S3 Collective

Are you ready for MJ Unpacked? We are just 1 WEEK AWAY from #MJUSTL24 ! Finalize your travel plans for St. Louis November 5-7, and make sure you are registered to attend this amazing event and grow your network! S3 Collective is looking forward to meeting everyone! 🤝 https://lnkd.in/dd3eFv7P.

🚀 Big News from The S3 Collective! 🚀 We are excited to announce the addition of Kief Studio, Boveda Inc., CSQ Cannabis Safety & Quality (CSQ), and ExtractionTek Stainless (ETS) as our newest Founding Members! They join our original Founding Members—Omega Equipment & Supply and The GMP Collective—as well as The Bill and Kathy Kinney Foundation, whose generous donation in memory of Ryan Kinney supports advancing psilocybin research.  Together, we're united in our mission to create a safer, more credible, and standardized cannabis marketplace. 🌱 These partners are driving public trust by championing higher standards in cannabis and psychedelics. Their support fuels our research and collaboration with regulators and industry leaders. 🙌 Learn more about our new members and what this means for the future of cannabis standards. Visit our website to read the full press release ➡️ www.s3collective.org Interested in joining our growing community and taking a leadership role in advancing the industry? Reach out to explore how your organization can become a Founding Member. 📈 Let's continue building a safe future together. 🌍✨ #S3Collective #CannabisStandards #FoundingMembers #CannabisSafety #CannabisIndustry #JoinUs #Collaboration #PublicSafety #Standardization Scheril Murray Powell, Esq.Lakshmy MahonElisabeth BerryAlena Rodriguez, MSAlexa WilsonDavid VaillencourtFred NiehausDr. Leah JohnsonEd Nodland Darwin MillardClaire A. EricksonEric MyersJosh RecibeBethany Moore

See you at MJ Unpacked in #stlouis #missouri David Vaillencourt will be there for this fantastic panel discussing building a safe industry for both cannabis and hemp. Also, stop by The S3 Collective’s booth and learn how you can help! Alena Rodriguez, MS Scheril Murray Powell, Esq. Lakshmy Mahon Ed Nodland Fred Niehaus Elisabeth Berry Alexa Wilson Dr. Leah Johnson ExtractionTek Stainless Omega Equipment & Supply Boveda Inc. CSQ Cannabis Safety & Quality The GMP Collective

Stories from ASA's Community, like this one from Gail Rand, CPA, remind us why we do this work! Please donate today to ensure ASA can continue empowering patient advocates and fighting for safe access for all. SafeAccessNow.org/Donate https://lnkd.in/eEzevj8B

S3 Collective was created to facilitate the scientific research and collaboration needed to stand up an evidence based standards framework for the botanical industry. Safety and Standards are not exclusive to Cannabis and Hemp, and our mission continues to support the growing #psychedelics industry. Alena Rodriguez, MS, Technical Director for S3 Collective, attended the #Psychedelic #Convention Denver last week, and participated in an exciting panel discussing testing and labeling standards for Psychedelic Mushrooms with Rocco Iannapollo, Dan Huson with Rose City Labs, veronica Lightning Horse Perez with The Healing Ground and Jonathan Person with Gobi Labs. Help us build a safer future for cannabis, hemp and psychedelics, and donate now! www.s3collective.org

🌍 Please register and join us for the FDA's upcoming Webinar on Cannabis Products. Registration link below: https://lnkd.in/giCYmQYp Topics will include ✔ Insights into the landscape of the cannabis marketplace and some general information on how products are manufactured and regulated. ✔ Identifying common misconceptions on the use and safety of cannabis products and provide attendees with accurate information to help prevent the spread of misinformation. ✔ Providing greater knowledge of ways to identify and report adverse events. ✔ Suggestions on how to create a safe space to discuss patient use of these products. ✔ Recent labeling changes which would impact prescribing and medication management to optimize patient care.   This will be presented by Cassandra L. Taylor, Ph.D., a Public Health Advisor at FDA within CDER’s Office of the Center Director, Scott Janiczak, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, a Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) in the U.S. Public Health Service, Commissioned Corps, who serves as a Safety Evaluator at FDA within CDER’s Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Division of Pharmacovigilance I, and Steven Galati, MD, a Senior Medical Officer within the Controlled Substance Staff at FDA within CDER’s Office of the Center Director.  David VaillencourtAlexa WilsonAlena Rodriguez, MSElisabeth BerryLakshmy MahonEd NodlandFred NiehausScheril Murray Powell, Esq.Omega Equipment & SupplyBoveda Inc.ExtractionTek StainlessCSQ Cannabis Safety & QualityKief Studio

