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A house exploded in Southern California killing a gas company employee, and injuring three firefighters, another gas company employee, and over 10 residents. The explosion took place in the city of Murietta, not far from San Diego. The house where the blast originated was completely...

The cannabis industry now employs over 211,000 people full time across the 34 states that have legalized either medicinal or both medicinal and recreational pot. If we also count indirect employment, the figure rises to nearly 300,000 individuals who now enjoy job safety thanks to marijuana...

Clark County, Nevada, will allocate $1.8 million from marijuana industry revenue to subsidize programs assisting the homeless. The resolution’s first beneficiary will be HELP, an organization providing aid to homeless youth.
This is only the first round of funding, as the Clark County...

A gas explosion recently destroyed a house in Jeffersonville, Indiana, killing a homeowner and severely injuring his wife and two neighbors.
The damage was of such magnitude that several homes and a portion of the adjacent road have remained closed for weeks following the incident.
As...

Over the last six decades, much has been said, written, litigated, and legislated about bad faith in the insurance industry. Yet today even knowledgeable professionals struggle to present a succinct, precise definition. There are statutory factors and court precedents galore, but no statement on...

Starting in the late 1980s, insurance companies and their allies throughout the business sector began a push to limit defendants’ exposure in liability lawsuits. The movement, dubbed “tort reform,” targets state legislatures across the country to rewrite laws to protect business...

A simple trip to Walmart resulted in a horrific personal injury to a customer. A shoplifter trying to escape a West Virginia Walmart knocked over a woman on his way out of the store, resulting in severe internal injuries to the victim. On March 5, a West Virginia jury awarded the woman nearly $17...

How do you know CBD and hemp oil have gone mainstream? Perhaps when lifestyle guru Martha Stewart embraces them. Stewart has joined forces with Canopy Growth, a major Canadian cannabis company, to help with cannabis product development for people and pets. This partnership includes Sequential...

Cannabis has become a multi-billion-dollar business. As legalization spreads, one can already envision future global corporations seizing on the many opportunities that lay ahead. To face these challenges, the way the budding industry deals with human resources has had to evolve, and it will...

Compliance is key for marijuana businesses. The law is continually evolving, and companies must always be adapting, or they might risk losing their license. I have had the opportunity to hear one of the top compliance experts in the business, Joe Hodas, COO of General Cannabis, who is also a...