How to Create Cultivation SOPs in an Industry That Lacks Standardization March 14, 2021 Ryan Douglas Spotlight, Standards and Certification 0 Comments There are no internationally accepted standards for licensed cannabis cultivation. This is due in part to decades of global criminalization of cannabis. Organizations that develop standards have little incentive to create international guidelines for criminal activity. Fortunately, with the normalization… Read More→
Proposed Standards Aim to Help with Cannabis Business Security Issues March 27, 2019 Press Release Compliance and Regulations, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., March 27, 2019 – Three proposed ASTM International standards aim to support day-to-day security management of cannabis-related businesses. The standards are being developed by ASTM International’s cannabis committee (D37). According to committee member Erica Rigler,… Read More→
ASTM International Hires Cannabis Standards Consultant January 7, 2019 Press Release Industry People, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Jan. 7, 2019 – ASTM International has hired Charles P. Rutherford II, of CPR Squared, Inc., as a technical consultant to support standards development and related activities for the organization’s cannabis committee (D37). Rutherford will… Read More→
The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA) and ASTM International Sign MOU on Cannabis Standards December 3, 2018 Press Release Policy & Legal 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Dec. 3, 2018 – Today, global standards organization ASTM International and the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA) announced a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on standards for the cannabis industry. Under the agreement, ASTM… Read More→
Cannabis Committee Proposes Guide for Quality Management Systems August 8, 2018 Press Release Policy & Legal 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., August 7, 2018 – ASTM International’s cannabis committee (D37) is developing a guide for quality management systems (QMS) that provide a framework for organizations dealing with cannabis consumer products. The standard (WK61355) provides a guideline… Read More→
ASTM International Cannabis Committee Approves Industrial Hemp Subcommittee July 26, 2018 Press Release Hemp Industry News, Press Releases 1 Comment PRESS RELEASE CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., July 25, 2018 – A new ASTM International subcommittee will focus on industrial hemp. The group (D37.07) will be part of ASTM’s newly formed cannabis committee (D37). According to organizers, the subcommittee plans to develop practices and guides relevant to industrial hemp, a variety of the cannabis sativa… Read More→
New Federalism Fund and American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp Join Forces to Form New Industry Effort April 20, 2018 Rob Meagher Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News, Policy & Legal 0 Comments CBE is excited to announce the partnership of the New Federalism Fund and The American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH). The below press release lays out the mission of the newly formed group and is intended to push… Read More→
FOCUS Publishes Industry Standards Clarification Letter January 29, 2018 Lezli Engelking News & Insights 7 Comments Brought to you by Foundation of Cannabis Unified Standards (FOCUS) This post has been drafted in response to a recent press release announcing a new packaging and labeling standard being developed in the cannabis industry. FOCUS has been inundated with… Read More→