Number of Medical Marijuana Patients in Minnesota Up More Than 300% in 2016

by adminTorusBrand | Jan 19, 2017 | Business

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Things may be looking up for Minnesota’s struggling medical marijuana program, which has seen a huge influx in registered patients since expanding its list of qualifying conditions to include intractable pain. The number of...

Is Cannabis Medicinally Beneficial? New Assessment of 10,000 Studies Says Yes

by adminTorusBrand | Jan 18, 2017 | Pain, Scientific Research

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A comprehensive research review examining 10,000 studies has found conclusive evidence that cannabis and cannabinoids are beneficial for treating symptoms like chronic pain, nausea and vomiting, and spasticity. Cannabis and its...

This is What Police Think About Relaxing Marijuana Laws: A New Survey

by adminTorusBrand | Jan 18, 2017 | Politics

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A new Pew survey finds that a majority of American police officers favor marijuana legalization to some degree. More than two-thirds of United States’ police officers believe marijuana should be legal for either medical or personal...

Hemp Companies Sue DEA Over New CBD Rule

by adminTorusBrand | Jan 18, 2017 | Business

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The hemp industry is taking the DEA to court over a controversial new rule on marijuana extracts like CBD. The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) on Friday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in...

Cannabis Industry Raised Over $1 Billion in 2016

by adminTorusBrand | Jan 18, 2017 | Business

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Investments in the legal cannabis industry are up from last year, with nearly all capital being raised by companies in North America. In the latest evidence of 2016 being a banner year all around for cannabis, a new report from...