Green Spirit to open 5 cannabis dispensaries in PR
August 3, 2017
Green Spirit Industries Inc. will be entering Puerto Rico’s medicinal cannabis market with the acquisition of four pre-approved and one pending medical marijuana dispensaries on the island, company CEO Les Ball said in an interview with Dave Gentry of “RedChip Money Report.”
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Medicinal Cannabis courses tempered to new Law 42
July 26, 2017
Following the signing of the new Law 42-2017 regulating the local medicinal cannabis industry, Puerto Rico Legal Marijuana is ramping up its educational services to doctors and patients regarding the correct use of the marihuana flower.
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CUD, C4 partner to create medicinal cannabis chapter
July 17, 2017
In an unprecedented alliance, the United Retailers Association, known as CUD in Spanish, announced the start of the Cannabis Chapter in collaboration with the Caribbean Cannabis Chamber of Commerce (C4).
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Medicinal cannabis dispensary opens in Guaynabo
July 7, 2017
Faced with the challenge posed by the adoption of a new bill limiting the use of the cannabis flower for medicinal purposes, Puerto Rico Clínica Verde inaugurated Thursday a clinic at the Borinquen Towers on Roosevelt Ave. in Guaynabo.
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Cannabis dispensary opens in Ocean Park; 1st in San Juan
June 19, 2017
A new health and wellness alternative, the b.well Healing Center, opened its doors in the area of Condado and Ocean Park becoming the first medical cannabis dispensary in San Juan.
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Medical cannabis workforce registers uptick in P.R.
June 13, 2017
More than 4,000 people in Puerto Rico have begun the process of education and training to become part of the medical cannabis industry, which experts say shows the budding sector’s economic potential.
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Medicinal cannabis clinic, Earth Gift, opens in Carolina
June 12, 2017
Five local young entrepreneurs announced the opening of a new medicinal cannabis clinic in Carolina, Earth Gift, a 4,000 square-foot location at the Laguna Gardens Mall.
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Vesalius opens 5 medical cannabis dispensaries
May 16, 2017
Vesalius, operator of a network of medical cannabis dispensaries in Puerto Rico, announced Monday the opening of five clinics in different locations throughout the island.
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PR Legal Marijuana to train cannabis dispensary techs
May 3, 2017
Medicinal cannabis dispensary technicians are projected to be in higher demand as the Puerto Rico Health Department has resumed the approval of licenses for such establishments with last week’s authorization of an additional five dispensaries.
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Treasury: Medicinal cannabis could net $14M in revenue
March 15, 2017
A framework for the legal sale of medical cannabis would generate a new source of revenue for Puerto Rico, to the tune of $14 million a year in sales tax revenue for the Treasury Department, an agency official told lawmakers Tuesday.
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Medical cannabis seminar to focus on extraction process
February 24, 2017
Puerto Rico Legal Marijuana announced it will hold a medical cannabis occupational license seminar featuring a live demonstration of the extraction process on Feb. 25 at the Polytechnic University in Hato Rey.
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P.R.’s 1st medical cannabis pharmaceutical gets licensed
December 30, 2016
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.
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Health Dept. modifies medicinal cannabis regulations
December 16, 2016
The Puerto Rico Health Department has enacted a series of amendments to its medicinal cannabis regulations that impose new restrictions on doctors, patients and businesses while allowing municipalities to operate cannabis dispensaries, announced advocacy group Puerto Rico Legal Marijuana.
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2nd edition of P.R. MedCann.Biz slated for Oct. 18-19
October 12, 2016
Looking to lay the groundwork to advance the growth of the medicinal cannabis industry, Puerto Rico will host the second edition of Puerto Rico MedCann.Biz, an interdisciplinary forum that will bring together all the components of this new treatment alternative for patients with debilitating medical conditions in the island.
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Medical cannabis industry steadily taking off in P.R.
August 15, 2016
Step by step, Puerto Rico’s medical cannabis industry is getting off the ground. It promises benefits for patients and opportunities for entrepreneurs to create new companies and jobs.
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