September 2, 2021
A broker hands an underwriter an application for a cannabis operation. No red flags so far, but then the underwriter takes a look for himself and finds a converted residence smack in the middle of a neighborhood, complete with minors …
August 6, 2021
It seems every week there are more and more cannabis mergers and acquisitions. And as these companies get and bigger bigger, so does their reach. When it’s all said and done, 2021 may have been the year of cannabis M&AS, …
May 24, 2021
Delta-8 is generating quite a buzz over what appears to be legal loophole enabling the production and sales of the intoxicating product in both legal and non-legal states. New York just became the latest state to ban delta-8 THC, as …
May 20, 2021
A study published in the scientific journal Addiction provides evidence of the association between recreational cannabis laws in U.S. states and responses in the illegal markets for cannabis, heroin and other drugs. The study found that the implementation of recreational …
May 6, 2021
A new report highlights the opportunity for insurers in cannabis. New Dawn Risk launched its latest white paper on insurance for the U.S. legal cannabis, CBD and hemp markets. The 2021 report is called “Opportunity knocks at last in the …
April 22, 2021
There may be many more carriers and brokers waiting on the sidelines of the insuring cannabis sector to get in than most may realize. That was among the messages delivered by experts during Insurance Journal’s webinar in mid-April, How Insurance …
March 18, 2021
Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips for …
March 12, 2021
Joe Biden’s election as President of the United States and the Democrats’ reclamation of control of the U.S. Senate may well have far-reaching effects on the U.S. cannabis industry, including, but not limited to, ultimately impacting what insurance coverage is …
March 4, 2021
Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips for …
March 2, 2021
If one thing can be said about the pandemic, it definitely was not a bad thing for cannabis, a business that many states declared to be essential as numerous other business sectors shut down to help slow the spread of …