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8 Reasons your Cannabis Clients Need Site Pollution Liability Coverage

Apr 14, 2022

The cannabis industry is expected to see exponential growth over the next few years. Market experts project the industry to hit $45B in 2025 and up to $100B over the next 10 years. That growth will only be possible if growers, processors, laboratories and retailers are able to successfully mitigate risk. The various processes involved to take cannabis from seed to sale all have their own unique exposures that must be met with the proper insurance coverage.

Jencap’s cannabis specialists often see cannabis businesses without Site Pollution Liability coverage. They’ve outlined 8 reasons why your cannabis clients need this coverage in place:

  1. Cannabis growers are exposed to pollution liability claims resulting from fertilizers and other chemicals used in the growing process (indoors and outdoors).
  2. Cannabis processors commonly use chemicals like ethanol to produce oils and concentrates and to extract cannabinoids from the product and face exposure from these operations.
  3. Retail dispensaries face pollution exposure from building heating/cooling systems, building maintenance and other operations.
  4. Cannabis extraction requires the use of harsh solvents like propane, ethanol, butane, and isopropyl alcohol – usually in high concentrations.  These solvents, if not properly disposed of, get washed into sewers and water supplies where they harm aquatic life and get emitted into the environment in the form of airborne VOC emissions.
  5. Businesses growing cannabis plants for processing into consumer products have the following pollutants of concern:  nitrates, phosphorus, pesticides, and fungicides.
  6. Hazardous waste includes extraction solvents, contaminated lab debris, and cannabis lighting equipment. All of these can negatively impact the environment by infecting landfills, releasing harmful VOCs into the air, and polluting water supplies.
  7. Wholesale distributors of smoking accessories and vaping products are run out of warehouses and those products stored have hazardous chemicals like butane and isopropyl alcohol, which are highly flammable.
  8. Chemicals/solvents are often used in laboratories to extract or breakdown compounds for analysis. Once used, these chemicals/materials need to be disposed of properly. If not properly disposed of, businesses are at risk for creating air emissions, water discharges, hazardous and non-hazardous waste.

Jencap’s dedicated cannabis specialists remain one step ahead of industry trends to ensure your clients’ businesses have the insurance protection that they need – both for today and tomorrow. To learn more about our industry-leading cannabis insurance solutions, click here.
The Jencap Cannabis Insurance Team

The Jencap Cannabis Insurance Team

Jencap’s cannabis experts thrive on the challenge of difficult-to-place risks. They have boots on the ground in every major cannabis market and fully understand the unique challenges of both single-state and multi-state cannabis businesses in this budding industry. Our top-of-the-crop cannabis team offers fully-customized, winning insurance solutions that span every class of cannabis business and ancillary services — from the farm to the shelf and everything in between.

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Partnering with a longstanding, specialized wholesaler like Jencap keeps you one step ahead and able to proactively meet your cannabis clients’ needs, even in a complex and ever-changing environment. Managing a cannabis business is challenging enough, but finding adequate insurance coverage shouldn’t be. With Jencap’s unmatched reputation and market clout, you’ll have access to a national network of non-admitted and A-rated cannabis carriers. You can rest easy knowing you’re working alongside experts who adeptly cut through the messy tangle of regulations and policy forms to find the coverage your clients need.
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