Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Big Insurers Still Taking a Pass on Marijuana Profits
Aug 24 2018 // Marijuana is already a multibillion-dollar business in the U.S. that’s drawing attention from some lawmakers eager for tax revenue and investors looking for profits. So far, however, some of the biggest insurers are...
After Delay, Louisiana OKs Planting of Medical Marijuana
Aug 17 2018 // Louisiana’s first legal crop of medical marijuana can be planted this week. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, whose agency regulates the burgeoning industry, loosened a regulatory logjam that created a...
New Specialty Offering from HUB Targets Cannabis Producers, Distributors, Retailers
Aug 16 2018 // Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (HUB) has formed a comprehensive cannabis insurance and risk services offering under its Agribusiness & Farm Specialty Practice. The new offering is designed to...
Recreational Pot Measure Approved for North Dakota Ballot
Aug 15 2018 // Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota have succeeded in bringing the matter to a public vote later this year. Proponents submitted more than the required 13,452 valid petition signatures to get a...
California Considers Rule Changes as Legal Pot Market Struggles
Aug 15 2018 // The nation’s largest legal marijuana market is struggling. Illicit sales continue to thrive in California and shaky supply chain has customers looking at barren shelves in some licensed shops. There are testing...
Canada Delays Sales of Recreational Cannabis in Retail Stores as Legalization Looms
Aug 14 2018 // Canada’s largest province is delaying the launch of private marijuana sales in bricks-and-mortar stores until April 2019, nearly six months after the drug is legalized for recreational use. Ontario’s...
With Pot Shops Opening Soon, Massachusetts Warns About Driving High
Aug 10 2018 // In anticipation of the first recreational marijuana stores opening within Massachusetts in the coming weeks, state officials Wednesday stepped up warnings to motorists about the risks of driving while stoned. A new public...
California Commissioner Named Chair of New NAIC Cannabis Committee
Aug 8 2018 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has named California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones chair of its new Cannabis Insurance Working Group. Jones proposed that the NAIC establish this working group the...
$1.99 Cannabis Training Courses for Insurance Professionals
Aug 8 2018 // MyCEcourse Launches New Express Training Courses for An Evolving Cannabis Industry Rancho Cordova, CA, August 8, 2018 – MyCEcourse announces a new way to provide insurance brokers looking to enter and service the...
Nevada’s 1st Year of Marijuana Sales Exceeds Highest Expectations
Aug 6 2018 // Nevada regulators and industry insiders say the state’s first year of broad marijuana legalization has exceeded even their highest expectations, with sales and tax collections already surpassing year-end projections...
Los Angeles to Begin Licensing Marijuana Growers
Aug 3 2018 // Los Angeles began accepting license applications from marijuana growers, manufacturers and testing companies this week, after months of delays that left many businesses in the state’s largest legal marketplace...
New York Appoints Group to Draft Legislation for Adult-Use Marijuana Program
Aug 3 2018 // New York has appointed a working group to draft legislation to legalize and regulate the adult use of marijuana in the state. The move comes soon after a N.Y. Department of Health study commissioned by New York Governor...
California Cannabis Coverage Approved for 3 New Carriers
Aug 2 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday announced he has approved three more insurance carriers to offer coverage for the cannabis industry in the state. The North River Insurance Co. and United States...
Midlands Management Enters Oklahoma Marijuana Insurance Market
Jul 31 2018 // Oklahoma City-based wholesale insurance broker and program manager, Midlands Management Corp., has introduced comprehensive coverage for the marijuana industry in Oklahoma. The Midlands program offers products liability,...
Alaska Cannabis Festival Under Investigation for Allowing Pot Consumption
Jul 20 2018 // Organizers of an Alaska cannabis festival who allowed adult participants to consume pot in public are facing an investigation and possible fine. The director of the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office will...
Oklahoma Attorney General Assembles Team of Lawyers over Marijuana Rules
Jul 18 2018 // Oklahoma’s attorney general says he’s assigning a team of lawyers to advise him on matters surrounding the Board of Health’s decision to insert last-minute restrictions on the state’s new medical...
Some Recreational Cannabis Products to Remain Banned Under New Canada Law
Jul 18 2018 // A key segment of Canada’s marijuana industry will remain banned for up to a year after the drug becomes legal for recreational use — making it harder for Justin Trudeau to kill off the black market. Edibles,...
Conservative States Like Oklahoma Balk at Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana
Jul 16 2018 // Pot advocates celebrated the culmination of a yearslong effort to ease restrictions on the use of cannabis last month when nearly 60 percent of Oklahoma voters approved medical marijuana. Oklahoma’s proponents had...
Oregon Acknowledges Oversight Lack in Medical Marijuana Program
Jul 16 2018 // How much medical marijuana is in the pipeline in Oregon? The managers of the state’s program concede that they simply don’t know because of lax reporting by producers and a lack of site inspectors. That, they...
Report from New York Health Officials Calls for Pot Legalization
Jul 16 2018 // Proposals to permit recreational marijuana use in New York state took a big step forward Friday when state health officials issued a long-awaited report concluding that the benefits of legalization outweigh the risks. The...
