Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Canadian Health Insurers Reluctant to Provide Cover for Medical Marijuana
Jul 13 2018 // Sun Life Financial, Canada’s No. 2 insurer, recently started covering medical marijuana in its Canadian health insurance plan – more than 17 years after the country first legalized it. The coverage, which requires...
Oklahoma Health Official Says State Is Ready for Medical Marijuana
Jul 2 2018 // The head of Oklahoma’s health agency said there’s a framework in place to get the medical marijuana industry rolling in the state soon, despite concerns from Gov. Mary Fallin that a statewide vote “opens...
Maine Employers Are Not Required to Reimburse Employees for Medical Marijuana Use
Jul 2 2018 // The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that employers in the state are not required to reimburse employees for their use of medical marijuana under the Maine workers’ compensation system because federal law preempts state...
Declarations
Jul 2 2018 // Medical Marijuana “Prosecuted or not, the fact remains that Twin Rivers would be forced to commit a federal crime if it complied with the directive of the Workers’ Compensation Board.” — Maine...
In Primary, Oklahoma Voters Back Proposed Medical Marijuana Law
Jun 28 2018 // Oklahoma voters on June 26 backed the medicinal use of marijuana, overcoming a late opposition campaign from law enforcement and business, faith and political leaders. State Question 788, the result of an activist-led...
California Marijuana Retailers Cut Prices Ahead of New Testing Rules
Jun 28 2018 // Bargain basement bud is on the menu in California, but you need to act fast to cash in on the cheap weed. Regulations being phased in six months after the state broadly legalized marijuana require that pot sold after...
Alaska Marijuana Regulators to Discuss Onsite Use
Jun 22 2018 // Alaska regulators are set to discuss proposed rules for allowing onsite consumption of marijuana at certain shops in August. Regulators have gone back and forth on onsite use, adopting rules in late 2015 to allow people to...
Florida Court Puts Hold On Smokable Medical Marijuana
Jun 22 2018 // A Florida circuit court has reinstated a stay on smoking medical marijuana. The state’s 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled that the hold will remain in effect “pending final disposition of the merits of (a...
Marijuana Sales to Be Legal in Canada Starting in October: Trudeau
Jun 21 2018 // Marijuana sales will become legal in Canada beginning October 17, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, making it the first major economy to legalize its recreational use. Stocks of marijuana producers, which...
Canada Set to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Jun 20 2018 // Canada is set to become the first Group of Seven nation to legalize recreational marijuana after a bill from Justin Trudeau’s government won the backing of the upper chamber. The Senate’s approval in a vote...
Maine Employers Are Not Required to Reimburse Employees for Medical Marijuana Use
Jun 19 2018 // The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that employers in the state are not required to reimburse employees for their use of medical marijuana under the Maine workers’ compensation system because federal law preempts state...
Oregon Marijuana Growers Turning to Hemp as CBD Extract Explodes
Jun 18 2018 // A glut of legal marijuana is driving Oregon pot prices to rock-bottom levels, prompting some nervous growers to start pivoting to another type of cannabis to make ends meet, one that doesn’t come with a...
More Employers Adopting ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy for Marijuana Use
Jun 18 2018 // FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. Factories from New Hampshire to Michigan need workers. Hotels in Las Vegas are desperate to fill jobs. Those employers and many others are...
Declarations
Jun 18 2018 // Pesticide Safety “EPA’s indefinite suspension of critical pesticide safety training is reprehensible – and illegal.” — New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood said about a lawsuit she...
California’s First Cannabis Business Owners Policy Approved
Jun 18 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved the first Cannabis Business Owners Policy in the State of California. The American Association of Insurance Services designed the new CannaBOP program for cannabis...
Trump ‘Probably’ Will Back Lifting Federal Ban on Marijuana
Jun 13 2018 // President Donald Trump said last Friday that he was inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, a proposal that would dramatically reshape the nation’s legal landscape for...
Backers of Easing Texas Medical Marijuana Laws Target Rural Areas
Jun 8 2018 // With the sound off, images from a new advocacy video touting the merits of medical marijuana could blend seamlessly into a commercial for the latest model of pickup — a burly Texan, clad in a cowboy hat, strides past...
Canada on Track to Legalize Marijuana
Jun 8 2018 // Canada’s marijuana legalization took a big step forward as the Senate passed an amended bill, meaning Justin Trudeau’s government can probably finalize the law and open the market in the next few months. Bill...
Florida Judge Lifts Stay on Smokable Medical Marijuana
Jun 8 2018 // Floridians allowed to use medical marijuana are one step closer to being able to smoke it. Leon County circuit court Judge Karen Gievers on Tuesday lifted a stay on her May 25 ruling that the Florida Legislature’s...
California’s First Cannabis Business Owners Policy Approved
Jun 6 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved the first Cannabis Business Owners Policy in the State of California. The American Association of Insurance Services designed the new CannaBOP program for cannabis...
