by adminTorusBrand | Jun 18, 2018 | Politics
The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has passed the Farm Bill, which includes a provision that would legalize the cultivation of hemp in the U.S. Legislation that would legally untangle hemp from marijuana in the United States and expand domestic production is on its...
by adminTorusBrand | Jun 14, 2018 | Business
The number of full-time workers in the marijuana industry is expected to more than double over the next five years. The legal cannabis industry is expected to provide as many as 340,000 full-time jobs in the United States by 2022, according to Marijuana Business...
by adminTorusBrand | Jun 13, 2018 | Politics
Findings in a new Gallup survey indicate a growing shift in moral acceptance of marijuana among Americans. Nearly two-thirds of Americans now consider using marijuana to be “morally acceptable,” according to a new report released last week by Gallup. The Gallup’s...
by adminTorusBrand | Jun 13, 2018 | Scientific Research
Having legal access to medical marijuana, more than two-thirds of chronic pain patients substituted cannabis for prescription opioids. A new study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain adds to a growing body of evidence showing that marijuana can serve as an...
by adminTorusBrand | Jun 12, 2018 | Politics
The new bills expand the qualifying conditions for medical marijuana to include conditions like autism, PTSD, and intractable pain. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards last week signed into law two measures that expand the state’s medical marijuana program, a move that...