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Patient Focused Certification

The Patient Focused Certification (PFC) program offers a variety of services designed to prepare businesses for excellence in the medical cannabis field. PFC is what patients, healthcare providers, companies, and regulators can depend on to identify reliable, high-quality medical cannabis, businesses, products, and services. PFC offers company certification, consultation services, and training for any business regardless of its stage of development or role in the supply chain.

PFC was developed by Americans for Safe Access using the Cannabis Monograph created with the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP). These standards have been directly adopted by nearly half the medical cannabis programs in the US. PFC business certification and professional training are available in all medical cannabis states including the District of Columbia. PFC can help you no matter which state you are in, what you do, or what stage your business is in.

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Business Services

PFC ensures your company meets the highest standards in medical cannabis. Whether your company is just entering into the marketplace or is already an established provider, PFC can help your business in any stage of development. PFC offers company certification, consultation services, pre-state assessments, and application and SOP review and writing. Using open standards derived from science, PFC services can bring your business above and beyond state requirements.

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Training

PFC Training ensures that your staff is trained on the highest safety standards in medical cannabis.  Trainings are available online or in person to anyone interested in learning more about medical cannabis. Trainings range from single discipline certification to multi-discipline certification. Training is available in all of the disciplines: Cultivation, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Laboratory. Companies engaged in the PFC Certification program are offered a 50% discount on all trainings.

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Americans for Safe Access

ASA was founded in 2002, as a vehicle for patients to advocate for the acceptance of cannabis as medicine. Now with over 100,000 active members in all 50 states, ASA is the largest national member-based organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research. ASA works to overcome political, social and legal barriers by creating policies that improve access to medical cannabis for patients and researchers through legislation, education, litigation, research, grassroots empowerment, advocacy and services for patients, governments, medical professionals, and medical cannabis providers.

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