Marijuana Enforcement Tracking Reporting Compliance (METRC) is a system for tracking state-legalized cannabis in Alaska, California, Colorado, Washington D.C., Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, and West Virginia in the United States.
In 2017, a $59 million two-year contract was awarded by the State of California to Florida-based Franwell to create the system and supply RFID tags.[1] The system was first developed for Colorado in 2011.[2] As of mid-2017, Franwell's system was in use in California, Colorado, Oregon, Maryland, Alaska, and Michigan.[3] In June 2017, Franwell withdrew from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board state tracking contract due to the state's preference for vendor(s) who had multiple means of tracking other than proprietary RFID technology, and entry of data concerning non-compliance with regulations, such as production outside of stipulated limits.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Rob Meagher (October 4, 2017), "California Seed-to-Sale Contract: Holy Cow!", Cannabis Business Executive, Vienna, Virginia
- ^ Alicia Wallace (January 24, 2018), "Colorado sticking with METRC for marijuana seed to sale tracking", The Cannabist
- ^ Andrew Selsky (August 14, 2017), Pot-legal states try to curb smuggling in U.S., The Associated Press – via Toronto Sun
- ^ Franwell and METRC Withdrawal Proposal; MJ Freeway Is Washington's New Marijuana Traceability Software, MJ News Network, June 8, 2017
- ^ Steven Nelson (June 2017), "A Seed-to-Sale Shakeup", Cannabis Business Times, Valley View, Ohio
Further reading
edit- Stephen Goldsmith (August 17, 2016), Managing Marijuana: The Role of Data-Driven Regulation – Colorado's robust system for tracking the drug and its effects provides a glimpse of a better system of controls., Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School of Government
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