Compliance Requirements Flashcards
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Under METRC compliance requirements, how long must licensees retain source documents such as receipts, invoices, and manifests?
Answer: 3 years
Most METRC-regulated states require licensees to retain all source documents for a minimum of 3 years.
A cultivator's METRC tag is physically damaged and unreadable. What is the required compliance action?
Answer: Request a replacement tag and re-tag the plant without creating a gap in traceability
A damaged tag must be replaced promptly, and the licensee must ensure continuous traceability is maintained through the replacement process.
Which scenario would constitute a METRC compliance violation regarding package adjustments?
Answer: Increasing a package quantity without a corresponding source transfer or adjustment reason
Unexplained quantity increases without a legitimate source record indicate inventory inflation, a serious compliance violation.
When a licensed dispensary receives a transfer, at what point must the receiving items be entered into METRC?
Answer: Before the transporting vehicle leaves the premises
The receiving licensee must accept or reject the transfer in METRC before the transport vehicle departs to maintain real-time manifest accuracy.
A cannabis business owner wants to add a new employee user to their METRC account. Which step is required before the employee can access the system?
Answer: The owner assigns the employee a role within METRC, granting the appropriate permission level
METRC account administrators assign roles and permissions to employees within their licensed facility account.
Which METRC feature allows a licensee to document the conversion of cannabis plants from the vegetative stage to the flowering stage?
Answer: Plant Batch Growth Phase Change
The Growth Phase Change function in METRC tracks when plants move from immature to vegetative to flowering stages.
Under METRC compliance rules, what must accompany every transfer of cannabis or cannabis products between licensees?
Answer: A METRC-generated manifest printed or accessible on a mobile device
Every cannabis transfer must be accompanied by a METRC system-generated manifest that details the contents, origin, and destination.