All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 6 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvHemp is often a sidenote in conversations about the cannabis industry, but hemp has far greater growth potential than most people probably think. That’s according to a new report out...
Sep 25 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency Erin Dupree has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis products in the state.Dupree ran a business...
Sep 21 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvMichigan cannabis sales are a great story. Sales there reached another record in July, hitting $277 million for the month, and look to head well over $3 billion for the year. What’s...
Sep 8 2023 // Go back just a few years to 2019-2020, when cannabis stocks started to really hit the market in the United States and Canada. Everyone was jumping in.It was the green rush, but in retrospect, a few of those public...
Aug 24 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvSome cannabis insurance brokers are lately reporting better conditions for their cannabis clients – such as lower rates, better terms. It’s too early to say whether their cannabis...
Aug 21 2023 // New cannabis products like gummies, drinks and new consumables bring the promise of exponential growth and the normalization of public consumption, promising to significantly reshape the business landscape for insuring...
Aug 18 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A proposal to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana in Ohio was cleared Wednesday to appear on statewide ballots this fall after the Republican-led state Legislature failed to act on it.The...
Aug 17 2023 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A company that failed to win a potentially lucrative medical marijuana license in Alabama asked a judge Tuesday to block the state from issuing the licenses to anyone, arguing a state...
Aug 16 2023 // Germany’s cabinet passed a contentious bill on Wednesday to legalize recreational marijuana use and cultivation, one of the most liberal cannabis laws in Europe that could potentially provide further momentum for a...
Aug 11 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvYou don’t hear a lot about insurtechs and cannabis, but one firm aims to change that paradigm. SquareRisk principals say they aim to transform the wholesale distribution model for...
Aug 8 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvDispensary entrepreneur Adam Fong got tired of having his San Rafael, California operation being broken into. The business suffered five break-ins starting in 2019, with the biggest loss...
Aug 2 2023 // The disruption in the cannabis space is having an impact on that insurance specialty from coast to coast, a new report out from Amwins shows.The report, Amwins State of The Market Report 2023: A Focus on the Cannabis...
Aug 1 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesotans can legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes starting Tuesday, Aug. 1, subject to limits meant to keep a lid on things while the state sets up a full-blown...
Jul 27 2023 // New cannabis products like gummies, drinks and new consumables bring the promise of exponential growth and the normalization of public consumption, promising to significantly reshape the business landscape for insuring...
Jul 25 2023 // Like other states across the country, Washington has been grappling with how to regulate intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid products that are being innovated faster than state lawmakers can respond.The state has decided...
Jul 18 2023 // A big mound of fresh dirt sits at Terry Taylor`s marijuana farm in the high desert of north-central Washington state. Each hole for a new plant gets filled with the clean soil.Large swaths of recently installed landscape...
Jul 14 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas are on track to set a new record this year, state officials said.From January through June, patients spent $141 million to buy a little more than 29,000 pounds...
Jul 13 2023 // Legislation that would legalize marijuana use for medicinal purposes in North Carolina is probably dead for the rest of this year`s General Assembly session, House Speaker Tim Moore said Tuesday, citing opposition by many...
Jul 13 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvThe world of cannabis podcasts is as varied as it is broad. Some podcasts focus on the best ways to consume. Others have a business focus. There are podcasts focused almost solely on data,...
Jul 10 2023 // Six companies that make snacks with the active ingredient of cannabis have been sent cease and desist letters because the packaging looks too much like foods that kids love, including “Stoneos” that mimic Oreo...