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Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro García Padilla signed an executive order on Sunday, May 3, to put an end to the prosecution of medical use of marijuana on the island. A press release issued by the governor’s office explained the decision by citing the use of cannabis for health purposes in other US jurisdictions. Effective immediately, the order authorizes Commonwealth’s Health Department Secretary Ana Rius to allow the medical use of “some or all controlled substances or components of the cannabis plant.” Padilla also commanded Rius to produce a report three months later, “detailing the efforts made in compliance with this order, and the results obtained and the work plan to follow.” Read More |