Patient Focused Certification (PFC) is a 3rd party certification program focused on Cannabis product safety. PFC was developed by Americans for Safe Access (ASA) a medical Cannabis advocacy organization. ASA set the standards in the U.S. for medical Cannabis product safety and best practices for manufacturing, dispensing, cultivation, and laboratory operations. The PFC program is working around the world to implement existing standards and best practices for patients, providers of medical care, companies, regulatory bodies and legislators. Recently, PFC and international partner groups have started incorporating European Union standards for hemp and cannabis. This presentation will provide an update on cannabis regulations in the US and Europe, data on cannabis dispensary staff training in the US, as well as a data grading regions in the US and Europe, with a medical cannabis program, under a 400 point assessment with a 5 general categories: Patient rights and civil protections, access to medicine, ease of navigation, functionality, and consumer safety (see example of the analysis below).

Analysis of regulatory improvements and setbacks for medical cannabis programs and product safety standards

255th National Meeting (2018)

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