What's the best part about being a member of the ACS community? We can name plenty of reasons, but why not ask our members why they joined? Ready to join ACS? Sign up here! https://bitly.ws/Woz9 #ACS #Cannaspecialists #Cannabis #MedicalCannabis #JoinUs #Nurses #Doctors #ANA #ACNA #AMA
Association of Cannabinoid Specialists
Public Policy Offices
Boston, Massachusetts 2,835 followers
Science. Education. Regulation. Compassion.
About us
The Association of Cannabis Specialists ensures the highest standards in the practice of cannabis medicine, safeguards patient care with clinical best practices, and interfaces with other stakeholders in the cannabis community. We believe that patients are uniquely vulnerable and have very different needs than recreational users. We provide evidence and experience-based education for patients, cannabis clinicians, referring clinicians, and lawmakers to help them understand cannabis medicine and make informed decisions. We are a political organization striving to implement best practices in the laws and regulations at the federal, state, and international levels. Our Core Values: • Patients are a vulnerable group who deserve the highest standard of medical care and products. • Recreational use is not the same as medical use. These groups have different goals and needs and must be addressed separately. • Prohibition of cannabis is a major public health hazard that has failed to decrease drug use and has led to unsupportable consequences. • Cannabis is medicine. It should be regulated like other medications and be available by prescription including in botanical form. • Cannabis products should not make unsubstantiated medical claims. Products should be required to meet strict standards of safety, bioavailability, and efficacy. • Dispensaries should operate like pharmacies. They should provide products that are safe and effective. They should not provide medical advice to patients. They should not contradict patients’ clinicians’ orders.
- Website
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https://cannaspecialists.org/
External link for Association of Cannabinoid Specialists
- Industry
- Public Policy Offices
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2017
- Specialties
- medical cannabis, advocacy, medicine, healthcare, and education
Locations
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Primary
1101 Beacon St
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Employees at Association of Cannabinoid Specialists
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James Winokur
Chief Executive Officer, CitraChem; Board Member, Association of Cannabinoid Specialists (ACS)
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Dr. Bridget Cole Williams, MD
Family Physician, Medical Cannabis Specialist, Host of “Reclaim Your Wellness” Black Star Network, Keynote speaker, Lead Author of Amazon #1…
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Erik Smith, MD
Physican Consultant
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Carrie Armour
Principal, Armour Advocacy
Updates
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The Department of Consumer Protection has added two new conditions to the list of qualifying conditions for the Medical Marijuana Program. The conditions were unanimously approved Friday by the Medical Marijuana Program Board of Physicians. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eK6psaZT #ACS #Cannaspecialists #Cannabis #Medicalcannabis #Autism #FOD #FemaleOrgasmDisorder
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded researchers a $2.9 million grant to study how to improve the efficacy of cannabis warning labels, a project that will involve interviews with state marijuana regulators and online experiments designed to develop and implement “more effective warning labels that inform people about the risks associated with cannabis use.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/ehaARnax #ACS #Cannaspecialists #Cannabis #Medicalcannabis #NIDA #Warning #Warninglabel #Regulation
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A budtender is a sales person who works in a legal cannabis dispensary. They help customers select cannabis products to purchase. It is very important to understand their job and what they can and cannot do. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ejB9iQyj #ACS #Medicalcannabis #budtender #budtenders #dispensary #cannaspecialists #cannabis #medicine #patients #doctors @nejm @JAMA_current @CannabisJrnl
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"This is a small-scale randomized, controlled trial of CBG for anxiety. It showed some overall improvement, particularly participants’ subjective rating, though no objective measures improved. Interestingly, showed no impairment and even small improvement in verbal memory. "- Jordan Tishler, MD Read the full study: https://lnkd.in/eYvWgQ_d #ACS #Cannaspecialists #Cannabis #Medicalcannabis #CBG #Minorcannabinoids #Cannabinoids #Anxiety #Stress Mooddisorders #Mood
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In order to continue our mission to provide education and resources, advocate for high standards of patient care, and promote the voice of ACS, we need your help! Can we count on you to donate $25 today? https://lnkd.in/ebJfTear Donations will be used to attend conferences, network, develop new courses, grow our voice as a leader in the field of cannabinoid medicine, and so much more. All donations are appreciated, and we thank you for all that you do! #ACS #Nonprofit #notforprofit #Cannabis #Cannaspecialists #MedicalCannabis
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One of the best parts of being a member of ACS is access to and discounts on multiple courses designed to increase your knowledge of cannabis as medicine. ACS is proud to offer our members 20% off all a la carte courses at Thinkific. Our Customer/Patient Service Advocate (Budtender) Training Course offers in-depth video instruction from our experts. This course is intended to train Patient Service Advocates (aka Budtenders) with special emphasis on professionalism, patient care, and interacting with clinicians. We encourage you to browse the courses that ACS offers and to expand your knowledge in this exciting and growing field of medicine. #ACS #Cannabis #Cannaspecialists
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Did you know? Edibles are useful for delivery of cannabinoid medication. Due to first-pass hepatic metabolism, ingested delta-9 THC is converted to 11-hydroxy-THC which has a longer duration of action (8-12 hours). Orally ingested cannabinoids can be used as “long acting” form of cannabis medicine, suitable for chronic, continuous problems like arthritis pain. #ACS #Cannabis #Edibles #THC
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This observational study set out to answer the question of does cannabis help professional musicians who develop career-interfering pain syndromes related to their instruments. They found that non-users, new users, and long-term users all received benefit. The new users got best benefit and long-term users got more benefit than non-users. Users used both CBD and THC and there was no attempt to differentiate which agents caused benefit. Read the full study: https://lnkd.in/eGJwYjSC #ACS #Cannaspecialists #Cannabis #Medicalcannabis #Music #Musicians #CBD #THC #Pain