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The Standards Working Group comprises members from across the Cannabis and Hemp CBD sector in the UK.

The Group exists to set and define the standards for the industry around seven critical areas for Hemp, Cannabis Food Supplements and Cannabis-Based Prescription Medicines (CBPMs).

For 2022, the main focus of the Standards group is to create dossiers, draft guidelines, and identify areas of concern. Then, from April, it will commission standards and, throughout the year, publish and share its guidance.

Individual working groups for Hemp, Cannabis Food Supplements and Cannabis-Based Prescription Medicines (CBPMs) will drive forward the priorities. 

Each of the key areas of focus will seek to:

  1. Clarify existing standards within the legislation or official guidance documents and make these available where possible in plain language to members.
  2. Identify areas where standards do not exist, conflict, are ambiguous or unworkable (gap analysis).
  3. Engage in dialogue with responsible agencies to discover the evidence base for contentious legislation or standards.
  4. Liaise with membership & other relevant stakeholders about such standards and commission research where evidence is missing.
  5. Publish research and submissions to support legislative or administrative change and public education on standards.
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Areas of focus

Includes all parts of the supply chain from R&D through to Finished Manufacture (includes labelling & packaging) for Hemp, Cannabis Food Supplements and Medicinal Cannabis and the product recall process.
Includes a voluntary standards Code of Conduct for suppliers, dispensers and advertisers, patients and consumers, standards for continuity of supply and agreed transition periods to relevant standards for importers, standardisation of units of measure in labels, CoAs, CMIs etc. and standards for safe warehousing, security, transport, dispensing & compounding, insurances & product recalls
Includes standards for analysis of ingredients beyond CBD & THC, contaminants & diluents, standards for handling requirements for Hemp, Cannabis Food Supplements & Medicinal Cannabis and liaison with Home Office advisory / working groups and relevant bodies regarding scheduling, standardisation of methodology & certification.
Includes standards for demonstrating sustainability & life-cycle analysis of products, understanding regional Fair Trading and Environmental Standard differences and liaison with other CIC Groups to determine which standards require review or development.
Includes clarification around the rules of trade, the status of Crown Dependencies & Regions, the impact of trade agreements, international harmonisation of standards and anti-dumping.
Includes standardisation of terminology across each sector and de-stigmatisation of terms and descriptors. Guidance & Complaints Standards & Procedures We will establish standardised guidance document formatting and establish standardised complaints documentation and procedures.

We will establish standardised guidance document formatting and establish standardised complaints documentation and procedures.

Meet the Standards Working Group Members

The Group is Chaired by Elisabetta Faenza, LeafCann Group with support from Vice-Chair Eric Bystrom, Cellen Health.

  • 113 Botanicals
  • 4C Labs
  • Adact Medical
  • AG Health/Ascension Gardens/Nutree Pharmacy
  • Althea/My Access Clinics
  • AltoVerde
  • Always Pure Organics
  • AquaLabs Ltd
  • Avida Global
  • British Cannabis™
  • Bud & Tender®
  •  Cancard
  • Cannabis Patient Advocacy & Support Services
  • Cannabis Trades Association
  • Cellen
  • Chilam Enterprise Ltd
  • Ciitech
  • ECS Pharma / MG Health
  • European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)
  • Hemp Hound
  • Hilltop Leaf
  • JMCC Group
  •  LeafCann Group
  •  Lyphe Group
  • Mackrell.Solicitors
  • Medcan
  • Medcan support
  • PLEA – Patient Led Engagement for Access
  • Pure Isolation Ltd
  • Scottish Hemp
  • The Cann Group
  • The House of Green Limited
  • Tilray
  • Unyte Group
  •  Viridescence

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