A New York-based software company will help South Dakota’s cannabis industry and its regulators monitor the flow of marijuana in the state’s legal market. The Department of Health this month finalized a contract with Metrc, which will provide exclusive seed-to-sale tracking for the state as a medical marijuana program is implemented. Using what’s called “radio-frequency identification (RFID),” Metrc will monitor and record the life stages of all cannabis plants and the products they eventually end up in, a process called for as a public safety precaution within the voter-approved initiated measure that legalized medical marijuana.“As South Dakota continues to ramp up their recently implemented medical cannabis market, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to spearhead the state’s first-ever track-and-trace program,” Metrc CEO Jeff Wells said. All licensed cannabis businesses in South Dakota, from dispensaries to cultivators, are required to participate in DOH’s tracking program, though they are allowed to use other monitoring systems. But they must interface with Metrc.
Mmp News Author, Medical Marijuana Program Connection, 03/25/2022 07:11:00