Most Popular Cannabis Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Class Action Lawsuit Against California Cannabis Companies Alleges Lower Than Advertised THC Content
Dec 8 2022 // A class action lawsuit against two California companies on Tuesday alleges they sold products in which the THC content was misrepresented as being higher than it actually is. Law firm Dovel & Luner announced it filed a...
#2 Skittles Maker Wrigley Settles With Cannabis Company Over Trademark
Jul 5 2023 // Wrigley, the maker of multi-colored fruit-flavored Skittles candies, has settled a lawsuit accusing a seller of cannabis-related merchandise of trademark infringement for marketing products under the “ZKITTLEZ”...
#3 10 Students in Califoria Appear to Have Overdosed On Cannabis Edibles
Dec 5 2022 // Ten Los Angeles students appear to have overdosed on cannabis edibles last week at their middle school in the San Fernando Valley, officials said. The students, between 12 and 15 years old, were in mild to moderate...
#4 Washington’s Legal Cannabis Farms Reopen After Pesticide Concerns Halted Operations
Jul 18 2023 // A big mound of fresh dirt sits at Terry Taylor`s marijuana farm in the high desert of north-central Washington state. Each hole for a new plant gets filled with the clean soil. Large swaths of recently installed landscape...
#5 Workers’ Compensation Must Reimburse for Medical Marijuana Costs in Pennsylvania
Mar 21 2023 // Injured workers in Pennsylvania are entitled to be reimbursed for medical marijuana costs under the state’s workers’ compensation law. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that while the Medical...
#6 After Election, Marijuana Advocates Look to Oklahoma, Other States
Nov 15 2022 // JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Law-abiding marijuana enthusiasts could find themselves in a bit of a predicament following voter approval of a recreational cannabis initiative in Missouri. Though it soon will become legal...
#7 Medical Marijuana Sales in Arkansas Could Set New Record: State Officials
Jul 14 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas are on track to set a new record this year, state officials said. From January through June, patients spent $141 million to buy a little more than 29,000...
#8 Voters Approve Recreational Marijuana in Two More States to Total 21
Nov 10 2022 // Voters approved recreational marijuana in Maryland and Missouri but rejected it in three other states, signaling support gradually growing for legalization even in conservative parts of the country. The results mean that...
#9 Insuring Cannabis Summit: Industry Deserves Lower Rates and More Capacity
Nov 3 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Improved and more sophisticated risk management in the cannabis industry warrant reduced insurance costs and more capacity, says the head of risk management at one of the cannabis...
#10 Takeaways from Our Conversation with a Cannabis Investing Pro
Aug 30 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Cannabis sales continue to rise, and states continue to legalize it. There may be a few clouds in the cannabis industry forecast, which have some specialty brokers dealing with these...
#11 Oklahoma Supreme Court to Consider Marijuana Legalization Question
Sep 1 2022 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider whether a question on legalizing recreational use of marijuana should appear on the ballot in November. Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws gathered enough...
#12 Insurers Told Expunged Crimes Off-Limits as New York Licenses First Cannabis Shops
Nov 22 2022 // New York has approved its first 36 retail marijuana dispensary licenses, awarding them to 28 applicants with prior cannabis convictions and eight nonprofits that serve those formerly incarcerated. New York officials wanted...
#13 ‘Stoneos’ Cannabis Cookies Look Too Much Like Oreos, Says FTC
Jul 10 2023 // Six companies that make snacks with the active ingredient of cannabis have been sent cease and desist letters because the packaging looks too much like foods that kids love, including “Stoneos” that mimic Oreo...
#14 2 Big Cannabis Insurance Providers Say Losses from California Storms Not as Bad as Feared
Jan 27 2023 // Just how big an impact the recent historic California storms had on the state’s cannabis industry is still coming into focus, and while two of the biggest players in California’s cannabis insurance market are...
#15 Amwins Report Keys on Disruption in Cannabis Space
Aug 2 2023 // The disruption in the cannabis space is having an impact on that insurance specialty from coast to coast, a new report out from Amwins shows. The report, Amwins State of The Market Report 2023: A Focus on the Cannabis...
#16 Alabama DOI Needs Insurers to Light Up the Budding Medical Marijuana Business in the State
Jun 5 2023 // Alabama lawmakers legalized medical marijuana two years ago. But that came with a high hurdle: Dispensaries, growers, processors and other license applicants must have at least $2 million of liability and casualty...
#17 5 Things to Consider When Transporting Cannabis
Apr 17 2023 // When it comes to general insurance issues, cannabis-related businesses face the same general liability and property risks faced by other industries, like workplace accidents, damage to property, crop failure and...
#18 Insuring Cannabis Summit: Carriers Seeing Evolution of the Space
Nov 7 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Michael Hall was an early insurance carrier entrant into the insuring cannabis space. Yet, even as it has grown and his competition increases, he doesn’t seem to worry about losing...
#19 Takeaways from Our Conversation on the Best Position to Start an Insuring Cannabis Career
Feb 24 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv The best position that promises the most growth and best opportunities from which to launch a budding insuring cannabis career is? Broker? Claims professional? An informal poll conducted on...
#20 Takeaways from Our Conversation on Biden’s Marijuana Pardon
Oct 25 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv There’s been no bigger cannabis news in the last few years than President Biden’s early October announcement that he intends to pardon all prior Federal offenses of simple...
