Insurance,
Administrative/Regulatory
Nov. 9, 2017
Potential coverage for cannabis growers affected by wildfires
Federal crop insurance programs may not be accessible due to the federal prohibition on growing cannabis, but that does not mean that other sources of coverage are not available.
Benjamin D. Tievsky
Associate
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Benjamin is a policyholder-side insurance attorney with Pillsbury.
The wildfires that ravaged Northern California this October have caused catastrophic damage to cannabis farms in Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino Counties. The timing of the fires is especially unfortunate given the imminent opening of California's recreational cannabis market. In the wake of the fires, growers who had been ramping up may now find themselves without a crop and without the facilities or the financial means to restore their operations. Dispensaries, edibles m...
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