by adminTorusBrand | May 10, 2019 | Politics
Letter urging changes to the process comes after much delay under previous AG. Thirty bipartisan Members of Congress are demanding the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) approve more facilities to grow marijuana so that research can...
by adminTorusBrand | May 10, 2019 | Politics
The Sunshine State becomes the fourth state to pass such legislation since the 2018 Farm Bill federally legalized hemp. The Florida Legislature last week became the latest legislative body to pass a bill enabling hemp to be legally grown and sold within the state. The...
by adminTorusBrand | May 9, 2019 | Scientific Research
A new study suggests increased traffic fatality rates are not connected to legalization. Cannabis-impaired driving is a hot topic for policymakers in the United States. A major argument from anti-marijuana advocates is based on the idea that legalization will lead to...
by adminTorusBrand | May 8, 2019 | Business
Millennials in particular now prefer cannabis over alcohol. A 2019 market research report conducted by New Frontier Data shows 65 percent of cannabis users say they prefer cannabis over alcohol. Researchers expect that trend to increase with a wave of millennial...
by adminTorusBrand | May 7, 2019 | Politics
Safe Cannabis Sales Act to end “pipeline to prison.” In the District of Columbia, the use of recreational marijuana by those 21 or older has been legal since 2015, but buying or selling marijuana has remained illegal. On May 2, DC’s Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the...
