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This is where we differentiate. The industry's standards intelligence hub — ASTM and ISO activity, testing methods, and best practices, connected to the labs that apply them and the regulations that require them.

ASTM D37
Cannabis committee
ISO 17025
Lab competence
Live
Ballot & comment tracking

ASTM Activity

ASTM Committee D37 — Cannabis

D37 develops standards for cannabis and hemp across quality, testing, security, and personnel. Track ballots and new methods as they move.

D37.03

Laboratory testing methods

Standard practices for potency, contaminants, and sampling — the methods buyers and regulators cite.

D37.02

Quality management

Cultivation, processing, and manufacturing practice standards for consistent product quality.

Ballot

Active D37 ballots

New and revised standards open for member vote — where the industry shapes its own rules.

ISO Activity

International standards

ISO/IEC 17025

Testing-lab competence

The accreditation baseline for NIHC Verify and for COAs accepted abroad.

See Verify accreditation →
ISO 22000

Food safety management

Relevant to ingestible hemp products entering food and supplement channels.

ISO/TC

Emerging cannabis work items

International work items shaping global harmonization for hemp trade.

Testing Standards

Methods, mapped to capability

A standard should lead you straight to a lab that runs it. Each method connects to the verified organizations equipped to perform it.

Potency
HPLC
Cannabinoid quantitation & total-THC calc
ASTM D37 method basis
Pesticides
LC/GC-MS
Multi-residue screening panels
State & export requirements
Metals
ICP-MS
Heavy-metal trace quantitation
Pb, Cd, As, Hg
Sampling
Rep.
Representative sampling practice
Lot-level compliance

Public Comment Opportunities

Shape the standard

Open

D37 method ballots

Members can review and vote on proposed test methods and revisions.

Open

ISO draft work items

Comment on international drafts before they're published.

Coordinate

Comment through NIHC

Add technical input to a coordinated industry response. See policy comment windows →

Best Practices

How leading organizations operate

GACP

Good Agricultural & Collection Practices

Cultivation practices that protect quality from seed to harvest.

GMP

Good Manufacturing Practices

Processing and manufacturing controls for consistent, safe products.

QA

Method validation & proficiency

What separates a reliable lab result from an unreliable one.

Technical Resources

The reference library

Guide

Standards & testing library

Standards mapped to the accredited organizations that apply them.

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How-to

Reading a COA

Interpret certificate-of-analysis results against the applicable method.

See Verify resources →
Ask

"Which standard applies to my product?"

Let the ecosystem AI map your product to the right method. Ask the ecosystem →

Related Regulations

Where standards meet law

Federal

USDA testing & sampling rule

The federal requirements standards help organizations meet.

See in Policy Center →
State

State lab-testing mandates

State-by-state testing requirements — mapped to the standards that satisfy them.

Open the tracker →
Export

International acceptance

Which methods and accreditations destination regulators recognize. See Market Access →

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