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Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis Sales at Circle K

Nov 10 2022 // Circle K’s deal with Green Thumb Industries to sell cannabis at some of its Florida gasoline retail locations may be a sign the industry has finally crossed any remaining mainstream barriers.Green Thumb CEO Ben...

Insuring Cannabis Summit: Experts Answer Social Media’s Toughest Questions

Nov 9 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv“What are the hardest lines of insurance to write for cannabis businesses?” That question took Stephanie Bozzuto, co-founder of Cannabis Connect Insurance, down a long mental...

Insuring Cannabis Summit: 2023 Bringing Lawsuits, Higher Property Rates, More Products

Nov 8 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvAn increase in new markets, and better brand recognition and distribution from existing markets, has led to more competition in the insuring cannabis space. That’s a good for the...

Insuring Cannabis Summit: Carriers Seeing Evolution of the Space

Nov 7 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvMichael Hall was an early insurance carrier entrant into the insuring cannabis space. Yet, even as it has grown and his competition increases, he doesn’t seem to worry about losing...

Insuring Cannabis Summit: Industry Deserves Lower Rates and More Capacity

Nov 3 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvImproved and more sophisticated risk management in the cannabis industry warrant reduced insurance costs and more capacity, says the head of risk management at one of the cannabis...

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Biden’s Marijuana Pardon

Oct 25 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvThere’s been no bigger cannabis news in the last few years than President Biden’s early October announcement that he intends to pardon all prior Federal offenses of simple...

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Must-Know Cannabis Lawsuits

Oct 18 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvThe lay of the legal land in cannabis today largely involves investor suits, trademark issues, and employment practices litigation. But legal matters arising out of compliance complaints may...

Marijuana Activists Hope Biden’s Pardons Influence Arkansas Voters

Oct 17 2022 // There are few surprises expected on Election Day in solidly Republican Arkansas, where Donald Trump’s former press secretary is heavily favored in the race for governor and other GOP candidates are considered...

Group Forms to Try to Block Marijuana Passage in North Dakota

Oct 10 2022 // An addiction counselor who helped defeat a marijuana legalization proposal in North Dakota four years ago has launched a fresh opposition group seeking to do it again this November.Kristie Spooner announced her group,...

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis Risk Management

Oct 3 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvSome organizations view risk management as merely slowing down and planning before proceeding, while others make it a key organizational building block. Risk management in the cannabis...

Oklahoma Court: Marijuana Question Won’t Make November Ballot

Sep 23 2022 // A proposed state question on whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Oklahoma won’t appear on the November ballot, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, dealing a blow to Democrats who hoped the...

California OKs Bill Protecting Workers Who Use Marijuana at Home

Sep 19 2022 // California could soon become the seventh state to make sure people won’t lose their jobs if they smoke marijuana when they’re off the clock.State lawmakers in late August passed a bill to stop companies from...

New Jersey Cannabis Regulator Issues Employers’ Guidance for Workplaces

Sep 16 2022 // New Jersey has issued guidance for workplaces to support employers’ right to create and maintain safe work environments, as well as affirm employees’ right to due process.According to the guidance and...

North Dakota Official Says Medical Marijuana Would Decline if Pot Legalized

Sep 14 2022 // Legalizing recreational pot in North Dakota could cut the number of people who are registered to use the drug as medicine by at least 80%, due to access to bigger quantities and more varied products, a health official said...

Oklahoma Supreme Court to Consider Marijuana Legalization Question

Sep 1 2022 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider whether a question on legalizing recreational use of marijuana should appear on the ballot in November.Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws gathered enough...

California Oks Bill Protecting Workers Who Use Marijuana at Home

Aug 31 2022 // California could soon become the seventh state to make sure people won’t lose their jobs if they smoke marijuana when they’re off the clock.State lawmakers this week passed a bill that would stop companies from...

Program Manager McNeil, New York Cannabis Industry Form Workers’ Comp Group

Aug 31 2022 // Insurance program manager McNeil & Co. and the Cannabis Association of New York (CANY) are forming a workers’ compensation safety group for the New York cannabis industry.The two said the New York State Insurance...

Takeaways from Our Conversation with a Cannabis Investing Pro

Aug 30 2022 // Cannabis sales continue to rise, and states continue to legalize it.There may be a few clouds in the cannabis industry forecast, which have some specialty brokers dealing with these challenges. But overall, the outlook for...

North Dakota Recreational Marijuana Supporters Backed by Greater Resources

Aug 26 2022 // The main group working to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota has more than a half-million dollars to press its case, far more than the mostly shoe-leather effort they relied on four years ago. Meanwhile, a...

Lawsuit Filed to Take Recreational Marijuana off Missouri Ballot

Aug 24 2022 // An anti-drug group on Monday announced support for a lawsuit to take a recreational marijuana legalization proposal off Missouri’s November ballot.Jefferson City resident Joy Sweeney filed the lawsuit Friday with...