here we go again … 5 comments (including this one) at 10:20AM EST on 9/6. I’m setting the over/under of when the comment section will be disabled at 8 hours. Anyone want to bet?
Thus far, all comments are civil. Should that change, we’ll certainly see this section shut down as well. Everyone has been warned to clean it up and follow the rules Andrew continued to remind us about. If we follow that, we can have discussions and even disagree. This is a gigantic emerging risk in the insurance world and these types of articles aren’t going away. We are seeing the health warnings some of us out here have asked for. I think those are steps in the right direction. Those who are against legalization have often noted those warnings haven’t been part of the conversation. Well, now they are so those voices are being heard.
I genuinely don’t want the comments section down, but if the usual players decide to get un-civil in their misinformation crusade, I can’t help but respond.
This topic is of real interest to many in the risk management field. The comments are on point and deserve meaningful discussion. This comments section is not intended to be a political platform for individual bias or those that want to vent their personal values. No matter how divided our country has become, can’t we still have a meaningful professional discussion on important emerging risks in a insurance trade publication. Wow…really?
A total of 25% of millennial cannabis users say they feel “guilty” about their cannabis habit, compared with 17% of non-millennials.
As people see this can be used in a responsible way, it will be more widely accepted. The stigma will reduce as more states and eventually, the fed, legalizes its use.
Is there any way a cannabis farm could be sued if someone, or a state, were to claim it was addicting years down the line? Sort of like the opioid ordeal? From an insurance standpoint, that would worry me. I’m not sure of how the court would handle a situation like that though if it were legal in the state. Some insurance carriers are still hesitant to insure any part of legalized pot, so I am wondering if they are trying to figure out what future lawsuits could look like.
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Correct, this report didn’t suggest it was going to address those items. But, we all have common sense and as with any legal intoxicant, there will certainly be negative components related to its legalization, and your examples above are some of them. What this article does address is the fact a majority of Americans want it legalized. Congress won’t be able to duck that for much longer. Especially as the aging members are retiring or otherwise being replaced.
I’m genuinely curious–have you ever partaken in the devil’s lettuce, even once?
CP–my question was directed to Yogi.
Personally, I played around with it a little back in my college days (20+ years ago). Doesn’t interest me now.
Here we go again … 5 comments (including this one) at 10:20AM EST on 9/6. I’m setting the over/under of when the comment section will be disabled at 8 hours. Anyone want to bet?
I’m saying 6. Really is getting unreal lately. I think the entire comments section will be shut down by the end of next week.
Thus far, all comments are civil. Should that change, we’ll certainly see this section shut down as well. Everyone has been warned to clean it up and follow the rules Andrew continued to remind us about. If we follow that, we can have discussions and even disagree. This is a gigantic emerging risk in the insurance world and these types of articles aren’t going away. We are seeing the health warnings some of us out here have asked for. I think those are steps in the right direction. Those who are against legalization have often noted those warnings haven’t been part of the conversation. Well, now they are so those voices are being heard.
I genuinely don’t want the comments section down, but if the usual players decide to get un-civil in their misinformation crusade, I can’t help but respond.
Captain Planet: well said sir!
This topic is of real interest to many in the risk management field. The comments are on point and deserve meaningful discussion. This comments section is not intended to be a political platform for individual bias or those that want to vent their personal values. No matter how divided our country has become, can’t we still have a meaningful professional discussion on important emerging risks in a insurance trade publication. Wow…really?
A total of 25% of millennial cannabis users say they feel “guilty” about their cannabis habit, compared with 17% of non-millennials.
As people see this can be used in a responsible way, it will be more widely accepted. The stigma will reduce as more states and eventually, the fed, legalizes its use.
Is there any way a cannabis farm could be sued if someone, or a state, were to claim it was addicting years down the line? Sort of like the opioid ordeal? From an insurance standpoint, that would worry me. I’m not sure of how the court would handle a situation like that though if it were legal in the state. Some insurance carriers are still hesitant to insure any part of legalized pot, so I am wondering if they are trying to figure out what future lawsuits could look like.
We have seen this with big Tobacco and the vaping industry. At some point the hard science will catch up with the PR.