Tobin Brings 15 Years of Cannabis and Insurance Expertise to Bolster Symphony Grow’s Industry-Leading Risk Management Services SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Dec. 3, 2024 – Symphony Risk Solutions, a premier insurance brokerage and risk management advisory firm, proudly announces the appointment of Corey Tobin as Director,  Symphony Grow, its specialty business exclusively focused  on the cannabis industry. With nearly 15 years […]

On Thursday, Dec. 12 @ 1 pm PT WeedWeek editor Alex Halperin  will discuss his recent special report on Metrc, the controversial provider of track and trace software, with cannabis journalist Jackie Bryant. Topics include: What Metrc’s system does How operators feel about Metrc Metrc’s vision for the future of the cannabis industry Metrc did […]

We’re excited to share that Jonathan Miller, General Counsel of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, will testify TODAY before the Ohio Senate General Government Committee against SB 326. Testimony starts at 3:30 ET, although we won’t know when Jonathan speaks until the hearing begins. As we’ve reported for weeks, SB 326 would ban hemp products containing more than 0.5mg of […]

Abstract The early cannabis legalization movement was linked to the environmental movement, and although legalization advocates envisioned an environmentally friendly cannabis industry, regulations and market trends complicated matters. A seismic event for cannabis waste was the repurposing of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) technology as cannabis “vape pens,” which are more accurately referred to as […]

Author Listed: Amanda C. Cook (Bowling Green State University) E. Tice Sirmans (Illinois State University) Brenda Wells (East Carolina University) Registered: Amanda C Cook Abstract We evaluate whether health insurer aggregate prescription drug expenditures change after the legalisation of medicinal cannabis using U.S. health insurer financial filings reported to state insurance regulators and compiled by […]

Published 2 December 2024 Medicinal cannabis: the controversy and understanding the regulatory landscape Snapshot Use of medicinal cannabis in Australia has significantly increased in the last couple of years, with mainstream media outlets recently reporting on harmful cases. The efficacy of the current framework for accessing medicinal cannabis is under scrutiny in light of the […]