Where Canadian cannabis businesses can stay open during COVID-19 pandemic
The vast majority of Canada’s provincial governments are allowing recreational cannabis stores to stay open during the coronavirus outbreak, in effect designating these businesses as “essential.”
US markets that have allowed marijuana businesses to remain open during coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home orders
Most state governments around the nation have deemed medical marijuana companies “essential” during the coronavirus pandemic, meaning the vast majority can keep doing business after residents were told to stay at home and many businesses were ordered to scale back or close their operations.
Medical cannabis businesses eye potential new markets in southern US
Medical marijuana legalization efforts are advancing through several states in the southern U.S., and if successful, they promise tens of millions of dollars of opportunities for cannabis entrepreneurs searching for markets that potentially offer lower costs and fewer barriers to entry.
Chart: Michigan’s early recreational marijuana sales a fraction of their future potential
Michigan sold more than $31 million in adult-use cannabis during its first three months of sales, though the state is still working out the kinks in this developing market.
Insurance-covered cannabis in Germany sets fourth-quarter record, pushing 2019 total to 123 million euros
Insurance reimbursements for medical cannabis in Germany reached a new high during the October-December period, propelling total reimbursements last year up nearly 70% from 2018, according to new data from the German National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband).
