Digitalization Begins To Innovate Insurance Industry: What Does That Mean For Cannabis? Munich, Germany- In a darkened movie studio on the east end of town, the Digital Insurance Agenda or DIA, the largest insurtech conference in the world, kicked off its annual event in mid-November. The sold-out event attracted about 1,000 top insurance executives from…
“Sit back and relax.” That was my emergency room doctor. It was 1999. I was seventeen. I had just snapped my clavicle in what ended up being my last high school football game. Goodbye college scholarships. So long NFL dreams. I remember feeling a tugging sensation when he removed the needle from my forearm.…
While it’s yet another thing excluded from Robocop’s vision of the future of the state, it is likely that Michigan will be voting on recreational marijuana next year. Having acquired over 100,000 more signatures than the necessary amount, the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol may have successfully gotten the matter on to the ballot for…
The Swiss cannabis farm aiming to supply 'legal weed' across Europe In fields across Switzerland the harvest time for cannabis is coming to an end, and workers are distributing the crop to shops in France and Switzerland. Soon, the plants could be available across much of Europe. The man behind the operation is 31-year-old Jonas Duclos,…
Medicinal cannabis hotline to cut through red tape for New South Wales patients and doctors A new hotline is expected to fast track access to medicinal cannabis for palliative care patients in NSW. Doctors will soon have access to the NSW Medicinal Cannabis Advisory Service to help them cut through the regulatory red tape of legally…
With the spread of medical marijuana as a treatment for mental illness, people are finding themselves in the predicament of having to speak to their mental health professionals about their medicine. Most psychiatrists don’t have training in the use of medical marijuana, even for common illnesses like anxiety. Part of this has to do…
urban-gro Launches Cannabis Industry’s First Line Of IoT Solutions Last week at the MJBizCon, a major cannabis industry event held annually in Las Vegas, urban-gro launched the first technology line for cannabis growers utilizing Internet-of-Things (IoT). urban-gro, a cultivation technology company for commercial-scale growers, announced the launch of announced Soleil® Technologies, an integrated portfolio of…
Enforcing Your Patent Without Litigation Patent litigation can be costly; the median cost can be more than $3 million. Even as the owner of a patent, you should explore all options before deciding to file an infringement suit. Litigation should be your last resort, even if your lawyer is convinced you can win. Winning a…
Cannabis oil use in the UK doubles in a YEAR The number of cannabis oil users across the UK has doubled in the space of one year, startling new figures reveal. Regulatory body data shows there are now 250,000 users across the home nations – up from the 125,000 recorded this time last year. Cannabis…
California Releases Proposed Emergency Regulations Last week, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control released their proposed emergency regulations for the industry. The Bureau, the government agency tasked with regulating California’s cannabis industry, announced the proposed emergency regulations ahead of the highly anticipated January 2018 start date. The Bureau also published helpful fact sheets and overview…
