All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jun 2 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by NutraRisk, an Amwins Specialty. More Americans are showing a growing interest in adding cannabis stocks to their investment mix. In fact, of the investors surveyed by...
May 27 2021 // People protested Tuesday near the Mississippi Capitol and the state Supreme Court building to demand that Gov. Tate Reeves call legislators into special session to restore a medical marijuana initiative that voters...
May 20 2021 // A study published in the scientific journal Addiction provides evidence of the association between recreational cannabis laws in U.S. states and responses in the illegal markets for cannabis, heroin and other drugs.The...
May 20 2021 // Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed medical marijuana legislation Monday as Republican opposition to the issue faded after decades of debate.The program will allow people with a qualifying medical condition to purchase medical...
May 19 2021 // Some Mississippi lawmakers say they want Gov. Tate Reeves to call them back to the Capitol for a special session to revive the state’s initiative process. Others want a chance to quickly revive discussion of a...
May 17 2021 // Mississippi will remain in the minority of states without a medical marijuana program after the state Supreme Court on Friday overturned an initiative that voters approved last fall – a decision that also limits...