NSERC CREATE in Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Cannabis Production, Products and Training (QAQCC)

加拿大大麻合法化为学术界、工业界和政府共同努力，为消费者和社区提供基于产品质量和安全的大麻行业标准化工具奠定了基础。然而，缺乏科学验证的大麻植物大规模种植和收获后加工的方法，不同的方法导致产品产量、效力和质量不一致。NSERC在“大麻生产、产品和培训的质量保证和质量控制”(QAQCC)中创建的拟议产业流是一项合作倡议，涉及全国多个自然科学和工程学科、学术机构和行业合作者。这一针对本科生和研究生的创新和研究驱动型培训体验得到了加拿大卫生部的合作支持，它构成了麦吉尔大麻研究中心农业和植物科学研究轴的一部分。在研究生课程期间，参加QAQCC Create的受训人员将在加拿大卫生部和大麻许可证持有者那里实习。受训人员还将有机会参加促进就业准备的专业发展/进修课程。他们将进行研究，并为大麻种植、收获后处理和加工以及化合物提取和分析制定以研究为基础的方法和操作标准作出贡献。研究研讨会传播知识，促进交流，并在学者和大麻行业领导人之间建立联系，是质量保证和质量控制委员会的另一个组成部分。此外，受训人员将发展硬性和软性专业技能，以便顺利过渡到劳动力大军，无论是在学术界还是在公共或私营部门。

The legalization of cannabis in Canada has set the stage for academia, industry and government to work together toward providing the tools for standardization of the cannabis industry based on product quality and safety for consumers and communities. Yet, scientifically validated methods for large-scale cultivation and post-harvest processing of the cannabis plant are lacking, and different approaches have resulted in inconsistent product yield, potency and quality. The proposed industrial stream NSERC CREATE in "Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Cannabis Production, Products and Training" (QAQCC) is a collaborative initiative spanning several Natural Sciences and Engineering disciplines, academic institutions and industrial collaborators across the country. This innovative and research-driven training experience for undergraduate and graduate students has the collaborative support of Health Canada and it forms part of the Agriculture and Plant Science research axis at the McGill Research Centre for Cannabis. During the course of their graduate degrees, trainees participating in the QAQCC CREATE will hold internships with Health Canada and with cannabis license holders. Trainees will also have access to Professional Development/Enrichment courses that promote job readiness. They will perform research and contribute toward the development of researched-based methods and standards of operation for cannabis cultivation, postharvest handling and processing, as well as compound extraction and analyses. Research symposia that disseminate knowledge, facilitate communication and form links between academics and leaders in the cannabis industry are another QAQCC component. In addition, trainees will develop hard and soft professional skills that allow for smooth transition into the workforce, whether in academia or in the public or private sectors.