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
Technical Working Group
Schema design, SDK development, and technical decisions
Community Call
Open forum for updates, demos, and Q&A with the community
Reference Data Review
Review proposed additions to terpene and cannabinoid libraries
Steering Committee
Strategic direction, roadmap planning, and governance decisions
Specification Release Review
Vote on proposed schema changes and version releases
Upcoming Meetings
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.