Not our usual type of story but we love his moniker
And yes he does have a Spockness about him and we presume he is entirely logical
Cannabis Safety and Quality announced the hiring of extraction expert Darwin Millard, known as the “Spock of Cannabis,” as technical director. Millard has 17 years of experience in the cannabis industry, having focused on the extraction and manufacturing of nutraceutical products that contain cannabinoids for nearly two decades, helping companies implement cost-effective, purpose-driven phytocannabinoid processing and herbal product manufacturing solutions.
“Darwin is the link we’ve been missing as we work to create a necessary, harmonized set of safety standards for the cannabis industry,” CSQ founder and ASI CEO Tyler Williams said in a press release. “I’m thrilled to welcome someone as impressive as Darwin to the team to create new standards for safeguarding other types of cannabis products, and work hand-in-hand with regulators and organizations like ASTM to bring CSQ to the forefront.”
Millard is a member of ASTM International’s Technical Committee D37 on Cannabis, an international group dedicated to the development of voluntary consensus standards for the global cannabis and hemp industry. Millard is also a highly sought-after speaker, with several engagements scheduled throughout the year, including a panel at the NOCO Hemp Expo in Colorado, two pre-conference workshops at the Cannabis Science Conference in May, and at CANN-RA’s External Stakeholder Meeting in June.
CSQ is the first accredited cannabis certification program to meet ISO requirements and regulatory requirements from seed to sale. Since it was first created by Williams, the CSQ certification program has helped more than 100 cannabis facilities improve the safety and quality of their products, including MSOs like Curaleaf and Trulieve.
