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Chapter two briefly discussed the accreditation of a cannabis testing laboratory, but a bit more should be said. As was mentioned prior, cannabis labs and their relevant tests are typically accredited to the [[ISO/IEC 17025]] standard. This includes the likes of the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB)<ref name="ANABCanna">{{cite web |url=https://anab.ansi.org/laboratory-accreditation/cannabis-testing |title=Cannabis Testing Laboratory Accreditation Program |publisher=ANSI National Accreditation Board |accessdate=05 August 2022}}</ref> and the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).<ref name="A2LACanna">{{cite web |url=https://a2la.org/accreditation/cannabis-testing/ |title=Cannabis Testing |publisher=American Association of Laboratory Accreditation |accessdate=05 August 2022}}</ref> However, through the American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL) and its Cannabis Working Group (CWG), a specific national standard for cannabis lab accreditation is beginning to take shape. Referred to as CanNaLap (Cannabis National Laboratory Accreditation Program) and based on ISO/IEC 17025, the national standard has been developed "as a mechanism to ensure the effective performance of all cannabis testing labs operating in the United States."<ref name="ACILCanna19">{{cite web |url=https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.acil.org/resource/resmgr/cannabis/acil_cannabis_testing_recomm.pdf |format=PDF |title=ACIL Cannabis Testing Recommendations |publisher=American Council of Independent Laboratories |date=2019 |accessdate=05 August 2022}}</ref> Additionally, the ACIL also seeks for the FDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to "support and endorse" CanNaLap "as a means to establish standards of competency for testing market participants."<ref name="ACILCanna19" /> ANAB has already begun to address CanNaLap as part of its supplemental accreditation requirements<ref name="ANABCanna" />, though time will tell if CanNaLap becomes a fully adopted national accreditation standard in the U.S.<ref name="ILIRetract20">{{cite web |url=https://us15.campaign-archive.com/?u=2bcd20cfa44e75ad1763de02c&id=3d2dc1c5ea |title=Retraction Press Release, Relating to a Press Release issued on November 26, 2019: ILI Approves ANAB to Accredit Cannabis Testing Labs |author=Independent Laboratories Institute |publisher=ACIL |date=07 February 2020 |accessdate=05 August 2022}}</ref> | |||
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3.3 Laboratory accreditation
Chapter two briefly discussed the accreditation of a cannabis testing laboratory, but a bit more should be said. As was mentioned prior, cannabis labs and their relevant tests are typically accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard. This includes the likes of the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB)[1] and the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).[2] However, through the American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL) and its Cannabis Working Group (CWG), a specific national standard for cannabis lab accreditation is beginning to take shape. Referred to as CanNaLap (Cannabis National Laboratory Accreditation Program) and based on ISO/IEC 17025, the national standard has been developed "as a mechanism to ensure the effective performance of all cannabis testing labs operating in the United States."[3] Additionally, the ACIL also seeks for the FDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to "support and endorse" CanNaLap "as a means to establish standards of competency for testing market participants."[3] ANAB has already begun to address CanNaLap as part of its supplemental accreditation requirements[1], though time will tell if CanNaLap becomes a fully adopted national accreditation standard in the U.S.[4]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cannabis Testing Laboratory Accreditation Program". ANSI National Accreditation Board. https://anab.ansi.org/laboratory-accreditation/cannabis-testing. Retrieved 05 August 2022.
- ↑ "Cannabis Testing". American Association of Laboratory Accreditation. https://a2la.org/accreditation/cannabis-testing/. Retrieved 05 August 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ACIL Cannabis Testing Recommendations" (PDF). American Council of Independent Laboratories. 2019. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.acil.org/resource/resmgr/cannabis/acil_cannabis_testing_recomm.pdf. Retrieved 05 August 2022.
- ↑ Independent Laboratories Institute (7 February 2020). "Retraction Press Release, Relating to a Press Release issued on November 26, 2019: ILI Approves ANAB to Accredit Cannabis Testing Labs". ACIL. https://us15.campaign-archive.com/?u=2bcd20cfa44e75ad1763de02c&id=3d2dc1c5ea. Retrieved 05 August 2022.
