Lloyd’s underwriters given go ahead to insure Canadian cannabis risk
Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London have been informed that they can underwrite Canadian cannabis risk.
It will be legal to produce, distribute, sell and possess the drug for recreational purposes in Canada from 17 October 2018.
Canada is the second country to legalise the drug for recreational
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