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Puerto Rico Legalizes Medical Marijuana

HeadlineMay 04, 2015

And the governor of Puerto Rico has signed an executive order legalizing medical marijuana. Governor Alejandro García Padilla said in a statement he believed the move would grant many patients “new hope.”

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