Medical Cannabis in Puerto Rico: An Industry Under Pressure and a Regulatory System Facing New Questions
The Puerto Rico Department of Health’s direct involvement in matters concerning the Medical Cannabis Division, ongoing investigations, an ethics complaint against a former inspector, and a tragedy linked to commercial disputes have once again brought attention to the operations of an industry shaped by public health, economic activity, and institutional responsibilities. Puerto Rico’s medical cannabis industry has evolved into a sector involving thousands of patients, healthc
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22 hours ago4 min read
Investing in Medical Cannabis: The Questions Raised by a Business Dispute in Puerto Rico
An economic dispute involving medical cannabis dispensary projects became connected to a tragedy. The case raises questions about formal agreements, financial transparency, and investment protection in a regulated industry. An economic dispute involving medical cannabis dispensary projects in Puerto Rico became connected to a tragic outcome that claimed three lives. The case has brought a series of questions to the forefront regarding investments, business partnerships, and t
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From Stigma to Care: Medicinal Cannabis Enters Hospitals in Spain
Medicinal cannabis preparations are beginning to reach Spanish hospitals, opening a new option for patients who have not found relief. The development brings hope, along with a responsibility: to discuss access and well-being without promising results the evidence has yet to guarantee. Medicinal cannabis is beginning to reach Spanish hospitals after a year of regulatory work. For people living with persistent pain who have exhausted other options, the announcement represents
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Oct 212 min read
Do you have to be dying to receive treatment? The project that expels 66,000 patients in Puerto Rico
G9 warns that PC 1281 could leave *66,000 patients** without medicinal cannabis. The measure maintains the requirement that disabling conditions be linked to a terminal illness. San Juan, Puerto Rico; the G9 Alliance called for stopping the advancement of House Bill 1281 and holding public hearings before the Legislative Assembly votes on the measure. The Committee on Government recommended approving the bill with amendments that preserve a central restriction: only patients
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Oct 194 min read
The machinery behind cannabis convictions
The cost of the war on drugs cannot be explained by looking only at sentences. We also have to look at the laws that made them possible. In the first part of this story, we asked how much a public policy can cost when someone ends up sick, elderly, or dead inside the prison system because of a cannabis-related offense. Now we have to ask a different question: How did those convictions become possible? To a large extent, the answer lies in U.S. federal law. For decades, cannab
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