Hemp Restrictions Loosened in Canada

by adminTorusBrand | Dec 16, 2016 | Politics

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Canada has issued an exemption to its Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that simplifies the application for an industrial hemp license. The licensing application process to grow, process, and distribute industrial hemp in Canada...

Alaska’s Recreational Marijuana Market, Slow to Roll Out, Now Running Short on Product

by adminTorusBrand | Dec 15, 2016 | Business

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Many of Alaska’s marijuana retail stores are unable to keep enough supply to meet demand. Alaska has been slow to get its marijuana market up and running since legalizing adult use cannabis in 2014, but many of the retail stores are...

First Clinical Trial of Cannabis for Chemotherapy Begins

by adminTorusBrand | Dec 15, 2016 | Scientific Research

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A clinical trial funded by the New South Wales government will test the efficacy and safety of cannabis on the side effects caused by chemotherapy. The world’s first clinical trial of cannabis for chemotherapy patients has begun in...

NBA’s Steve Kerr and Phil Jackson Acknowledge Past Marijuana Use for Back Pain

by adminTorusBrand | Dec 14, 2016 | Business

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Steve Kerr and Phil Jackson of the National Basketball Association recently acknowledged they’ve used marijuana in the past in an effort to manage pain. The discussion over cannabis use by professional athletes was reignited...

Marijuana Use by Baby Boomers Up 71%, Study Shows

by adminTorusBrand | Dec 14, 2016 | Business

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A new study shows that an unprecedented number of older Americans are using marijuana. Cannabis use among adults aged 50 and older jumped up by more than two-thirds between 2006 and 2013, according to a new study by researchers from...