Cannabis retailers say they need more from track-and-trace software
Marijuana industry veterans say track-and-trace systems meet their cultivation and production expectations but are lacking in retail functionality.
MJBizMagazine content and digital issues
Marijuana industry veterans say track-and-trace systems meet their cultivation and production expectations but are lacking in retail functionality.
With 23 state contracts for cannabis track-and-trace software, Metrc dominates the space. But operators question the need for the software.
From the launch of the New York market to potential federal rescheduling of marijuana, regulated operators have had quite a ride in 2023.
Leili Fatehi and Laura Monn Ginsburg, who helped spearhead Minnesota’s adult-use marijuana legislation, discuss how hemp-derived cannabinoids factor into the impending market and what the state – and the nation – can expect when it launches.
If marijuana is moved from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act, that would expand both access and product selection for medical marijuana patients. But rescheduling likely wouldn’t impact how state-regulated MMJ dispensaries operate.
Some cannabis executives are hopeful that if the federal government moves marijuana from Schedule 1 to 3 of the Controlled Substances Act, then transporting MJ products across state lines will be allowed.
Greta Brandt, president of The Flower Shop and True North Organics, discusses her company’s expansion plans, elevating women leaders and how regulators could ease the burden on social equity license holders.