Insurance
Oct. 29, 2010
The California Marijuana Initiative:Hashing Out Some Insurance Issues
Proposition 19 creates a number of thorny insurance-related issues. By Clifford E. Hirsch and Jodi Lambert of Hirsch, Closson, McMillan & Schroeder.
On Nov. 2, voters will decide whether to decriminalize the personal use and possession of marijuana. If Proposition 19 passes, it will create interesting issues for recreational users and their insurers. Can valid claims be made on a homeowners insurance policy for the theft, destruction or seizure of recreational or homegrown marijuana? Must an insurer defend a lawsuit stemming from a marijuana-related claim? The...
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