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Creative Externalities @cr8xt.bsky.social · 3d

Cheers to friend and #SciComm client Maxwell Leung at Arizona State University (@leung-lab.bsky.social) and colleagues on this dazzlingly written #SciPol explainer discussing major gaps in U.S. cannabis policies monitoring and regulating for contaminants, quality assurance, and patient safety. 🧪

Issues in Science and Technology @issuesinst.bsky.social · 9d

The disconnect between federal and state regulation of cannabis has far-reaching consequences, Symone T. Griffith, Marisa L. Kreider, & @leung-lab.bsky.social write—for the cannabis industry, product safety, scientific research, and the health and safety of patients. issues.org/coordinated-...

A Coordinated Approach to Cannabis Policy and Product Safety

The United States urgently needs a coordinated approach to regulating cannabis use that prioritizes product safety and patient well-being.

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · 3d

And bookmark the Arizona State University initiative for cannabis analytics, safety, and health, led by @leung-lab.bsky.social. (I met Max when we were both Blue Devils and nowadays he's a Sun Devil 😈): newcollege.asu.edu/research/cen... 🧪

Cannabis Analytics, Safety and Health Initiative | New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · 3d

Also see Max's new #SciPol piece in @issuesinst.bsky.social on improving cannabis analytics, health, and safety in the United States: issues.org/coordinated-... 🧪

A Coordinated Approach to Cannabis Policy and Product Safety

The United States urgently needs a coordinated approach to regulating cannabis use that prioritizes product safety and patient well-being.

issues.org

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · 3d

Congrats to my friend and #SciComm client Maxwell Leung @leung-lab.bsky.social at ASU on being named as an expert source in this @npr.org #NPRShortWave segment! On major gaps in contaminant testing and patient safety assurances for medical cannabis across U.S. states:
www.npr.org/2025/10/14/n... 🧪

Why patchy state weed regulations may put your health at risk : Short Wave

Marijuana is decriminalized or legal in some form in multiple states. But, because it’s illegal on the federal level, states have had to build their own regulatory infrastructure. Without a centralize...

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · 9d

Congrats to my friend and #SciComm client Max Leung and his mentee Symone Griffith on this incredibly well-written #SciPol position paper on cannabis health and safety. We expect our food and medicine to be safe for consumption, so why not medical cannabis? Well done Max and Symone—read it below 👇🏽🧪

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Maxwell C. K. Leung, Ph.D. @leung-lab.bsky.social · 11d

Check it out in the Fall 2025 issue of Issues in Science and Technology (by Arizona State University/National Academy of Sciences)! issues.org/issue/42-1/ 🧵 3/3
#CannabisSafety #ASUResearch #Innovation
ASU Cannabis Analytics, Safety and Health Initiative (newcollege.asu.edu/research/cen...)

Superglue for Fragmented Policy Archives

Are there superglue-like policy tools that could help fix systems that suffer from a lack of coordination?

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Maxwell C. K. Leung, Ph.D. @leung-lab.bsky.social · 11d

We discuss the fragmented & inconsistent cannabis regulation in the U.S., emphasizing that gaps between federal & state policies undermine product safety, clinical guidance, & patient well-being, but national standards & academic involvement can contribute to patient safety in the U.S. & beyond 🧵2/3

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Maxwell C. K. Leung, Ph.D. @leung-lab.bsky.social · 11d

It was a pleasure working with Symone Griffith (ASU Presidential Scholar & Ph.D. student in @asuhealthsolutions.bsky.social) and Marisa Kreider, Ph.D. (Stantec) in an article, "A Coordinated Approach to Cannabis Policy and Product Safety" (doi.org/10.58875/NLN...) 🌿 🔬 🧑‍🔬 🎓 🧵 1/3

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · 17d

A handy UNDP social graphic on misinformation:

"Before you share online, consider the 5 W's

WHO made it?
WHAT is the source of information?
WHERE did it come from?
WHY are you sharing this?
WHEN was it published?"

Via @undp.org: www.instagram.com/p/DPPbMSPk0H1/ 🧪

Graphic with text quoted in post, with a background image with hands holding a smartphone

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congrats to @shawshankrxn.bsky.social on helping launch yet *another* science café in the Sacramento region!! Love seeing @capscicomm.org still thriving and bearing fruit. Missing this great #SciComm community and will keep cheering on from afar: www.capradio.org/news/insight... #KeepScienceSpicy 🌶️🧪

Glenn County Loses Lone ER Hospital | Sac State Hornet’s Editor-in-Chief | Inaugural ‘Sacramento Science on Tap’

A Willows medical center will close its ER Oct. 21 after losing a federal designation. Also, meet the new editor of the Sac State's student-run newspaper. Finally, more opportunities to learn about s...

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thought:

Instead of generative A.I., what we actually need is better *search tools* to find information we're looking for.

And for researchers, we always need new tools to visualize, characterize, prepare, and analyze data. (e.g. like what ModelBuilder in ArcGIS did for geospatial analysis.) 🧪

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · Aug 5

For friends in #SciPol #SciPolComm #SciComm circles: The Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology (DSET) 科技民主與社會研究中心 in Taiwan is seeking Research Fellow / Non-Resident Fellow / Policy Analyst: dset.tw/en/announcem... #TechPolicy #Taiwan #Disinformation #台灣 #SciencePolicy🧋🧪

DSET Democratic Governance Team (Research Fellow / Non-Resident Fellow / Policy Analyst) Recruitment - Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology

Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology (DSET), located in Taipei, is dedicated to advancing cutting-edge research and fostering international collaboration at the intersecti...

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Jun 21

Work in fundraising? This new research shows that when someone else covers the cost of impact data, donors give 13% more effectively.

