Cannabis Legalization in NJ: Protecting the Garden State’s Plants and Other Insurance Related Issues
One area of particular concern is product liability coverage. Like other consumer goods businesses, any business that “touches the plant” may find itself subject to product liability allegations involving inadequate labeling or product defects. As an example, in a wrongful death case in Colorado federal court, a dispensary, which had been sued for failing to provide adequate warnings on edible products, in turn brought the edibles manufacturer into the lawsuit (which ultimately settled). An insurance coverage dispute ensued. See Kirk v. Nutritional Elements & Gaia’s Garden, No.