The CSQ Certification Program has been updated and CSQ 2.0 is now ready for public comment!
Please FILL OUT FORM to download file package:
- CSQ v2.0 – Certification Program – Public Comment
- CSQ Public Comment Form_April 2025
- CSQ 2.0_Summary of Changes
- Identify terms and references that need to be harmonized throughout.
- Identify terms that need definition.
- Identify references that need be added to the appendix.
- Ask any clarifying questions and point out any contridictory requirements or conflicts with regulatory compliance.
- Complete your review and send your markups within thirty (30) days from Monday, April 21st (due date May 20th, 2025)
Cannabis Safety and Quality Certification (CSQ) provides a set of industry standards and best practices for organizations across the cannabis industry from seed-to-sale.
Cannabis Safety & Quality was designed to provide certification to the entire industry from seed-to-sale. See how the CSQ Standards can fit into your operations.
Our Goals:
Global Standardization – To develop cannabis industry safety and quality standards and best practices based on science and international standards.
Fair Trade – To ensure fair trade practices and ensure there are no unnecessary barriers to trade.
Consumer Protection – To protect consumer health and safety through the development of standards and best practices.
ABOUT NATIONAL CANNABIS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (NCIA)
Representing nearly 2,000 member-businesses and tens-of-thousands of cannabis professionals, NCIA is leading the charge to protect legal cannabis businesses, defend our state laws, and advance federal policy reforms. Successful businesses are joining NCIA every day to become stronger, smarter, and more prosperous by working together to defend and expand the responsible cannabis industry.