Keep in mind: some donors prefer their entire gift go directly to programs, not data collection.

Outsourcing cost of ‘impact’ data could mean 13% more bang for every charitable buck

When donors are better informed, they can accomplish more with the money they give away. But who should pay for that information?

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · Apr 17

PS: Listen all the way to the end—there's even a @sconc.bsky.social shoutout, #SciComm friends! 🧪🦨

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · Apr 17

Although I've left the #Sacramento area, I'm so proud to see how the #SciComm community continues to flourish. Thrilled for this interview with my friends Nick Gray (who now leads @capscicomm.org ) and Jared Shaw @shawshankrxn.bsky.social (who founded #DavisSciCafe). #KeepScienceSpicy, everyone! 🧪🌶️

A Seat at the Table Books - Elk Grove's Bookstore/Cafe @seatbooks.bsky.social · Apr 9

We were proud to be featured on CapRadio Insight with Vicki Gonzalez in advance of our first #sciencecafe! www.capradio.org/news/insight...

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · Mar 23

And here is the speaker lineup from the #2025公視國際研討會 last week hosted at National Taiwan University by the Public Television Service (PTS) of Taiwan. Worth a look for anyone in journalism, media and society, extremism tracking, and sociology in the digital age.

www.pts.org.tw/2025pts_symp...

2025 公共電視國際研討會 | 信任重建：事實查核的藝術與實踐

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · Mar 23

And here's great thread summarizing the #2025公視國際研討會 as reported by @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/word...

Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · Mar 20

#FedGPT can be applied to identify #troll dissemination patterns as content farmers are also harnessing #AI to influence perception of (social) reality. The founder of Asia's first open AI #research institute believes in the need to better #regulate Big Tech and their revenue-driven business model.

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · Mar 23

Media friends back in the U.S.: If you're looking for some great conference speakers on fighting disinformation and building information resiliency, check out the lineup from the Taiwan PTS International Symposium #2025公視國際研討會 I attended this past week.

My live thread:
bsky.app/profile/youn...

Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · Mar 19

Today's #PTSInternationalSymposium #2025公視國際研討會 concluded with a fact-checking MOU signing between the Taiwan Fact-Checking Alliance, Public Television Service (PTS 公視), and Chinese Television System (CTS 華視).

(End of thread 🧵 Now time for some gua bao by NTU before the MRT ride home!)

auditorium screen with text This is a critical moment an opportunity to rebuild trust in journalism restore society's confidence in information and reaffirm the public's recognition of public media. P T S commitment is simple we will ensure that everything our audience sees in our content is real verified and trustworthy.

Photo of symposium auditorium with PTS, CTS, and Taiwan Fact Check Alliance representatives signing an MOU signboard.

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Maxwell C. K. Leung, Ph.D. @leung-lab.bsky.social · Feb 18

Are you interested in cannabis analysis? Please join us for the upcoming ASU Cannabis sativa testing workshop on May 12 – 16. It is free of charge and the application deadline is March 31. See you there this summer! 🧪🔬🌿👨‍🔬▶️ leunglab.wordpress.com/may-12-16-20... #WestValleyForward #CannabisEnvHealth

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · Feb 20

For my science friends in U.S. federal service: democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

#SciPol #SciPolComm #SciComm 🧪

Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

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Creative Externalities @cr8xt.bsky.social · Feb 18

Very proud to see our friend Max Leung grow his lab at ASU over the years to provide workforce development trainings! #cr8xt 🧪

Maxwell C. K. Leung, Ph.D. @leung-lab.bsky.social · Feb 18

Are you interested in cannabis analysis? Please join us for the upcoming ASU Cannabis sativa testing workshop on May 12 – 16. It is free of charge and the application deadline is March 31. See you there this summer! 🧪🔬🌿👨‍🔬▶️ leunglab.wordpress.com/may-12-16-20... #WestValleyForward #CannabisEnvHealth

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Feb 8

It was actually made a number of years ago! The product of very in-depth research by Potential Energy on effective messaging. They have a 100% science based approach to framing and messaging which I admire greatly. But it wasn’t until this year that they got the resources to air it like this.

A campaign for humanity needs to listen to humanity

Our campaigns are backed by extensive audience research and data-driven insights that shift the climate narrative to win the fights that matter.

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · Feb 8

(Most of the examples from my past #AdSciComm workshops and evangelizing are archived back on the bird site. Scroll through those posts and media for the fun #SciComm ad taglines and posters that folks have come up with over the years: twitter.com/hashtag/adscicomm) 🧪

Log in to X / X

Log in to X to see the latest. Join the conversation, follow accounts, see your Home Timeline, and catch up on posts from the people you know.

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Ben Young Landis @younglandis.bsky.social · Feb 8

I've dreamed of this for years—someone creating a #AdSciComm ad *and* have the funds to make a #SuperBowl ad buy. Short, succinct, emotional message with #SciComm content. Congratulations to the Science Moms! 🧪

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Feb 8

Guess what - our Science Moms climate ad made this top ten best (upcoming) Super Bowl ads list! The only nonprofit ad on the list!

Warning: do not watch without a tissue

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/a...

ByTheTime

YouTube video by Science Moms

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Maxwell C. K. Leung, Ph.D. @leung-lab.bsky.social · Feb 6

Thank you, Ben! It was a pleasure working with you at the science policy training (cr8xt.com/portfolio/sc...). Both my student and I learned a lot from it! #SciPol 🤩

#SciPolComm Science Policy Workshop Series | Creative Externalities

Full of thoughtful, interactive learning activities, the three-part SciPolComm arc introduces scientists to the world of policy engagement in California.

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