Designation:D8423−22StandardSpecificationforEnvironmentalConditionsforPost-packagedStorageandRetailMerchandisingofCannabis/HempFlower1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD8423;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThecannabis/hempindustry,fromseedtoconsumption,isundergoingatransitionandmoderniza-tion.Thus,standardsforensuringsafety,quality,andweightstabilizationduringkeystepsofthecannabis/hempflowerssojournareinorder.Thisspecificationisneededtoensuresafety,quality,andweightstabilizationofcannabis/hempflowerandwillbeusedbypurveyorswhomaystorethepackaged,curedcropalongthesupplychainfrompackagingtoanotherlicensedoperatorortheenduser.1.Scope1.1Thisstandardspecifiestheenvironmentalconditions,suchastemperature,humidity,andlightingunderwhichcannabis/hempflowersinfreshformatintendedforhumanusearepackagedtobestoredtoensurethesafety,quality,andweightstabilizationofthepackagedflower.1.1.1Thisspecificationdoesnotapplytofrozencannabis/hemp.1.1.2Thisspecificationdoesnotapplytocannabis/hempintendedforextraction.1.2Thisspecificationappliestocontrollingtheenvironmentsurroundingpackagedcannabis/hempflower.1.3Thisspecificationistobefollowedbylicensedopera-torsinthecannabis/hempspacewhomovethepackagedcrop(s)throughthedistributionsupplychaintoanotherli-censedoperatorortotheenduser.1.4Purveyorsofcannabis/hempflowerinclude,butarenotnecessarilylimitedto:thepackager,transportationcompanies,warehousingoperations,andretailoperations.1.5Securityofthepackagedcannabis/hempflowerwhileinstorageisnotwithinthescopeofthisspecification.1.6Thisspecificationisintendedtoremainvaliduntilownershipofthepackagedcannabis/hempfloweristransferredtoanotherlicensedoperatorortothefinalconsumer.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithit...
