Maine has agreed to a three-year, $150,000 contract this week with a Florida-based technology company to track and trace medical and adult use marijuana products once regulations are approved for them.
Maine’s Department of Administrative and Financial Services announced that it will be using Franwell Inc.’s Metrc cloud-based software to track marijuana growth and distribution throughout the state.
“The selection of Metrc as the state’s seed-to-sale tracking software is an important next step for the legal cannabis industry,” said Erik Gundersen, the department’s point person for implementing legalized marijuana.
According to Gundersen, it is a sign that Gov. Janet Mills’ administration is “serious about completing this important work.”
Metrc already is used by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission.
“Metrc is an industry leader, and our partnership with Franwell will allow the state to proceed with implementing Maine’s voter-approved legalized marijuana law. In addition, having a vendor selected for this service ensures that the software can be customized and implemented as rulemaking takes place over the next several months,” remarked Gundersen.
