Canada’s Cannabis Task Force Submits Recommendations, Giving Country Green Light to Legalize Marijuana

by adminTorusBrand | Dec 19, 2016 | Politics

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A task force appointed by the Canadian government to study the legalization of marijuana submitted its findings in a report last week. Canada’s Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation issued its recommendation report to...

Mexico’s Senate Votes to Legalize Medical Cannabis

by adminTorusBrand | Dec 19, 2016 | Politics

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A bill that would legalize full-strength marijuana for medical purposes in Mexico has passed the Senate and now moves onto the Chamber of Deputies. The Mexican Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill last week that approves the use of...

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...

Pennsylvania Accepting Applications for its Industrial Hemp Program

by adminTorusBrand | Dec 14, 2016 | Politics

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Four months after passing hemp legislation in July, Pennsylvania released application materials for its pilot program. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for its industrial hemp research pilot...

Minnesota Approves Medical Marijuana for PTSD

by adminTorusBrand | Dec 13, 2016 | Politics

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] After considering petitions to expand Minnesota’s list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana, the state’s department of health announced it would add post-traumatic stress disorder. Minnesota state health officials...

Marijuana Should Be Treated Like ‘Cigarettes or Alcohol’, President Obama Says

by adminTorusBrand | Dec 8, 2016 | Politics

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With just about a month to go before leaving office, President Obama told Rolling Stone magazine that marijuana should be treated similarly to cigarettes and alcohol. Marijuana should be treated like alcohol and tobacco rather than...