Oregon’s Cannabis Industry Generates $46M in New Wages, New Report Finds

by adminTorusBrand | Jun 2, 2016 | Business

A recent report estimates that the booming legal cannabis industry has generated thousands of new jobs and millions in wages for Oregonians since the state began selling legalized adult use marijuana last fall. The cannabis industry in Oregon has generated 2,156 new...

Baltimore Raven’s Player Gives $80k to Marijuana Research for NFL Players

by adminTorusBrand | May 23, 2016 | Business

<![CDATA[Current NFL player Eugene Monroe, an outspoken advocate of marijuana use for football players, donates $80,000 to research into the effects of marijuana on pain and concussions. Raven’s offensive lineman Eugene Monroe announced he has donated $80,000 to a...

Congress Blocks Medical Marijuana Research Meant to Lessen Opioid Epidemic

by adminTorusBrand | May 23, 2016 | Business

The U.S. House of Representatives denies two amendments to a bill designed to fight the rise in prescription painkiller addiction and overdoses in America. The U.S. House Rules Committee took up a bill to create a task force to help fight the opioid epidemic by...

International Medical Marijuana Refugees Flood to U.S. States to Find Relief

by adminTorusBrand | May 23, 2016 | Business

<![CDATA[Families in need of medical marijuana are leaving their homes around the world and emigrating to America to legally treat their children. Although medical marijuana is available to just over half the U.S. population, many in the U.S. and around the globe...

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Obama on Medical Marijuana Research

by adminTorusBrand | May 16, 2016 | Business

A bipartisan group of 27 lawmakers have sent President Obama a letter urging him to end the current barriers to cannabis research. The lawmakers include vocal cannabis advocates, like Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Rand Paul, R-Ky., Cory Booker,...