by adminTorusBrand | May 8, 2017 | Politics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The $1.1 trillion spending budget recently agreed upon by Congress doesn’t include any money for U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to go after states that have legalized marijuana. Despite U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions...
by adminTorusBrand | May 8, 2017 | Politics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Health ministers in Australia and New Zealand have approved low-THC hemp seeds for human consumption. The people of Australia and New Zealand will soon be able to legally consume hemp food products, after a landmark decision by the...
by adminTorusBrand | May 5, 2017 | Politics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lawmakers in Colorado have agreed to add post-traumatic stress disorder to its list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana. Legislation to add post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying condition for medical...
by adminTorusBrand | May 4, 2017 | Politics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In a recent call with reporters, Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer said he believes the shift in public opinion regarding marijuana will soon lead to legalization in all 50 states. Longtime supporter of marijuana legalization,...
by adminTorusBrand | May 2, 2017 | Politics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The mayor of Philadelphia recently voiced public support for marijuana legalization, claiming doing so would save funds and resources used to enforce prohibition. Philadelphia Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney suggested ending...
by adminTorusBrand | Apr 25, 2017 | Politics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Wisconsin Legislature recently passed a CBD bill, but CBD derived from hemp is already legal, regardless of prescription, in all 50 U.S. states. Wisconsin recently passed a medical cannabis law, but it offers little to no...