In this episode I speak with Aly Piscatelli who has spent the last decade in Colorado helping clients get a grip on seed to sale tracking and inventory service, METRC.
METRC, as we learn, are nigh on a monopoly in the US cannabis market having signed contracts with multiple states and all cannabis producers (bar none) have to use the system in order to be compliant with state law. There is also a company called BioTrac who did snag the NY contract and a few others but in the main it is METRC that rules the roost
What’s the problem with that?
Well the problem, as with all companies who operate on government contract work in a near monopoly is that sense of .. do we really have to listen to you and we’re here to make the systems and rules that you as a user must follow.
We discuss amongst other things
(i) Overview.. METRC the good the bad the indifferent
(ii) Why are clients so stressed out
(iii) Colorado METRC user groups
(iv) Communication with METRC, or lack thereof
(v) Advice to states entering contracts with METRC for the first time
(vi) What the hell happened to MJ Freeway?
Aly Piscatelli
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alypiscatelli/
Budding Operations strives to help your cannabis business maintain inventory compliance and efficiency while educating and training your team. Over 12 years of industry experience and a vast network of resources helps Budding Operations best serve your regulatory compliance needs.
https://www.buddingoperations.com/
METRC
Metrc is the most trusted and experienced provider of cannabis regulatory systems in the United States. Our solution combines advanced software, radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, a dedicated customer- support team, and a secure database to track and trace cannabis from growth, harvest, and processing to testing, transport, and sale.
Biotrack
BioTrack is the leading Seed-to-Sale inventory management and Dispensary Point-of-Sale software designed specifically for the cannabis industry. We offer a comprehensive suite of business tools that give you everything you need to run and control your cannabis business operation. BioTrack was the first ever cannabis point-of-sale system to integrate every vertical of the cannabis business model into one, universal traceability tool; becoming the first true seed-to-sale cannabis point-of-sale software ever made available to the industry.
Our Mission is to provide the cannabis industry with transparency, legitimacy, and accessibility. We aim to be the world’s leading provider of intelligence and compliance software within these markets. Quality and reliability are the principles that guide everything we do. We provide a comprehensive platform for cannabis tracking, control, and intelligence. Our products and services empower organizations with a network of tools to run their business in an intelligent, compliant, and purposeful manner.
