New Study: Medical Marijuana Reduces Medicaid Prescriptions, Could Save Taxpayers Billions

by adminTorusBrand | Apr 21, 2017 | Scientific Research

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A new study has found the legalization of medical marijuana to be associated with a significant decrease in prescriptions for Medicaid enrollees. Allowing marijuana to be legally accessed and consumed for medical purposes appears to...

Governors of Marijuana States “Addicted” to $1.4 Billion Tax Revenue

by adminTorusBrand | Apr 21, 2017 | Business

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Governors don’t want to let go of the tax revenue collected from recreational cannabis sales, which helps fund school construction, local law enforcement, and social services. Governors in states with operating marijuana retail...

Oregon Passes Law Protecting Marijuana Consumers

by adminTorusBrand | Apr 20, 2017 | Politics

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill on Monday that prohibits marijuana retailers from sharing or keeping identity information about customers. Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill to protect marijuana consumers from having their identities...

West Virginia Becomes 29th Medical Marijuana State

by adminTorusBrand | Apr 20, 2017 | Politics

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed into law a bill that allows seriously ill patients to legally access and use medical marijuana. West Virginia became the 29th U.S. state to allow the use of marijuana for certain medical...

Americans Think Marijuana is Safer for Pain Than Opioids, Poll Finds

by adminTorusBrand | Apr 19, 2017 | Business

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A new extensive, in-depth poll from Yahoo News and The Marist Poll examines Americans’ evolving attitudes about cannabis use. Two-thirds of Americans believe opioid prescription drugs like Vicodin and OxyContin are...