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High hopes for a cannabis division of the American Chemical Society

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 08:00

Back in October, one man was working to petition the American Chemical Society (ACS) to establish a division for cannabis chemists. Ezra Pryor – an ACS member and president of Ezchemcannabis consultancy – was somewhat alone in his quest for such professional recognition, but he’s made significant progress over the last few months.

 

The petition, which has yet to be submitted to the ACS, has gone from 25 signatures in October to more than 300. Only 50 signatures from ACS members are required to submit the petition, and Pryor is aiming to collect 500 to 600 before handing it in.

More than 30 US states have laws either decriminalising cannabis or providing legal medical access to the drug. In 2011, there were only two cannabis testing laboratories in the US, and now there are more than two dozen, Pryor says.

Pryor’s movement has also grown to become an...

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