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Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering multiple stories on adult-use cannabis sales in Delaware, the top compliance issues in 2025, and research on how medical cannabis affects healthcare utilization by chronic pain patients.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering hemp restrictions in Alabama and Texas, data on medical cannabis patients and sleep apnea, FDA making psychedelics a top priority, and research on cannabis use and sperm quality.

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Aspergillus, a genus of mold that is abundant in our environment, has become a significant concern in the cannabis industry, particularly due to the health risks it poses to consumers. This mold, which thrives in various environments, including soil, decaying vegetation, and even in the air, is not inherently dangerous to healthy individuals. However, its presence in cannabis flowers, whether during cultivation, processing, or storage, can lead to severe health risks, especially for immunocompromised individuals.

As discussions about the federal scheduling of cannabis continue, efforts by medical cannabis advocates are intensifying. One such advocate is Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a nonprofit organization founded by patients for patients. Since 2002, ASA has been championing the rights of medical cannabis patients and has recently launched new campaigns and strategies to refocus attention on patient needs. In this interview, Steph Sherer, founder and president of ASA, reflects on past successes in medical cannabis advocacy, shares her perspective on recent cannabis and hemp policymaking, and outlines the next steps for advancing a unified medical cannabis message on Capitol Hill—a message that could bring about the changes patients have long awaited.