Samoa

Samoa

Patient Rights and Civil Protection	N/A/100
Arrest Protection N/A/40 Affirmative Defense N/A/15 Parental Rights Protections N/A/10 DUI Protections N/A/5 Employment Protections N/A/5 Explicit Privacy Standards N/A/7 Housing Protections N/A/5 Does Not Create New Criminal Penalties for Patients N/A/5 Organ Transplants N/A/5 Reciprocity N/A/3
Access to Medicine	N/A/100
Allows Distribution Programs N/A/40 – Allows Access to Dried Flowers N/A/15 – Allows Delivery N/A/5 – No Sales Tax or Reasonable Sales Tax N/A/5 – Allows for a Reasonable Number of Dispensaries N/A/5 – Does Not Require Vertical Integration N/A/2 – Ownership/Employment Restrictions N/A/2 – Provisions for Labor Standards N/A/2 – Environmental Impact Regulations N/A/2 – Choice of Dispensary Without Restrictions N/A/2 Noncommercial Cultivation N/A/20 – Personal Cultivation N/A/15 – Collective Gardening N/A/5 Explicit Right to Edibles/Concentrates/Other Forms N/A/10 Does not Impose Bans or Limits on THC N/A/10 Does not Impose Bans on CBD N/A/10 Local Bans/Zoning N/A/10
Ease of Navigation	N/A/100
Comprehensive Qualifying Conditions N/A/50 Adding New Conditions N/A/10 – Law/Regulations Allow for New Conditions N/A/5 – System Works for Adding New Conditions N/A/5 Reasonable Access for Minors N/A/10 Reasonable Caregiver Background Checks N/A/4 Number of Caregivers N/A/2 Patient/ Practitioner- Focused Task Force or Advisory Board N/A/2 Reasonable Fees (Patients and Caregivers) N/A/10 Allows Multiple-Year Registrations N/A/2 Reasonable Physician Requirements N/A/5 Does Not Classify Cannabis as a Medicine of Last Resort N/A/5
Functionality	N/A/100
Patients Able to Access Medicine at Dispensaries or by Cultivation N/A/50 No Significant Administrative or Supply Problems N/A/15 Patients Can Receive Legal Protections Within Reasonable Time Frame of Doctor's Recommendation N/A/10 Reasonable Possession Limits N/A/5 Reasonable Purchase Limits N/A/5 Allows Patients to Medicate Where They Choose N/A/5 Covered by Insurance/State Health Aid N/A/3 Financial Hardship (Fee Waivers/Discount Medicine) N/A/7
Consumer Safety and Provider Requirements	N/A/100
Dispensing N/A/25 Staff Training N/A/5 Standard Operating Procedures N/A/5 – Facility Sanitary Conditions N/A/1.25 – Storage Protocols N/A/1.25 – Reasonable Security Protocols N/A/1.25 – Inventory Control N/A/1.25 Recall Protocol and Adverse Event Reporting N/A/5 Product Labeling N/A/5 – Product Contents, Including Source Material Identification N/A/1.67 – Allergens N/A/1.67 – Potency/Compound Identification N/A/1.67 Required Testing N/A/5 – Active Compound Identification N/A/1.67 – Contaminants N/A/1.67 – Potency N/A/1.67 Grow/Cultivation N/A/25 Staff Training N/A/5 Standard Operating Procedures N/A/5 – Facility and Equipment Sanitary Conditions N/A/0.71 – Workforce Safety Protocols N/A/0.71 – Storage Protocols (Short-Term and Long-Term Storage) N/A/0.71 – Reasonable Security Protocols N/A/0.71 – Batch and Lot Tracking N/A/0.71 – Disposal/Waste N/A/0.71 – Water Management N/A/0.71 Pesticide Guidance N/A/5 – Pesticide Guidance N/A/2.5 – Pesticide Labeling N/A/2.5 Required Testing N/A/5 – Active Ingredient Identification N/A/1.25 – Contaminants N/A/1.25 – Potency N/A/1.25 – Sample Retention N/A/1.25 Recall Protocol and Adverse Event Reporting N/A/5 Manufacturing N/A/25 Staff Training N/A/5 Standard Operating Procedures N/A/5 – Facility and Equipment Sanitary Conditions N/A/1 – Workforce Safety Protocols N/A/1 – Storage Protocols N/A/1 – Reasonable Security Protocols N/A/1 – Batch and Lot Tracking N/A/1 Product Labeling N/A/5 – Product Contents, Including Source Material Identification N/A/1.67 – Allergens N/A/1.67 – Potency and Compound Information N/A/1.67 Required Testing N/A/5 – Active Ingredient Identification N/A/1 – Contaminants N/A/1 – Potency N/A/1 – Shelf Life Testing N/A/1 – Sample Retention N/A/1 Recall Protocol and Adverse Event Reporting N/A/5 Laboratory Operations N/A/25 Staff Training N/A/5 Method Validation in Accordance with AHP Guidelines N/A/5 Result Reporting N/A/5 Independent or Third Party N/A/5 Standard Operating Procedures and Protocols N/A/5 – Equipment and Instrument Calibration N/A/0.83 – Sample Tracking N/A/0.83 – Facility and Equipment Sanitary Conditions N/A/0.83 – Disposal/Waste N/A/0.83 – Storage Protocols N/A/0.83 – Workforce Safety Protocols N/A/0.83
Covid Response	0/20
Delivery Available? 0/6 Curbside Pickup Available? 0/2 Medical Cannabis Essential? 0/7 Telemedicine Available? 0/5
Excerpted from ASA's 2020 State of the States Report.

The State of Medical Marijuana in Samoa