Understanding the safety of all products is critical to public health. With the influx of untested products being sold through unlicensed stores, understanding these safety profiles and developing meaningful standards is that much more important. At S3 Collective, we believe that #science, #safety and #standards are central to a stronger future. Studies like this cast a light on the need for researchers to understand and be able to distinguish tested-licensed products from untested and synthetic products currently in circulation. As we look to the future, we will continue to emphasize the need for research and programs that allow researchers to directly study the safety of products found on licensed retail shelves - as well as those sold through unlicensed retailers and without the oversight of state cannabis programs. Are you a researcher, regulator, public servant or agency looking to learn more? Fill out our contact form to keep in touch as we build out our initiatives and be sure to check out what we've been up to on our website here! https://lnkd.in/gfAmSjzD https://lnkd.in/eQ83SMST David VaillencourtAlexa WilsonAlena Rodriguez, MSElisabeth BerryLakshmy MahonScheril Murray Powell, Esq.Ed NodlandFred NiehausPierre KilleenOmega Equipment & SupplyBoveda Inc.Qredible, Inc. | Enterprise Quality Management System SaaS for Highly Regulated IndustriesExtractionTek StainlessThe Cannabis Forum The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Understanding the safety of all products is critical to public health. With the influx of untested products being sold through unlicensed stores, understanding these safety profiles and developing meaningful standards is that much more important. At S3 Collective, we believe that #science, #safety and #standards are central to a stronger future. Studies like this cast a light on the need for researchers to understand and be able to distinguish tested-licensed products from untested and synthetic products currently in circulation. As we look to the future, we will continue to emphasize the need for research and programs that allow researchers to directly study the safety of products found on licensed retail shelves - as well as those sold through unlicensed retailers and without the oversight of state cannabis programs. Are you a researcher, regulator, public servant or agency looking to learn more? Fill out our contact form to keep in touch as we build out our initiatives and be sure to check out what we've been up to on our website here! https://lnkd.in/gfAmSjzD https://lnkd.in/eQ83SMST David VaillencourtAlexa WilsonAlena Rodriguez, MSElisabeth BerryLakshmy MahonScheril Murray Powell, Esq.Ed NodlandFred NiehausPierre KilleenOmega Equipment & SupplyBoveda Inc.Qredible, Inc. | Enterprise Quality Management System SaaS for Highly Regulated IndustriesExtractionTek StainlessThe Cannabis Forum The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Gathering consumer data is a key step in building a solid framework for the cannabis industry. ✅ Please take a few minutes for this survey. First Citizens Bank is conducting an anonymous survey to produce a financial statement of the union for the cannabis and hemp industries. Alexa Wilson Alena Rodriguez, MS David Vaillencourt Lakshmy Mahon Elisabeth Berry Ed Nodland Scheril Murray Powell, Esq. Pierre Killeen Omega Equipment & Supply Boveda Inc. The Cannabis Forum Ricardo Baca Kief Studio Brian Gagne Mace Manjarres Masson Ben Mehalik Fred Niehaus

https://lnkd.in/g8a6RxHz Thank you, Boston Globe Media, for an excellent article highlighting the crucial role of establishing lab standards. Developing these standards is essential to ensure #consumer #safety and to set universal expectations across the industry. David Vaillencourt, Yasha Kahn and Jeff Rawson were all contributors. Keith E. Armington Ed Nodland Alena Rodriguez, MS Elisabeth Berry Lakshmy Mahon Alexa Wilson Pierre Killeen Scheril Murray Powell, Esq. Keith E. Armington Omega Equipment & Supply Boveda Inc.