All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 18 2019 // Marine and construction broker Jonny Young had no idea three years ago that an internship he was required to complete to graduate college would lead to a career in insurance.But after just three weeks interning with...
Nov 18 2019 // Marijuana use among adolescents and adults increased after legalization of recreational marijuana and that maybe problematic, according to a new study from New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine and...
Nov 18 2019 // An alliance of major legal marijuana businesses in California urged the state in early November to adopt tougher safety rules for ingredients and devices used in vaping and get tougher with illegal shops, amid an outbreak...
Nov 15 2019 // The state of Michigan is opening the door to the sale of marijuana for recreational use starting in December, which is earlier than expected.The Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued an advisory bulletin on Nov. 13. It says...
Nov 15 2019 // Georgia officials have made appointments to the state medical marijuana commission, a key step toward implementing a law designed to increase patient access. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and House...
Nov 14 2019 // On the tail-end of what turned out to be an extremely risky year for cannabis companies, one must wonder what 2020 has in store for a quasi-legal industry that is contending with a vaping crisis, contentious politics at...
Nov 13 2019 // Insurance broker HUB International recently named Jay Virdi as its chief sales officer for its cannabis insurance and risk services in the U.S. and Canada. As chief sales officer, Virdi will focus on further developing...
Nov 13 2019 // Problematic use of marijuana among adolescents and adults increased after legalization of recreational marijuana use, according to a new study from New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine and Columbia...
Nov 13 2019 // In an era of insurance transformation, where process simplification and flawless customer service are expected, innovation in policy and product is a must—especially when it comes to the non-traditional coverage aspects...
Nov 12 2019 // An explosion and fire have damaged a hemp processing plant in Kentucky.Clark County Fire Chief Ernie Barnes told WKYT-TV that crews were dispatched Thursday night to the GenCanna facility in Winchester and arrived to find...
Nov 12 2019 // Greyling Insurance Brokerage & Risk Consulting (Greyling), a division of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (EPIC), has launched a nationwide site pollution liability insurance program for the emerging cannabis...
Nov 6 2019 // Three months after medical marijuana became available in Louisiana, doctors and clinics say some patients are finding the cost for therapeutic cannabis too high for treatment, pricing them out of a medication they waited...
Nov 6 2019 // An alliance of major legal marijuana businesses in California urged the state Monday to adopt tougher safety rules for ingredients and devices used in vaping and get tougher with illegal shops, amid an outbreak of a...
Nov 5 2019 // On October 17th, the Insurance Journal hosted a virtual, 6 hour, live summit on insuring the cannabis industry. With 2,300 pre-registrants, an additional 200 joined in as the day progressed. These viewers represented over...
Nov 4 2019 // An Iowa state board has recommended that medical marijuana should be a prescription option for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and intellectual disability with aggression, but it rejected the drug for two other...
Oct 31 2019 // Selling insurance to cannabis dispensaries may the business in which to be in the very near future.A new report claims that cannabis retailing could become one of the “most profitable specialty store categories...
Oct 31 2019 // Back in June 2018, AAIS filed its first CannaBOP policy to provide admitted markets a BOP that would cover the unique risks associated with cannabis businesses. While the admitted market has yet to fully embrace the...
Oct 30 2019 // Jeffrey Manzanares started vaping nicotine two years ago because he thought it would be a safe way to quit smoking. Instead, it almost killed him.The 33-year-old construction worker spent 17 days in a Utah hospital last...
Oct 30 2019 // Construction workers are more likely to use drugs than workers in other professions, finds a study by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research at NYU College of Global Public Health.The study, published in the journal...
Oct 30 2019 // Executives at Kirby Co.’s home office noticed an odd trend: Its door-to-door vacuum-cleaner salespeople were increasingly involved in the same side gig — pitching CBD oil.Kirby, whose parent company is owned by...