by adminTorusBrand | Aug 29, 2013 | Business
USA Today: Although the directive issued by Attorney General Eric Holder will apply nationwide, it will largely affect the 20 states and the District of Columbia that allow for medical marijuana use, and Colorado and Washington where state laws allow medical and...
by adminTorusBrand | Aug 26, 2013 | Business
Raphael Mechoulam is the 82-year-old cannabis science pioneer who was recently profiled by the Monterey Herald. The award-winning professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products still teaches at and conducts research through the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
by adminTorusBrand | Aug 21, 2013 | Business
Unbeknownst to many, including Dr. Sanjay Gupta for many years, the chemistry of cannabis has studied and chronicled for decades. An article posted to Salon.com has done an excellent job of describing the science behind the components of cannabis, called cannabinoids,...
by adminTorusBrand | Aug 15, 2013 | Business
Yesterday, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber signed HB 3460, formally legalizing medical marijuana retail establishments throughout the state. In addition to legalizing medical cannabis dispensaries, the Oregon Health Authority will create a registry of medical cannabis...
by adminTorusBrand | Aug 14, 2013 | Business
In a follow-up to his CNN documentary, WEED, Dr. Sanjay Gupta spoke on Anderson Cooper 360 about the patent that the US Government holds on cannabidiol: U.S. Patent 6,630,507, “Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants.” This patent, commonly known as “the...
by adminTorusBrand | Aug 8, 2013 | Business
Instead, I lumped them with the high-visibility malingerers, just looking to get high. I mistakenly believed the Drug Enforcement Agency listed marijuana as a schedule 1 substance because of sound scientific proof. Surely, they must have quality reasoning as to why...
