WHICH CSQ CERTIFICATION IS RIGHT FOR ME?
CSQ is the global cannabis industries (marijuana and hemp) TRUSTED source for safety and quality management certification and supply chain validation from seed to sale.
CSQ – Cultivation
CSQ Cultivation is an accredited, current Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (cGACP) and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) conformant, safety and quality management, process certification program for the cultivation of any cannabis plant, regardless of regulatory classification, for the purposes of producing cannabinoid-containing herbal materials, including the flowering (or fruiting) tops (i.e. flower) or glandular trichomes (i.e. resin glands) or both.
CSQ – Extraction
CSQ Extraction is an accredited, cGMP conformant, safety and quality management, process certification program for the production of cannabinoid-containing substances from any cannabis plant, regardless of regulatory classification, including the glandular trichomes (i.e. resin glands), cannabinoid-containing concentrates and extracts, isolated and purified cannabinoids, and converted and manufactured cannabinoids.
CSQ – Manufacturing
CSQ Manufacturing is an accredited, cGMP conformant, safety and quality management, process certification program for the manufacture of cannabinoid-containing products, regardless of regulatory classification.
CSQ – Retail
The CSQ Standard for Retail has been divided into two (2) versions, CSQ – Retail and CSQ – Deli-Style Retail.
CSQ Retail is an accredited, current Good Handling Practices (cGHP) conformant, safety and quality management, process certification program for the sale of cannabinoid-containing products, regardless of regulatory classification, at a legal retail location.
CSQ Deli-Style Retail is an accredited, cGHP and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) conformant, safety and quality management, process certification program for the production and sale of cannabinoid-containing products, regardless of regulatory classification, at a legal retail location.
CSQ – Warehousing and Distribution
CSQ Warehousing & Distribution is an accredited, current Good Distribution Practices (cGDP) conformant, safety and quality management, process certification program for the handling, storage, and distribution of cannabinoid-containing materials and cannabinoid-containing products, regardless of regulatory classification, at a legal warehousing or distribution location.
CSQ Dietary Supplement Addendum
The CSQ Dietary Supplement Addendum is designed to complement the CSQ Certification Program and covers additional audit requirements specific to licensed operations producing, handling, storing, distributing, or selling cannabinoid-containing dietary supplement products. The CSQ Dietary Supplement Addendum is intended to bring any CSQ Certification into conformance with dietary supplement requirements.
