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How this province is limiting the scope of cannabis risk

September 27, 2018 by Jason Contant

Ontario will soon introduce legislation defining the scope of recreational marijuana use, just weeks before the federal government is scheduled to legalize pot on Oct. 17. The governing Progressive Conservative Party is introducing a tightly-regulated regime in which municipalities will

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How marijuana legalization could impact workplace risk

September 20, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Canadian workplaces are likely to see an increase in marijuana use but the changes resulting from cannabis legalization next month will be “more evolutionary than revolutionary,” suggests a speaker scheduled to address next month’s Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO)

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Risk appetite for marijuana ‘all over the map’

September 17, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Some insurance companies “want no part” of covering risks related to cannabis in Canada, an industry analyst warns. As of Oct. 17, it will be legal in Canada for adults to possess up to 30 grams of dried cannabis for

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Cannabis stores in this province face strict rules for displays and security

September 13, 2018 The Canadian Press

WINNIPEG – Store owners who will sell cannabis in Manitoba will face strict rules about how they display and secure the drug when its recreational use becomes legal next month. New rules set by the province will require that stores

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Cannabis legalization raises questions on host liability

September 5, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

The legalization of marijuana next month leaves some key questions for commercial clients who serve alcohol. “What if an individual comes in already smelling of marijuana and the bartender is unsure what their level of impairment is?” asked Mouna Hanna, 

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How cannabis legalization could re-word home insurance policies

August 29, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

If carriers do what one insurance defence lawyer advises, your clients could get new exclusionary language in their home insurance policies as a result of cannabis legalization. Insurers who are concerned about the risk of fire and burglary arising from

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Liability risk for private pot retailers

August 28, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Your retail client could be at risk of a lawsuit if it starts selling cannabis, but the exposure may not be the same as the liability risk of a bar serving alcohol, an insurance defence lawyer suggests. Whether a retailer

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The client that should resemble a jail

July 18, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Once the new cannabis regulations take effect this October, commercial brokers servicing marijuana-producing clients should ask clients what they are doing to keep their production facilities secure. If a commercial underwriter gets an application for insurance from a cannabis grower,

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Why marijuana legalization could impact cyber risk

July 17, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Commercial brokers looking to place insurance for cannabis providers should be paying close attention to the information their clients keep on medical marijuana patients. Cannabis regulations announced last week will supersede the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations once

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In search of cannabis product liability coverage

June 28, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Brokers looking to place product liability policies for cannabis vendors might face an uphill battle. The cannabis industry “desperately” needs access to the same coverage that insurers already provide to non-cannabis businesses in agriculture pharmaceutical or manufacturing, said Wendy Sinclair,

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‘Spikes’ in marijuana use found after legalization

June 14, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Will the legalization of recreational marijuana encourage some Canadians to start using pot? In jurisdictions where cannabis has been legalized “we see spikes in use at the onset of sales,” Lewis Koski, former director of the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division,

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Some business risks from marijuana regulation changes

June 7, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

A Canadian fish oil supplement supplier, a business that hopes to enter the medical marijuana industry, is warning of the risks posed by the “rapidly-evolving” cannabis industry and uncertainty over Health Canada’s license approval process. Health, safety and environmental regulations