#marijuana tracking

Confusion reigns as Maine rolls out its marijuana tracking system

The state marijuana industry didn’t like what it saw when it got its first look at Maine’s new track-and-trace system Monday: hundreds and hundreds of 25-cent tags required to catalog every plant’s path to pre-rolled joint, vape cartridge or infused candy.

“This will drive prices through the roof,” said medical marijuana caregiver Dawson Julia of Unity. “It’s going to put a lot of people out of…

Oregon Begins Regulating Medical Marijuana

Tracking and reporting of medical marijuana inventory and sales begin in Oregon for the first time ever next month. The state is currently in the middle of implementing its recreational cannabis industry which requires a seed-to-sale tracking chip system.  To avoid an increase in black market sales, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is taking steps to ensure the medical marijuana market operates…

Under California’s New Medical Cannabis Law, It’s Unclear Who Will Track Plants

California’s new medical cannabis law will put the state in charge of tracking each marijuana plant from “seed to sale.” But the Brown administration and the state’s independent tax board are at odds about who will oversee it.

The state Board of Equalization is preparing to do the job. Board member Fiona Ma held a hearing with companies that supply software to other states. But Ma says the…