Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Iowa Board Backs Adding PTSD to Medical Marijuana Program
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...
Report: Cannabis Dispensaries May Become ‘Most Profitable’ Specialty Stores
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...
Covering Cannabis Risks on a BOP
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...
Utah’s Vaping Rate Reportedly 6 Times Higher Than National Average
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...
Study Shows Need for Drug Programs for Construction Workers at Risk
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...
Hemp and CBD Remain Risky Businesses in Uncertain Legal and Gig Climate
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...
Students Sue Colleges for Saying No to Medical Cannabis
Oct 28 2019 // Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical marijuana is legal, students...
Majority of Ohio Medical Marijuana Users over 40, Data Shows
Oct 25 2019 // Figures released by the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy show that more than two-thirds of the state’s medical marijuana cardholders are over the age of 40. The data shows about 21% are between the ages of 40 and 49,...
CBD Coverage Confusion
Oct 23 2019 // I had a chance to read an exclusionary endorsement this week that was really interesting. Let me set the stage with a question. Is there coverage for BI or PD related to the sale of CBD infused edible products? Since...
Vape Pioneer Whose Product Sickened Dozens Started in Southern California
Oct 22 2019 // Some of the people rushing to emergency rooms thought the CBD vape they inhaled would help like a gentle medicine. Others puffed it for fun. What the vapors delivered instead was a jolt of synthetic marijuana, and with it...
Why Didn’t We End It at 4:20? A Recap of the Insuring Cannabis Virtual Summit
Oct 21 2019 // I was skeptical when our CEO suggested it. “We should have an online conference about cannabis insurance,” he said. This was on the heels of an extremely popular Insuring Cannabis newsletter launch earlier this...
Group Warns Congress Legalized Cannabis Is Workplace Risk
Oct 21 2019 // A group of occupational medicine doctors is warning that legalization of marijuana has “huge” public and workplace health and safety implications that Congress should consider when dealing with the issue. The...
California Governor’s OK of Cannabis Tax Bill Among Several Industry-Related Bills He Signed
Oct 17 2019 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been quite friendly to the cannabis industry lately, signing into law more than a half-dozen cannabis-industry related bills. The bills were intended to add to or subtract from the...
Illinois Bill Would Require Lab Testing of CBD Items Sold in State
Oct 16 2019 // A proposed bill would require all CBD products sold in Illinois to meet testing requirements that would be developed by the state Department of Agriculture. CBD is a cannabis extract that does not cause a high but is...
Cannabis Banking Challenges in Legal States Go Far Beyond Pot
Oct 16 2019 // Kat Merryfield was ready to share her farm-to-home oils, chocolates and creams with the rest of the country. But banks and credit card processors weren’t ready to work with her small business. “We started out...
Occupational Medical Group Warns Congress Legalized Cannabis Is Workplace Risk
Oct 15 2019 // A group of occupational medicine doctors is warning that legalization of marijuana has “huge” public and workplace health and safety implications that Congress should consider when dealing with the issue. The...
Does the Cloud of Vaping-Related Injuries Portend a Storm of Litigation? – Cannabis Industry Alert
Oct 15 2019 // Electronic cigarettes and vaping have been heralded by many as a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes. A recent outbreak of illnesses allegedly related to vaping, however, has ignited public hysteria and...
Insuring Cannabis Summit Announces Agenda and Speakers
Oct 14 2019 // October 14, 2019 San Diego, CA – Today Insurance Journal has announced the agenda and speakers for the Insuring Cannabis Summit. This is a virtual, all-day event beginning at 9am Pacific on Thursday, October 17,...
Vaping, Guns, Marijuana on Tap for Maine Legislative Session
Oct 11 2019 // The Maine Legislature might consider restrictions on vaping, stricter gun controls and new marijuana laws in the coming legislative session. Legislators in the Democrat-controlled House and Senate are hoping to propose...
Cannabis Industry: More Regs Will Help Address Vaping Crisis
Oct 10 2019 // In the midst of a vaping crisis that has gripped the nation’s cannabis industry what is needed most right are more regulations. Believe it or not, that was a message from the industry itself. A group of expert...
