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GACP Medical Cannabis Certification

Ensure medical cannabis compliance, from cultivation to transport, and meet global safety and pharmaceutical standards.

Managing medical cannabis production involves strict controls over cultivation, harvesting, processing and storage. With increasing regulatory scrutiny and global market expectations, you need robust systems to ensure consistency, traceability and compliance.

Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) certification for medical cannabis helps you demonstrate that your cultivation and harvesting processes meet internationally recognized quality standards.

Through our GACP medical cannabis certification services, we support you in implementing and verifying practices that safeguard product quality, protect patient safety and enable market access.

Discover the benefits of GACP medical cannabis certification

  • Protect patient safety
    Minimize contamination risks and ensure chemical consistency.
  • Safeguard worker health
    Support safe handling practices and occupational standards.
  • Ensure market access
    Meet the requirements of regulated international pharmaceutical markets.
  • Build trust with partners and regulators
    Provide independent assurance that your products are produced under controlled and compliant conditions.
  • Demonstrate your commitment to quality
    Showcase your adherence to internationally recognized cultivation and collection standards and your dedication to safe, sustainable production practices.
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GACP certification scope

We assess your operations across the full agricultural lifecycle, supporting both open-field and indoor cultivation environments. Our certification verifies that your operations align with the core pillars of GACP, including:

  • Management of cultivation and production
  • Quality control of agricultural inputs and plant materials
  • Standardized harvesting and primary processing techniques
  • Hygiene, sanitation and contamination prevention protocols
  • Robust documentation and traceability systems

Why SGS?

As the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, we combine global certification expertise with in-depth knowledge of regulated agricultural and pharmaceutical environments. Our approach is grounded in internationally recognized GACP frameworks, ensuring your operations align with evolving regulatory expectations.

With expertise spanning both agricultural practices and pharmaceutical quality systems, we support you in building robust, compliant cultivation processes from the ground up. Through our global network, we deliver consistent certification services with strong local regulatory understanding, helping you navigate market-specific requirements with confidence.

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FAQs

Our GACP medical cannabis certification is based on a comprehensive framework of international guidelines, including:

  • WHO Guidelines: Good Agricultural and Collection Practices for Medicinal Plants (2003)
  • EMA: Guideline on GACP for starting materials of herbal origin
  • Dutch Office of Medicinal Cannabis cultivation guidelines
  • Health Canada Cannabis Regulations (SOR/2018-144) and Good Production Practices
  • USDA sampling guidelines for hemp
  • ISO 22000:2018 for food safety management
  • ICH Q10 and EudraLex Volume 4 (GMP) and EudraLex Volume 4 (GMP)

Yes. The certification applies to both open-field and indoor cultivation, addressing the specific risks and controls required for each environment.

GACP focuses on the agricultural stage, ensuring that the plant is cultivated, harvested and handled under controlled conditions. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) applies to the manufacturing and processing phase, building on the quality of the starting material.

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