Puerto Rico’s first medical cannabis pharmaceutical company, IMC Corp., has been given the go-ahead to start operations in Ponce upon receiving its license from the Commonwealth’s Health Department, company officials confirmed Thursday. IMC, founded by local entrepreneurs, will process and manufacture medicines based on cannabis. Jill Lamoureux, president of Pure O&M and consultant for IMC, […]
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Puerto Rico: Governor Just Legalized Medical Marijuana
In a surprise move, Puerto Rico’s Governor Alejandro García Padilla signed an executive order legalizing the use of medical marijuana in the U.S. territory. The order, which was heavily debated in Puerto Rico since 2013 but never put to a public vote, went into immediate effect. The Caribbean island joins 23 other U.S. states in […]
Puerto Rico Rejects Smoking Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes
Smoking marijuana for medicinal purposes will not be allowed in Puerto Rico, but cannabis derivatives could be consumed in other ways, government officials said Tuesday as they provided more details on the governor's weekend executive order on cannabis use. Read article here: High Times
Governor of Puerto Rico Signs Executive Order to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla of Puerto Rico signed an executive order yesterday legalizing medical marijuana in the U.S. territory. The order enables the Puerto Rican Health Department to authorize the use of marijuana and its derivatives for medical purposes. The Health Secretary now has three months to produce a report etching out the details of […]