State Traceability Systems in Legal Cannabis States: A Current Overview

Legal cannabis has been growing and with it their incredibly rigid and highly regulated state tracking systems. States have recognized the need for robust traceability systems to ensure public safety, prevent diversion, and maintain regulatory compliance. In reality, they accomplish nearly none of these and just plague operators with the requirement to push data to this system in the format and workflow they demand. These data limitations are at the root of much of cannabis system inefficiencies, but are unfortunate reality to cannabis regulatory compliance. 

These systems allows regulators to trace cannabis products from seed-to-sale, providing real-time visibility into the supply chain. The system uses unique identifiers, barcode scanning, and comprehensive reporting to monitor cannabis movement and maintain transparency.

Various states have implemented traceability systems to monitor the movement of cannabis from cultivation to sale. Here is an outline of the traceability systems in place in each legal cannabis state.

1. Alabama: Metrc state cannabis traceability system. 
2. Alaska: Metrc state cannabis traceability system. 
3. Arkansas: Biotrack state cannabis traceability systems. 
4. Arizona: No contracted partner, just self reported from your own seed 2 sale software.

5. California: California is a pioneer in the legal cannabis industry and now uses Metrc with California specific requirements. They used to operate the California Cannabis Track-and-Trace (CCTT) system. 

6. Colorado: Metrc state cannabis traceability system. 

7. Connecticut: Biotrack state cannabis traceability systems. 

8. Delaware:  Biotrack state cannabis traceability systems. 
9. Florida: Biotrack state cannabis traceability systems. 
10. Washington D.C.: Metrc state cannabis traceability system. 
11. Guam: Metrc state cannabis traceability system. 
12. Iowa: Custom built internal state system. 
13. Illinois: Biotrack state  cannabis traceability systems. Moving to metrc in November/ October per rumors
14. Kentucky: Metrc state cannabis traceability system, launching 2025
15. Louisiana: Metrc state cannabis traceability system. 
16. Maine: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
17. Maryland: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
18. Massachusetts: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
19. Michigan: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
20. Minnesota: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
21. Mississippi: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
22. Missouri: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
23. Montana: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
24. New York: Biotrack state cannabis traceability systems. 
25. New Mexico: Biotrack state cannabis traceability systems. 
26. Nevada: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
27. New Jersey: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
28. New Hampshire: Biotrack state cannabis traceability systems
29. New York: Biotrack state cannabis traceability systems
30. North Dakota:  Biotrack state cannabis traceability systems. 
31. Ohio: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
32. Oklahoma: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
33. Oregon: Metrc state cannabis traceability systems. 
34. Pennsylvania: MJ Freeway state cannabis traceability systems
35. Rhode Island: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
36. South Dakota: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.
37. Utah: MJ Freeway, but building out their custom reporting system.
38. Vermont: Custom built solution from the state.
39. Virginia: Biotrack state cannabis traceability systems. 
40. West Virginia: Metrc state cannabis traceability system.

41. Washington: Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board's Cannabis Central Reporting System (CCRS). This system closely monitors the movement of cannabis, including tracking plant batches, lab testing results, transportation, and sales. The LCB system aims to prevent illegal sales and maintain product integrity.