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Cannabis Countdown: Top 10 Marijuana Industry News Stories of the Week - The Cannabis Investor

Welcome to the Cannabis Countdown. In this week’s rendition, we’ll recap and countdown the top 10 marijuana industry news stories for the week of Aug 12-18.

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Marijuana Minute: Industry News Recap - The Cannabis Investor

The Battle Between Insurance Companies and Medical Marijuana Wages On: Sun Life and many of Canada’s major health insurance companies have cautiously approached the Medical Marijuana landscape due to the potentially high costs of coverage, and thin clinical proof of its effectiveness. In the U.S. insurance providers are countlessly denying claims due to federal roadblocks, even with state courts pushing for fair use. Will new rulings outweigh the old in an act to reshape the judicial system? Unfortunately we don’t see widespread Medical Cannabis coverage realistic in the short term, however, progress is definitely still being made in the right direction. According to a New Hampshire Supreme Court decision, the court ruled in favour of Mr. Panaggio, age 59, who was demanding coverage for an on the job injury. Using Medical Marijuana to treat the pain caused by his injury, the board re-reviewed the case and did admit they found it to be a therapeutic benefit to him, however, both the board and the court could not confirm the coverage because of Marijuana’s criminal status federally. “It’s been an emotional rollercoaster,” said Panaggio, a former chemical worker in Nashua, New Hampshire, who was injured in 1991 and has been fighting for insurance coverage …