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From the Club
Dispensary spotlights, strain reviews, guides, and local cannabis culture.
How Puerto Rico's Cannabis Program Compares to US States
How Puerto Rico's medical-only cannabis program compares to California, Florida, New York, and Colorado. Reciprocity, access paths, product catalog, and what's different.
Cannabis-Friendly Trip Planner: 3-Day, 5-Day & 7-Day Itineraries
Three itineraries for adults 21+ with a valid PR patient registration: 3 days in San Juan, 5 days including El Yunque, and a 7-day full-island trip with Vieques. Each day hour-by-hour, with compliance notes throughout.
Medical Cannabis vs. Street Cannabis in Puerto Rico: Why Legal Matters
Why the paperwork to join the legal medical program in PR is worth the effort: lab testing, dose consistency, no fentanyl-contamination risk, and the legal-protection reality for patients.
Cannabis Strain Guide for Puerto Rico's Climate & Lifestyle
A strain-and-terpene primer for visiting patients. Tropical-climate considerations, hydration when using cannabis in heat, and what the JRCM-licensed dispensaries typically carry in 2026.
Interview: A Puerto Rico Budtender on What Patients Actually Ask
A composite interview with a San Juan dispensary budtender on the real questions visiting patients ask at the counter. Anxiety, flower vs vape, flying home, and the tourist-pricing myth.
Puerto Rico Cannabis Industry by the Numbers (2026)
A 2026 snapshot of the Puerto Rico medical cannabis program. Dispensary count, patient enrollment, market-size estimates, growth curve 2018-2023, and the US-state comparison.
Cannabis para el Dolor Crónico: Guía para Pacientes en PR
El dolor crónico es una de las condiciones calificadas bajo el programa JRCM. Algunos pacientes reportan alivio parcial. La conversación específica pertenece al médico certificante.
Cannabis Etiquette in Puerto Rico: What Tourists Need to Know
Etiquette at JRCM-licensed dispensaries and in PR more broadly for adults 21+ visiting with a valid patient registration. Cash, discretion, and the implicit rules.
CBD and Delta-8 in Puerto Rico: What's Legal?
Hemp-derived CBD is federally legal under the 2018 Farm Bill. Delta-8 sits in a gray area. Puerto Rico overlays its own rules. For adults 21+, the short version.
5 Things to Do in Puerto Rico as a Cannabis Patient
Five itinerary-shaped activities for adults 21+ with a valid JRCM patient registration — with honest notes on where consumption fits the rhythm and where it doesn't.
Cannabis Dosing Guide: Start Low, Go Slow
A dosing reference for adults 21+ with a valid JRCM patient registration. Edibles, tinctures, inhalation — and why the most common visitor mistake is a second dose before the first lands.
Cannabis for Anxiety & Stress: What Puerto Rico Patients Should Know
Anxiety is one of the most-discussed reasons patients approach the cannabis program. The honest framing: some patients describe relief, research is evolving, and conversations belong with a physician.