Welcome to the hub of the Office of Cannabis Policy’s (OCP) Metrc User Workgroup. Inventory tracking is one of the hallmarks of a well-regulated cannabis industry. However, OCP realizes that while the process of tracking provides important data and public health and safety safeguards, it also poses challenges to our licensed operators. The substantive dialogue with the Metrc User Workgroup helped us better understand how we can strike the right balance between protecting public safety and implementing standards that are not overburdensome.
Final Report
Membership
OCP sought qualified individuals through a competitive application process to fill seats on its Metrc User Workgroup meant to engage on issues related to the State of Maine’s cannabis inventory tracking system. To review the eligibility requirements for the Workgroup, please click here.
The Workgroup met virtually four times to advise OCP. Topics discussed included API, customer service, functionality, reports, testing, training, and user experience. Outcomes resulting from the meetings included steps that may be taken by Metrc to update their cloud-based software platform or by OCP to streamline the Office’s regulations related to inventory tracking.
The members of the Metrc User Workgroup are as follows:
Name |
Sector |
Organization/Business Represented |
|---|---|---|
Zach Allen |
Cultivation |
Nova Farms |
Eddie Benjamin |
Vertically Integrated |
Theory Wellness |
Genevieve Bickford |
Vertically Integrated |
NPG/Wellness |
Peter Franklin |
Retail |
Maine Plant-Based Therapy |
Elliot Lee |
Manufacturing |
East Coast Cannabis |
Alison Miller |
Manufacturing |
The Hashery |
Rebecca O'Connor |
Vertically Integrated |
Rugged Roots, Coast to Coast, Sinsemilla |
Ryan Parker |
Cultivation |
Stoner & Co. |
Hilary Reeder |
Vertically Integrated |
Highbrow |
Justice Rines |
Vertically Integrated |
Sweet Dirt |
Steve Rusnack |
Manufacturing |
Full Bloom |
Mitchel Samuelson |
Cultivation |
Seed and Soil |
Keri-Jon Wilson |
Manufacturing |
Pot and Pan |
Jake Wisdom |
Vertically Integrated |
Blue Sky & Kender Farms |
Track & Trace Administrators |
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Lincoln Crutchfield |
Vertically Integrated |
Sweet Dirt* |
Jake Daku |
Vertically Integrated |
Blue Sky & Kender Farms* |
J. Matthew Judge, Ph.D |
Cultivation |
Theory Wellness* |
Rebecca Matz |
Cultivation |
Stoner & Co.* |
Kristin McIntyre |
Vertically Integrated |
NPG/Wellness* |
*Track & Trace Administrator for Organization's Principal, if different
Meetings
Virtual meetings of the Metrc User Workgroup were held on the following dates:
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022 from 2pm-4pm EDT
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 from 2pm-4pm EDT
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 from 2pm-4pm EDT
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022 from 2pm-4pm EDT
These meetings were live-streamed on OCP's YouTube page.
Meeting Materials:
Material |
Author/Submitter |
Format |
Size |
|---|---|---|---|
Agenda, OCP Metrc User Workgroup August 23, 2022 |
Office of Cannabis Policy |
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176KB |
YouTube Video of Live Streamed Workgroup Meeting August 23, 2022 |
Office of Cannabis Policy |
HTML |
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Agenda, OCP Metrc User Workgroup September 13, 2022 |
Office of Cannabis Policy |
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187KB |
YouTube Video of Live Streamed Workgroup Meeting September 13, 2022 |
Office of Cannabis Policy |
HTML |
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Agenda, OCP Metrc User Workgroup October 11, 2022 |
Office of Cannabis Policy |
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193KB |
YouTube Video of Live Streamed Workgroup Meeting October 11, 2022 |
Office of Cannabis Policy |
HTML |
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Metrc Presentation to Workgroup: Training, Customer Service and Report Functionality October 11, 2022 |
Metrc |
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1.5MB |
Agenda, OCP Metrc User Workgroup November 8, 2022 |
Office of Cannabis Policy |
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207KB |
Metrc Workgroup Problems & Solutions Document November 8, 2022 |
Office of Cannabis Policy |
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97KB |
YouTube Video of Live Streamed Workgroup Meeting November 8, 2022 |
Office of Cannabis Policy |
HTML |
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Metrc Presentation to Workgroup: API, Automation and User Experience November 8, 2022 |
Metrc |
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532KB |
OCP Presentation to Workgroup: Results from Survey Question November 8, 2022 |
Office of Cannabis Policy |
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15KB |
Public Records Notice
Please note that materials associated with the Metrc User Workgroup, from applications to the final report, may be considered a public record—in part or in whole—subject to disclosure pursuant to the Maine Freedom of Access Act.