Glass House today announced that its Casitas and Padaro farms achieved certification to the PJRFSI Cannabis Safety Standard GACP from Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety, Inc. (PJRFSI).
The company said Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) certifications demonstrate that the facilities meet strict international safety and quality standards, and these certifications are an important step toward Glass House supplying medical cannabis markets domestically and internationally.
When U.S. federal law and the laws of the importing country permit export, Glass House intends to supply greenhouse-grown cannabis flower from these facilities to medical markets globally. The Casitas and Padaro farms combined encompass more than half a million square feet of greenhouse cannabis cultivation making them some of the largest GACP-certified facilities in the U.S. Glass House continues to work with state and federal agencies to enable export from California, and is in continued conversations with domestic and international partners.
“These certifications mark an important milestone for our company and are further proof that our cultivation operations can meet the rigorous international standards required for medical markets both domestically and abroad,” said Glass House CEO Kyle Kazan in a statement. “These certifications area critical step to open new opportunities for Glass House. Once we are able to export, medical markets like Germany, the UK and Switzerland, which require GACP-compliant operations, will dramatically expand our total addressable market, and access higher pricing that could enhance profitability and cash generation capabilities.”
“Our success in achieving GACP certification reflects the incredible efforts and diligence of our entire team throughout the rigorous certification and auditing process,” said Graham Farrar, co-founder, president and chief cannabis officer at Glass House, in a statement. “These certifications are hard to earn for a facility and a team. I am very proud of what we have accomplished and believe these certifications exemplify our commitment to operational excellence and meeting the growing demand for high-quality medical cannabis.”
