Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne touts benefits of medicinal cannabis
I guess it matters in some ways, but not to me. I don't really care for titles and therefore I don't give much meaning or power to them. But I understand that others do. So the CEO of Overstock needs to add his two cents worth to the Medical Marijuana issue. Patrick Byrne, founder, and CEO of online retailer Overstock.com tells the Deseret News he has medicated with cannabis and that he is rooting for a ballot initiative legalizing its medical use to succeed in Utah this November. MIDVALE — Count Patrick Byrne among those rooting for cannabis to be legalized for medicinal use by Utah voters at the ballot box later this year. The Overstock.com founder and three-time cancer survivor say he has medicated with cannabis to help him neutralize the effects of his numerous health issues over the years. "It is so clear that we were designed for this stuff to work on us," Byrne told the Deseret News. "The evidence is just overwhelming, from a medical point of vi...
