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Federal OSHA Officials Discuss Marijuana Industry Worker Safety

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Two officials with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) spoke this week about the agency’s latest guidance and priorities for “protecting workers within the cannabis industry” in the growing number of state-legal markets.

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Cannabis worker health and safety resource page

Leafly

Find information about best marijuana industry practices and protocols to keep everyone safe on the job. The post Cannabis worker health and safety resource page appeared first on Leafly.

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This federal agency creates cannabis worker safety plans for free

Leafly

NIOSH experts don't care if you're growing federally illegal marijuana. The post This federal agency creates cannabis worker safety plans for free appeared first on Leafly. They just want to keep your workers safe.

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Analysis: State-Legal Cannabis Not Correlated with Increased Traffic Fatalities

NORML

“There are legitimate concerns around the marijuana legalization debate. However, based on our research and the research of others, the effect that legal marijuana could have on traffic safety should not be one of those concerns.”

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New NORML Book Summarizing Hundreds of Studies Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Cannabis for Patients Now Available on Kindle

NORML

“When it comes to addressing questions specific to the safety and therapeutic efficacy of cannabis, this publication provides the evidence that patients and their physicians – as well as lawmakers – need to know.”.

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Product Safety Recalls - Vape Cartridges

Americans for Safe Access

The issue of adulterants in cannabis vape products has once again resurfaced as the Pennsylvania Office of Medical Marijuana issued a notice to medical cannabis patients on February 4, 2022 advising them of a recall of over 500 different products containing substances not suitable for inhalation.

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Many truckers say marijuana legalization doesn’t impact safety: report

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Washington — Although initial data suggests that marijuana legalization has “negatively impacted highway safety,” it’s still “too soon to calculate”. Read More

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