Data on injured workers from the nation’s most mature adult-use cannabis market is pretty boring. No excessive claims resulting from injuries suffered by stoned forklift drivers, high cultivators, or even dispensary workers who were hurt during a robbery. How about …
The U.S. has in store an “above-normal” wildfire season if a prediction from fire weather experts holds true — “intense” may be a better word for the expectations in the Western region. Early predictions for the 2022 fire season point …
Compliance in the cannabis industry presents a different challenge in every state, with almost countless regulations and considerations waiting to upend operators and those who work to insure them along the entire supply chain — licensing, equipment testing, distribution and …
A number of businesses within the U.S. insurance sector are trying to weaken or delay emerging climate-related insurance regulation at federal and state levels, according to climate think tank InfluenceMap. Research from the group released on Thursday reportedly shows that …
Global cannabis sales for 2022 will reach just over $35 billion, and will almost double that in the next few years – and with newly legal states coming online, continued growth in the big states, more products, and more marketing …
The U.S. has in store an “above-normal” wildfire season if a prediction out on Wednesday from fire weather experts holds true – “intense” may be a better word for the expectations in Western region. Early predictions for the 2022 fire …
Directors and officers insurance is pricey and difficult to obtain in most business sectors, but by some accounts cannabis businesses may pay up to 50% more in premiums for D&O – if they can get it. A Fitch report out …
As Congress is poised to return from a break, nearly 50 major reporting at least $200 million in annual revenue urged lawmakers to pass an economic package with massive investments into clean energy projects. A letter from businesses including Adobe, …
Editor’s note: This story is based an Insurance Journal webinar, which is available on-demand. A longer version of this article is set to appear in the Insurance Journal May 16 print edition. Compliance in the cannabis industry presents a different …
There’s been a lot of ringing in on newly proposed rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission mandating that all publicly traded U.S. companies disclose their annual greenhouse-gas emissions and the climate risks their businesses face. SEC Chair Gary Gensler …
