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Michael DeNault of World Insurance Associates explains why carrier pullback on THC beverages and uncertainty around Delta-8 have kept his team focused on state-licensed medical and adult-use cannabis businesses.  Check out the 2026 Insuring Cannabis Summit, hosted by Don Jergler, on demand at https://insuringcannabissummit.com/

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Jesse Parenti of JP Squared Consulting explains how better risk data is helping insurers expand coverage, ease underwriting requirements and lower cannabis insurance prices, though he says premiums still have room to fall.  Check out the 2026 Insuring Cannabis Summit, hosted by Don Jergler, on demand at https://insuringcannabissummit.com/

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As cannabis product liability lawsuits draw attention, Curaleaf’s Al Ochosa explains how testing, quality controls, documentation and supplier oversight can help operators manage risk. Check out the 2026 Insuring Cannabis Summit, hosted by Don Jergler, on demand at https://insuringcannabissummit.com/

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Al Ochosa of Curaleaf, Jesse Parenti of JP Squared Consulting and Michael DeNault of World Insurance Associates explore the coverage needs, operational exposures and regulatory challenges shaping cannabis insurance. They share practical strategies to help insurance professionals reduce client risks, prevent coverage gaps and identify emerging opportunities across the cannabis market. Hosted by Claims Journal’s and Insurance Journal’s Don Jergler.

Watch the entire Summit on demand at: https://insuringcannabissummit.com/

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The effects of the change in the federal stance on the scheduling status of cannabis may have many impacts on what insurers and those who service the industry do. However, if you don’t know what it means for the 280E tax code and the changes that may follow, then you should pay attention to what Griffin Basden has been talking about to clients following a December 2025 presidential executive order to expedite rescheduling. Basden with AlphaRoot talked about the changes for this episode of the podcast with host Don Jergler.

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Banking in the cannabis industry is a niche that few people may understand. It’s not without risk, but there are hundreds of banks offering their services to cannabis operators. In our latest episode, we talk to specialty banker Peter Su with First Central Savings bank about cannabis banking and what insurance and claims professionals should know about it. Listen to this interview with Insurance Journal’s Don Jergler and Peter Su with First Central Savings!

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Has the adoption of recreational cannabis laws affected workers’ compensation claims? A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute seeks to answer that question and others related to cannabis use and workers. We spoke with Vennela Thumula, policy analyst at the WCRI and lead author of the study, to get lots of data for the latest episode of our podcast.

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Dispensaries may be getting a bit of a break on employment practices liability insurance in recent times as capacity grows and insurers get better at evaluating the risks at these operations—and therefore become more comfortable with them. Nick Matsie, an assistant vice president at Berkley Select, is seeing a softer EPL market for dispensaries and other cannabis businesses. But he’s also seeing an uptick in claims frequency and severity.  “It’s not a matter if but when these claims come in,” he warned in our most recent podcast episode.

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When we started our “bimonthly trip into the intersection of two industries that couldn’t be more different,” we were in the grips of a pandemic and cannabis legalization was sweeping states across the country. Episode 1 aired in May 2020 with a few industry experts talking about how the industry would weather the pandemic and an eventual return to normalcy. Four years later and the industry is still kicking—though federal legalization is probably about as far away now as it was then. One of our first podcast guests was Morgan Fox, who is now the political director NORML. To mark 100 episodes, we asked him on again to talk about what the cannabis industry will look like in the year ahead with the new administration, and what may lie beyond.

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The Insuring Cannabis Podcast launched at a time of uncertainty — pandemic lockdowns, shifting regulations, and a rapidly growing cannabis industry. Now, 100 episodes later, we’re still here, still talking, and still looking ahead!

For this milestone episode on Feb. 20th, we’re bringing back one of our early episode guests: Morgan Fox, Political Director at NORML, to discuss what the future holds for cannabis policy in 2025 and beyond.

Tune in Thursday, February 20th as we reflect on where we’ve been—and where we’re headed.

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