Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Note to the Insurance Industry: Marijuana Is a Thing
Dec 4 2017 // It’s high time the insurance industry embraces marijuana. That’s because pot has entered the mainstream. To date, 29 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, eight states (plus...
Lawsuit Claims Florida is Ignoring Medical Marijuana Law
Nov 29 2017 // A Florida nursery and a man who suffers from epilepsy filed a lawsuit against Gov. Rick Scott’s administration that contends that state officials are flouting the state’s new medical marijuana law. It’s...
Some Massachusetts Towns Going to Pot, After All
Nov 21 2017 // They may not be mad about reefer, but a growing number of Massachusetts communities are leaving their borders open to commercial marijuana businesses, bucking a wave of bans and moratoriums that followed voter approval of...
Filing Approved for First Admitted Insurer in California to Sell Cannabis Insurance
Nov 20 2017 // The California insurance commissioner has approved the first filing by an admitted commercial insurance company to sell cannabis business insurance. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones in early November announced the...
New Hampshire House Committee Rejects Marijuana Legalization Bill
Nov 16 2017 // A bill that would legalize marijuana in New Hampshire has been rejected by a House committee. The Concord Monitor reports the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday voted not to recommend the bill to the...
California’s New Pot Market Brings Sticker Shock
Nov 7 2017 // California’s legal marijuana marketplace is coming with a kaleidoscope of new taxes and fees that could influence where it’s grown, how pot cookies and other munchies are produced and the price tag on just...
New Insurance Lines Will Help Emerging Marijuana Market
Nov 5 2017 // The end of Prohibition in 1933 was greeted with celebrations, as newspapers slapped large-type headlines on their front pages declaring, for instance, that “Prohibition Ends At Last.” President Franklin Delano...
Filling Approved for First Admitted Insurer in California to Sell Cannabis Insurance
Nov 2 2017 // The California insurance commissioner has approved the first filing by an admitted commercial insurance company to sell cannabis business insurance. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday announced the approved...
Admitted Carriers, CanaBOP Coming to California’s Cannabis Industry
Oct 20 2017 // The first admitted insurance carrier has filed to provide coverage to California’s legal cannabis industry and several more carriers have stated their intent to file products, according to state Insurance...
California Fires Pose Grave Risk to Marijuana Growers
Oct 12 2017 // For many businesses in northern California, it will take years to rebuild from the wildfires that have decimated the region. For many legal cannabis growers, the destruction could be insurmountable. At least six marijuana...
Voters in Alaska Reject Local Marijuana Ban Efforts
Oct 5 2017 // Voters in some parts of Alaska rejected efforts to ban commercial marijuana cultivation and retail sales, three years after the nation’s largest state passed a voter initiative legalizing the recreational use of the...
California Commissioner High on Marijuana Insurance, Sums up Trump Battle
Oct 2 2017 // It’s David vs. Goliath. That about sums up California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ feelings on his efforts to keep the remnants of Obamacare up and running in his state while President Trump does his best...
Arizona Supreme Court Won’t Review Lower Court Ruling on Medical Marijuana
Oct 2 2017 // The Arizona Supreme Court is letting stand a lower court’s ruling that the state’s medical marijuana law is constitutional in requiring counties to approve reasonable zoning regulations. Maricopa County...
Las Vegas Pot Testing Lab’s License Suspended by State
Sep 27 2017 // Officials confirmed a Las Vegas marijuana testing laboratory has been suspended. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Department of Taxation spokeswoman Stephanie Klapstein says the department on Aug. 24 suspended...
Judge Dismisses Challenge to Kentucky Medical Marijuana Ban
Sep 22 2017 // Kentucky’s ban on medical marijuana has survived an initial test in court, with a judge ruling Wednesday that the state has a good reason to “curtail citizens’ possession of a narcotic, hallucinogenic...
California Commissioner Sums up Trump Battle, High on Cannabis Insurance
Sep 19 2017 // It’s David vs. Goliath. That about sums up California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ feelings on his efforts to keep the remnants of Obamacare up and running in his state while President Trump does his best...
Maine Supreme Court Weighs Issue of Medical Marijuana and Workers’ Comp
Sep 18 2017 // The Maine supreme court on Wednesday began considering whether a paper millworker left suicidal by narcotic painkillers should receive workers’ compensation for medical marijuana. It’s the first time the court...
Pennsylvania Law Firms Hedge Bets on Marijuana Being Legalized Nationwide
Sep 18 2017 // A number of Philadelphia-area law firms are setting up practices to serve the cannabis industry despite concerns of an uncertain future. Many of the city’s biggest law firms — including Duane Morris, Fox...
Arizona Supreme Court Won’t Review Lower Court Ruling on Medical Marijuana
Sep 15 2017 // The Arizona Supreme Court is letting stand a lower court’s ruling that the state’s medical marijuana law is constitutional in requiring counties to approve reasonable zoning regulations. Maricopa County...
Massachusetts Pot Regulatory Board Set With Naming of Three More Members
Sep 6 2017 // The board responsible for regulating marijuana in Massachusetts is now in place after the selection of three more members. Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey on Friday appointed Britte McBride, a former assistant...
