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Safety in question: The alarming disparities between cannabis product health claims and research, and the magnified risks for women

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July 27, 2023: When I started my National Consumers League (NCL) internship in May 2023, I quickly dove into NCL’s health policy work. NCL is leading on several efforts to protect consumers –one area of focus that stood out to me is their work in the cannabis policy space. NCL is a founding member of Cannabis Consumer Watch (CCW), which educates consumers on cannabinoids, their effects, the risks related to the unregulated marketplace, and the ways policymakers and regulators can help protect consumers.

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Financing the healthcare of tomorrow playlist: Tracks for consumers and policymakers

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July 12, 2023: My husband has advanced Lewy Body Dementia and one of the few things we can still enjoy together is listening to music.  We used to curate playlists for all kinds of music. We even put together playlists to mark special occasions (like our daughter’s wedding).  Really, any topic became fair game for a playlist. I was invited to speak at the Patients Rising Disrupting Healthcare Summit summer conference in Washington DC.  My panel topic was Financing the Healthcare of Tomorrow.

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2023 Script Your Future Medication Adherence Team Challenge winners

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Today, the National Consumers League (NCL) announced the winners of its twelfth annual Script Your Future Medication Adherence Team Challenge, an eight-week intercollegiate competition among health profession student teams and faculty to combat poor medication adherence in the United States, where nearly three out of four patients do not take their medication as directed.

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NCL statement on FDA review of the oral toxicity of cannabidiol (CBD)

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This week, researchers from the Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published an analysis on the toxicity of cannabidiol (CBD). The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation’s oldest consumer advocacy organization, has been actively monitoring the growing threats to consumer safety as the market for untested, unapproved cannabidiol (CBD) products has exploded.

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NCL applauds the Biden Administration’s $11-billion budget proposal to eliminate Hepatitis C

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President Biden has proposed significant funding for a historic national Hepatitis C elimination program. “President Biden’s efforts to create a mandatory national program to expand testing, treatment, and prevention of Hepatitis C is a major step forward in eradicating a disease for which we have a cure.” said Robin Strongin, NCL’s Health Policy Director.