CDES Community

Join the effort to standardize cannabis data. Participate in working groups, attend community calls, and help shape the future of the specification.

Meeting Calendar

Weekly

Technical Working Group

Schema design, SDK development, and technical decisions

Thursdays @ 2:00 PM ET
Virtual (Microsoft Teams)
Active
Monthly

Community Call

Open forum for updates, demos, and Q&A with the community

First Tuesday @ 11:00 AM ET
Virtual (Open to all)
Open

Reference Data Review

Review proposed additions to terpene and cannabinoid libraries

Third Wednesday @ 3:00 PM ET
Active
Quarterly

Steering Committee

Strategic direction, roadmap planning, and governance decisions

First week of quarter
By invitation

Specification Release Review

Vote on proposed schema changes and version releases

End of quarter (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec)
Active

Upcoming Meetings

Technical Working Group Weekly sync
Thu, Jan 9, 2026 @ 2:00 PM ET
Community Call Monthly open forum
Tue, Feb 4, 2026 @ 11:00 AM ET
Reference Data Review Cannabinoid library additions
Wed, Jan 15, 2026 @ 3:00 PM ET
Q1 Specification Release v1.1 vote
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 @ 2:00 PM ET

Working Groups

Schema Working Group

Develops and maintains JSON Schema definitions for CDES data types.

  • • Strain, COA, Profile schemas
  • • Versioning and migration
  • • Validation rules

Reference Data Working Group

Curates authoritative lists of terpenes, cannabinoids, and identifiers.

  • • Terpene library maintenance
  • • Cannabinoid registry
  • • Scientific accuracy review

SDK Working Group

Builds and maintains official CDES software development kits.

  • • Python SDK
  • • TypeScript SDK (planned)
  • • API design

Compliance Working Group

Aligns CDES with regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.

  • • State compliance mapping
  • • Traceability standards
  • • Coming in Phase 3

Join the Community

Whether you represent a dispensary, lab, software vendor, or are just passionate about cannabis data standards - we want to hear from you.