Articles tagged with "Puerto Rico"
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Puerto Rico Betting on Medical Marijuana to Help Ease Crisis
The Associated Press - Published on August 1, 2017Read moreThe island’s treasury secretary says the medical cannabis industry could generate up to $100 million a year and help ease an unemployment rate of around 12%.
Puerto Rico Governor Signs Medicinal Marijuana Bill
Gage Peake - Published on July 10, 2017Read morePuerto Rico became the latest corner of US to adopt a medical marijuana law, with the territory’s governor on Sunday signing a bill that legalizes it.
Puerto Rico: Young Generation Creating an Island of Cannabis Opportunity
Colleen Kimmett - Published on June 26, 2017Read moreThe island is kind of the 51st state, medical marijuana is legal, and IRS rule 280E is not applicable. Intrigued yet?
The Shake: D.A.R.E. Cries Foul, Denver Moves on Cannabis Clubs, and Wyoming Fails to Ban Edibles
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 1, 2016Read moreIn today’s daily news digest: D.A.R.E. wants you to know it (really) doesn’t like cannabis, Oregon eases banking rules, and Ohio organizers unveil initiative details.
Polls Show Support for Legalization on the Rise: The Leafly Roundup
Lisa Rough - Published on February 8, 2016Read moreCalifornia lawmakers are wrangling with a typo in state law, New Orleans could ease penalties for cannabis, and Mexico’s cartels are seeing cannabis profits nosedive.
Puerto Rico Legalizes Medical and Ecuador Looks to Decriminalization: The Leafly Cannabis Legalization Update
Lisa Rough - Published on May 4, 2015Read morePuerto Rico’s governor just signed an executive order to legalize medical marijuana! That and more in this week’s cannabis legalization update.
Puerto Rico Just Legalized Medical Marijuana
Lisa Rough - Published on May 4, 2015Read moreAfter a prolonged debate, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla signed an executive order to authorize the use of medical marijuana in the U.S. territory, effective immediately.