All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 19 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvThe California wildfire season is shaping up to be an ugly one, with a worsening drought and soaring temperatures in the Western U.S. Wildfires are already blazing across numerous states. As...
Jul 14 2021 // Three top Democratic senators on Wednesday unveiled a discussion draft of a bill that aims to make cannabis federally legal, a move that would allow adult Americans to buy and possess up to 10 ounces of marijuana without...
Jul 13 2021 // Film and television actor Sacha Baron Cohen, best known for his movie character Borat, is suing a Massachusetts cannabis firm for $9 million because Cohen says the firm used his likeness on a billboard without his...
Jul 6 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvAfter hitting the halfway mark on the year and as we emerge from the pandemic, one has to wonder what the rest of the year will be like for cannabis businesses and those who work to insure...
Jun 30 2021 // Two prominent Mississippi physicians urged lawmakers Monday to put “guardrails” in place if medical marijuana is legalized in the state, warning that officials should be careful about making a product available...
Jun 29 2021 // The Rhode Island Senate approved legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults, marking the first time either chamber of the state Legislature has voted on a bill to legalize cannabis.The proposal was introduced by...
Jun 29 2021 // As South Dakota anticipates a state Supreme Court decision on whether recreational marijuana will become legal in July, state lawmakers and city governments are moving forward with their own pot plans.Officials across the...
Jun 25 2021 // A bipartisan effort to legalize marijuana for medical use in North Carolina got a legislative committee hearing on Wednesday. But it’s unclear whether enough legislators are ready now to alter their views on pot to...
Jun 23 2021 // Regulators amid much fanfare in early 2020 approved two cannabis lounges in Alaska, making it one of the few states where customers would be allowed to use marijuana at retail pot shops.Then the pandemic hit. One of the...
Jun 21 2021 // A proposed constitutional amendment to allow recreational marijuana use in Florida won’t be on the 2022 ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled last week that the ballot language was misleading.The court, in a 5-2...
Jun 21 2021 // When states declared cannabis operators essential during the pandemic, that kept cannabis dispensary doors open and boosted sales. That was fine and well, but it also had the effect of pushing up the costs of auditable...
Jun 21 2021 // There’s a shortage of carriers offering insurance to cannabis businesses in numerous states, causing these businesses to pay more for policies or go underinsured.Regulators in several states are stepping in and...
Jun 17 2021 // Cannasure Insurance Services is now providing its wholesale brokerage and managing general agent services to retail brokers representing insureds domiciled in California.Cannasure announced it will offer property capacity...
Jun 17 2021 // Researchers report increasing evidence is that motor vehicle crash rates rise when states legalize recreational use and retail sales of marijuana, although what effects marijuana by itself has on drivers remains...
Jun 16 2021 // Cornerstone Risk Solutions LLC, a Denver, Colo.-based subsidiary of IMA Inc., has acquired CLIC Management NV LLC, a managing general agent of group-based insurance programs for the legal cannabis industry. CLIC Management...
Jun 11 2021 // The NFL says it plans to fund research into alternative pain medications to opioids, including potential studies on whether cannabis can effectively treat pain without having a negative effect on elite athletes.The league...
Jun 9 2021 // Licensed marijuana stores in Washington state can offer free joints to promote on-site COVID-19 vaccine clinics, officials said this week.The state Liquor and Cannabis Board is calling the effort the “Joints for...
Jun 9 2021 // Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he wants legislators to put a medical marijuana program into state law after the state Supreme Court recently overturned one that voters approved.“I support the will of the voters....
Jun 7 2021 // There’s a shortage of carriers offering insurance to cannabis businesses in numerous states, causing these businesses to pay more for policies or go underinsured.Regulators in several states are stepping in and...
Jun 3 2021 // Hippo Names Executives Bienek, Primerano, Stienstra, DonahueHome insurer Hippo announced four executive appointments to its insurance team as it prepares to go public. Tim Bienek, Hippo’s chief insurance strategy...