Cannabis Safety and Quality (CSQ) Audit

The Cannabis Safety & Quality (CSQ) Standards were launched in 2020 to promote industry best practices and improve the overall safety and quality of cannabis and cannabis-infused products in the market. The CSQ Scheme and applicable standards were built around both the ISO/IEC 17067 and the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Benchmarking requirements. Each standard has been developed by industry professionals and stakeholders to meet industry, customers, and regulatory requirements from seed-to-sale. Sites who achieve the CSQ certification will prove to their customers that they are fully committed to supplying only the safest and highest quality products on the market.

Current CSQ Standards

Growing and Cultivation of Cannabis Plants

Manufacturing and Extraction of Cannabis

Manufacturing of Cannabis Dietary Supplements

Manufacturing and Infusion of Cannabis into Food & Beverage Products

Achieving Cannabis Safety and Quality Certification can seem like a daunting task. However, CSQ has provided resources to help at every step of the way. With step-by-step certification instructions, training, and more, CSQ has made Cannabis Safety and Quality Certification possible.

The 8 Steps:

To achieving certification to the CSQ Standard

Step #1:

Download the current edition of the CSQ Standard

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Step #2:

Designate an employee to manage the CSQ system

Step #3:

Take the CSQ 101 Training

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Step #4:

Sign an agreement with a licensed Certification Body (CB)

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Step #5:

Conduct an internal audit or get an external mock audit against the standard

Step #6:

Correct any non-conformances from Step 5

Step #7:

Schedule your certification audit with your Certification Body (CB)

Step #8:

Go through the certification audit and become certified!