Designation:D8477−22StandardPracticeforCannabisorHempSupplierLifecycleManagement1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD8477;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidescannabisorhempoperations,orboth,withmethods,procedures,responsibilities,andcriteriaforsuppliermanagementpracticestoreliablyreceivesuppliesthatmeetspecifications.Effectivesuppliermanagementin-cludesclearconcisecommunicationandcomprehensionbe-tweendepartmentsandbusinessfunctions,thatis,marketing,finance,operations,supplyrequirementanalysis,supplieras-sessmentoraudits,supplierselection,backupsuppliers,andsupply/supplierinformationmanagement.1.2Inthispractice,thetermcannabiscanbesubstitutedwiththetermhemp.Thispracticeappliestoindustrialhempoperations,CBDoperations,andasreferredtobyseveralauthoritieshavingjurisdiction,licensedmarijuanaoperations.1.3Thispracticeprovidesaprocessforsuppliermanage-mentinSection5andcriteriaforsupplierevaluationinSection6.1.4Nothinginthispracticeshallprecludeobservanceoffederal,state,orlocalregulationswhichmaybemorerestric-tiveorhavedifferentrequirements.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D8222GuideforEstablishingaQualityManagementSys-tem(QMS)forConsumerUseofCannabis/HempProd-uctsD8229GuideforC...
