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Insuring Cannabis Summit: What Will the Market Look Like 5 Years from Now?

Dec 3 2021 // This is part of a series of articles from Insurance Journal’s annual Insuring Cannabis Summit on Oct. 14. You can find more articles from the summit at the bottom of this one.The green rush, a term for talent...

Takeaways from Our Conversation on State Cannabis Regulations and Their Impact on Insurance

Nov 30 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvEver heard of a gram shop law? It’s a thing, and if you’re an insurance broker in Michigan focused on the cannabis space, then you and your clients are well aware of the term. The...

Marijuana Testing Lab Sues Michigan Over Major Product Recall

Nov 29 2021 // A marijuana testing lab filed a lawsuit against Michigan regulators after a major product recall and allegations of unreliable results.Viridis Laboratories, with operations in Lansing and Bay City, said the...

Louisiana Lawmakers: Medical Marijuana Expansion Too Slow

Nov 24 2021 // Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain came under fire Thursday from state lawmakers who complained his regulatory agency was moving too slowly in expanding the medical marijuana products available to patients.The...

Indiana Push for Marijuana Legalization Faces GOP Opposition

Nov 23 2021 // A renewed push for Indiana to join more than two-thirds of states with some form of legalized marijuana use appears to face the same roadblock from Statehouse Republicans who have opposed such a step for many...

Insuring Cannabis Summit: Brokers Advise on EPLI, Exclusions, Lounges, Labs

Nov 19 2021 // This is part of a series of articles from Insurance Journal’s annual Insuring Cannabis Summit on Oct. 14. You can find more articles from the summit at the bottom of this one.Employee practice liability insurance,...

Proposed Ohio Law Would Expand Medical Marijuana Capacity

Nov 18 2021 // The amount of marijuana grown for Ohio’s medical marijuana program would expand and the number of dispensaries able to sell it would be increased, under GOP legislation pending in the state Senate.Regulation of...

Capacity Shortfall Still Centerstage for Cannabis Sector

Nov 15 2021 // There is little surprise when a conversation about cannabis and insurance turns to the subject of capacity.“Really when it comes to cultivation, processing, there is a bit of a hiccup, it seems in the overall market...

Insuring Cannabis Summit: Too Many Operators View Coverage as Compliance Check Box

Nov 12 2021 // This is part of a series of articles from Insurance Journal’s annual Insuring Cannabis Summit on Oct. 14. You can find more articles from the summit at the bottom of this one.One big reason carriers aren’t...

Takeaways from Our Conversation on California’s New CBD Law

Nov 10 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvWhen California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 45 into law in early October, there was a lot of excitement in the state’s cannabis industry, particularly for businesses and...

Insuring Cannabis Summit: More Market Growth Through the Year and Beyond

Nov 4 2021 // This is part of a series of articles from Insurance Journal’s annual Insuring Cannabis Summit on Oct. 14. You can find more articles from the summit at the bottom of this one.Cannabis literally beat COVID-19. After...

Oregon Court Distills the Science of Cannabis to Find Insurance for a CBD Claim

Nov 4 2021 // Although the 2018 Farm Bill carved out hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act, few court rulings have addressed the legal distinction between federally legal hemp and federally illegal cannabis.A new opinion from...

Insuring Cannabis Summit: Capacity Still a Centerpiece of Concern

Oct 27 2021 // There is little surprise when a conversation about cannabis and insurance turns to the subject of capacity.“Really when it comes to cultivation, processing, there is a bit of a hiccup, it seems in the overall market...

Workers’ Compensation Insurers Find That as Opioid Cost Slows, Marijuana Grows

Oct 15 2021 // Workers’ compensation insurers have slashed spending on opioids, reducing the risk of addiction and delayed recovery, but now they are under increasing pressure to reimburse injured workers for a new kind of...

Skyward Specialty Adds Cannabis Coverage for D&O and E&O Lines

Oct 14 2021 // Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is broadening its professional and management liability offerings for the U.S. legal cannabis market by adding cannabis-related risk to multiple coverage classes. The company’s...

Judge Rejects Missouri’s Medical Marijuana Ownership Residency Rule

Oct 14 2021 // A federal judge has struck down Missouri’s requirement that a majority of the owners of companies that dispense, grow or manufacture marijuana must be state residents.U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey issued a...

Republican Lawmaker’s Bill Would Legalize Marijuana in Ohio

Oct 13 2021 // Marijuana would be legalized in Ohio for adults 21 and older under Republican legislation coming in the Ohio House.The bill would encompass the growth, processing, distribution and sale of marijuana and marijuana products,...

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis and Surplus Lines

Oct 11 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvIt may not come as much of a surprise to those who know about insurance and cannabis that the business is written mostly by the surplus lines market. Just how much is written there vs. the...

California Governor Signs Hemp Bill Setting up Regulatory Framework

Oct 7 2021 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a bill into law establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for the manufacture and sale of hemp products in California.Newsom signed Assembly Bill 45. The bill alters...

Mississippi State Dept. of Health Officer: Medical Marijuana Regulation a Concern

Sep 30 2021 // The Mississippi state health officer said that he’s concerned about how the Health Department would receive money for its part in licensing and regulating a proposed medical marijuana program.Dr. Thomas Dobbs said...