Standard Test Method for Measuring the Probability of a Full Length Burn on a Cannabis/Hemp Pre-roll

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 According to statistics provided by the NFPA, one of the most common initiating events in a fatal fire is the dropping of a smoking material, such as a pre-roll, onto a bed or a piece of upholstered furniture. Test Methods E1352 and E1353 and NFPA 261 and NFPA 260 have been developed to evaluate the susceptibility of upholstered furniture mock-ups and components to ignition by cigarettes (similarly for pre-rolls). Federal Standard 16 CFR 1632 was promulgated to reduce the likelihood that mattresses and mattress pads would ignite from a lighted smoking material. Research of test methods (NIST 851-2) has found that filter paper substrates can be used to replace the fabric/padding assembly with multiple layers of common filter paper showing a systematic progression in measuring ignition strength. Additionally, smoking materials with high percentages of full-length burns on filter paper substrates (NIST 1436) generate enough heat to keep burning and thus are more likely to ignite soft furnishings than smoking materials with lower percentages of full-length burns.  
5.2 In this test method, the pre-rolls are subjected to a set of laboratory conditions. If different conditions are substituted or the end-use conditions are changed, it may not be possible to use this test method to predict quantitative changes in the fire test response. Therefore, the quantitative results are valid only for the fire test exposure conditions described in this test method. Pre-roll preparation and sampling are very important to ensure minimal impact on results. Preparation shall be made using Practice D8343/D8343M.  
5.3 This test method outlines the moisture content of cannabis herbal material in the pre-roll. Determining the moisture content of cannabis herbal material used will shed more light on the effects of moisture on the probability of a pre-roll to achieve a full-length burn when ignited.  
5.4 The data from this test method can help extrapolate whether a sample set of pre-ro...
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1.1 This fire-test-response standard provides a standard measure of the probability of a cannabis/hemp pre-roll positioned on a substrate to generate enough heat to continue burning and thus potentially cause ignition of bedding or upholstered furniture.  
1.2 This test method shall be applicable to pre-roll units that are intended for personal inhalation by means of combustion and contain dried herbal material from any type of a cannabis plant, that is, cannabis/hemp. For the sake of brevity, the term “cannabis” shall be used henceforth to refer to any type of cannabis plant (cannabis/hemp).  
1.3 This test method shall be applicable to pre-rolls that burn along the length of a cannabis pre-roll column.  
1.4 This test method shall not be applicable to infused pre-rolls, which are outside the scope of this standard.  
1.5 Pre-roll preparation and sampling shall be made using Practice D8343/D8343M.  
1.6 Units—The values stated in either SI units or United States Customary units (USC units) are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard. Metric units will be stated as standard and USC units will be shown in brackets relative to the metric units.  
1.7 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.  
1.8 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 Or...

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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: D8342/D8342M − 21
Standard Test Method for
Measuring the Probability of a Full Length Burn on a
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Cannabis/Hemp Pre-roll
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D8342/D8342M; 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 mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
1.1 This fire-test-response standard provides a standard
measure of the probability of a cannabis/hemp pre-roll posi-
2. Referenced Documents
tioned on a substrate to generate enough heat to continue
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burning and thus potentially cause ignition of bedding or 2.1 ASTM Standards:
upholstered furniture. D8245 Guide for Disposal of Resin-Containing Cannabis
Raw Materials and Downstream Products
1.2 This test method shall be applicable to pre-roll units that
D8343/D8343M Practice for Measuring the Physical Prop-
are intended for personal inhalation by means of combustion
erties of Cannabis/Hemp Pre-rolls
and contain dried herbal material from any type of a cannabis
E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in
plant, that is, cannabis/hemp. For the sake of brevity, the term
ASTM Test Methods
“cannabis” shall be used henceforth to refer to any type of
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
cannabis plant (cannabis/hemp).
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
1.3 This test method shall be applicable to pre-rolls that
E1352 Test Method for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of
burn along the length of a cannabis pre-roll column.
Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Assemblies
E1353 Test Methods for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of
1.4 This test method shall not be applicable to infused
Components of Upholstered Furniture
pre-rolls, which are outside the scope of this standard.
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2.2 NFPA Standards:
1.5 Pre-roll preparation and sampling shall be made using
NFPA 260 Standard Methods of Tests and Classification
Practice D8343/D8343M.
Systems for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Components
1.6 Units—The values stated in either SI units or United
of Upholstered Furniture (2019)
States Customary units (USC units) are to be regarded sepa-
NFPA 261 Standard Method of Test for Determining Resis-
rately as standard.The values stated in each system may not be
tance of Mock-up Upholstered Furniture MaterialAssem-
exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used inde-
blies to Ignition by Smoldering Cigarettes (2018)
pendentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystems
2.3 Other Standards:
may result in non-conformance with the standard. Metric units
16 CFR 1632 Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses
will be stated as standard and USC units will be shown in
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and Mattress Pads (FF 4-72, Amended)
brackets relative to the metric units.
NIST 851-2 Test Methods for Quantifying the Propensity of
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the
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Cigarettes to Ignite Soft Furnishings, Volume 2
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
NIST 1436 Relative Ignition of Propensity of Test Market
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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Cigarettes
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.8 This international standard was developed in accor-
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
the ASTM website.
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Available from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch
Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471, http://www.nfpa.org.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D37 on Available from U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of
CannabisandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeD37.04onProcessingand Documents, 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Washington, DC 20401-0001, http://
Handling. www.access.gpo.gov.
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Current edition approved June 1, 2021. Published September 2021. DOI: Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100
10.1520/D8342_D8342M-21. Bureau Dr., Stop 1070, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070, http://www.nist.gov.
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