Puerto Rico’s governor just signed an executive order to legalize medical marijuana! That and more in this week’s cannabis legalization update.

After a prolonged debate, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla signed an executive order to authorize the use of medical marijuana in the U.S. territory, effective immediately.

New York State has finally begun accepting applications for its coveted medical marijuana dispensary licenses. Applicants can submit licensing questions through May 5th.

From one moment to the next, you never know what new changes are going to take hold. Here’s the latest in cannabis legalization updates from across the globe:

The United States is experiencing quite a shakeup in both DEA and Attorney General leadership, and the moves could mean big things for the cannabis movement.

In a move that will surprise no one (but will disappoint thousands of Washington medical marijuana patients), Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5052 into law earlier today.

CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta recently asked President Obama how he feels about the CARERS Act, a historic bill that would reschedule cannabis on a federal level.

Unfortunately, if Governor Chris Christie were to become the next leader of the free world, he could prove harmful to the growing cannabis movement.

Governor Deal signed House Bill 1, dubbed the Haleigh’s Hope Act, to make it legal for qualified medical patients to access medicinal cannabis oil in the state of Georgia.

The Washington state House voted to approve Senate Bill 5052, and there’s been much buzz surrounding these controversial changes to the state’s medical marijuana program.