ASTM D8452-24
(Guide)Standard Guide for Medical-related Professionals within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
Standard Guide for Medical-related Professionals within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 As patient use of cannabis and hemp for medical purposes increases and medical professionals are increasingly called upon to provide medical advice, the following requirements and expectations within the medical profession are increasingly significant, requiring:
5.1.1 Availability by patients to qualified medical professionals who can provide safe and objective advice on the medical use of cannabis and hemp,
5.1.2 Clarity by medical professionals on the legal restrictions in their area of jurisdiction to ensure compliance, and
5.1.3 Development of qualified training and certificate programs to ensure safe and quality healthcare for patients.
5.2 The primary objectives of this guide are as follows:
5.2.1 Provide a general overview of the BoK required for the professions listed in Section 7; and
5.2.2 Provide recommendations to form the foundation for training and subsequent recognition/certificate systems that enable consumers, employers, organizational management, government agencies, and others who rely upon medical professionals to distinguish between qualified and non-qualified workers.
5.2.3 Recommend requirements that agencies can use to develop and document the specific criteria used for training or certificate programs.
5.3 Users of this guide shall document deviations from the recommended requirements to inform their clients of the criteria applied in either the training or the certificate programs offered. As the cannabis and hemp industries and medical guidelines mature, this guide will be updated to reflect current thinking and requirements.
5.4 The Bok elements are applicable to certificate programs, while the BoK, experiential and educational elements are applicable to certification process requirements.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide can provide certification bodies, training providers, employers, and certificate issuers, with best-practice guidance for administering their respective programs for medical-related professions within the cannabis and hemp industries.
1.2 This guide recommends requirements for experience, training, education, and the body of knowledge (BoK) necessary for medical-related professions within the cannabis and hemp industries listed in Table 1.
1.3 For purposes of this guide, a medical professional is defined as a person qualified and licensed as required by the jurisdiction to provide guidance or recommendations regarding a person's health or fitness.
1.4 This guide provides recommendations for articulating professional requirements for training and education or earning certificates. It is part of a series of guides denoting certification requirements for professions within the cannabis and hemp industries (Guides D8346, D8347, D8348), and supporting Practice D8403 for associated certificate programs.
1.5 This guide's content does not supersede requirements for training or earning a certificate defined by jurisdictional entities such as government or other regional regulatory bodies.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D8452 − 24
Standard Guide for
Medical-related Professionals within the Cannabis and
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Hemp Industries
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D8452; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This guide can provide certification bodies, training 2.1 ASTM Standards:
providers, employers, and certificate issuers, with best-practice D8270 Terminology Relating to Cannabis
guidance for administering their respective programs for D8346 Guide for Requirements for Quality Related Profes-
medical-related professions within the cannabis and hemp sions Within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
industries. D8347 Guide for Requirements for Analytical Laboratory
Related Professions Within the Cannabis and Hemp In-
1.2 This guide recommends requirements for experience,
dustries
training, education, and the body of knowledge (BoK) neces-
D8348 Guide for Requirements for Transportation and Lo-
sary for medical-related professions within the cannabis and
gistics Related Professions Within the Cannabis and
hemp industries listed in Table 1.
Hemp Industries
1.3 For purposes of this guide, a medical professional is
D8403 Practice for Certificate Programs within the Cannabis
defined as a person qualified and licensed as required by the
and Hemp Industries
jurisdiction to provide guidance or recommendations regarding
E2659 Practice for Certificate Programs
a person’s health or fitness.
E2708 Terminology for Accreditation and Certification
1.4 This guide provides recommendations for articulating
3. Terminology
professional requirements for training and education or earning
certificates. It is part of a series of guides denoting certification
3.1 Definitions:
requirements for professions within the cannabis and hemp
3.1.1 General—Definitions are in accordance with Termi-
industries (Guides D8346, D8347, D8348), and supporting
nology D8270, unless otherwise indicated.
Practice D8403 for associated certificate programs.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.5 This guide’s content does not supersede requirements
3.2.1 certificate, n—a document (letter, card, or other me-
for training or earning a certificate defined by jurisdictional
dium) awarded to certificate holders that designates the suc-
entities such as government or other regional regulatory
cessful completion of a credentialing program’s requisites.
bodies.
(E2708)
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.2.2 certificate program, n—a non-degree-granting educa-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
tion of training program consisting of (1) a learning event or
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
series of events designed to educate or train individuals to
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
achieve specified learning outcomes within a defined scope,
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
and (2) a system designed to ensure individuals receive a
1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-
certificate only after verification of successful completion of all
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
program requisites, including but not limited to an evaluation
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
of learner attainment of intended learning outcomes.
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
(E2708, E2659)
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
3.2.3 certification, n—procedure and action by a duly au-
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
thorized body of determining, certifying, and attesting in
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D37 on Cannabis and
is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D37.06 on Personnel Training,
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Assessment, Credentialing. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved March 1, 2024. Published May 2024. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 2022. Last previous edition approved in 2022 as D8452 – 22. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/D8452-24. the ASTM website.
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Designation: D8452 − 22 D8452 − 24
Standard Guide for
Requirements for Medical-related Professionals within the
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Cannabis and Hemp Industries
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D8452; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide can provide certification bodies, training providers, employers, and certificate issuers, with best-practice guidance
for administering their respective programs for medical-related professions within the cannabis and hemp industries.
1.2 This guide recommends requirements for experience, training, education, and the body of knowledge (BoK) necessary for
medical-related professions within the cannabis and hemp industries listed in Table 1.
1.3 For purposes of this guide, a medical professional is defined as a person qualified and licensed as required by the jurisdiction
to provide guidance or recommendations regarding a person’s health or fitness.
1.4 This guide provides recommendations for articulating professional requirements for training and education or earning
certificates. It is part of a series of guides denoting certification requirements for professions within the cannabis and hemp
industries (Guides D8346, D8347, D8348), and supporting Practice D8403 for associated certificate programs.
1.5 This guide’s content does not supersede requirements for training or earning a certificate defined by jurisdictional entities such
as government or other regional regulatory bodies.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D8270 Terminology Relating to Cannabis
D8346 Guide for Requirements for Quality Related Professions Within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
D8347 Guide for Requirements for Analytical Laboratory Related Professions Within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
D8348 Guide for Requirements for Transportation and Logistics Related Professions Within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D37 on Cannabis and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D37.06 on Personnel Training, Assessment,
Credentialing.
Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2022March 1, 2024. Published August 2022May 2024. Originally approved in 2022. Last previous edition approved in 2022 as
D8452 – 22. DOI: 10.1520/D8452-22.10.1520/D8452-24.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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TABLE 1 Cannabis and Hemp Medical Professions
Cannabis & Hemp Medical Professionals Section 7
D8403 Practice for Certificate Programs within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
E2659 Practice for Certificate Programs
E2708 Terminology for Accreditation and Certification
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 General—Definitions are in accordance with Terminology D8270, unless otherwise indicated.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 certificate, n—a document (letter, card, or other medium) awarded to certificate holders that designates the successful
completion of a credentialing program’s requisites. (E2708, E2659)
3.2.2 certificate program, n—a non-degree-granting education of training program consisting of (1) a learning event or series of
events designed to educate or train individuals to achieve specified learning outcomes within a defined scope, and (2) a system
designed to ensure individuals receive a certificate only after verification of successful
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