METRC Plant Batch and Cultivation Lifecycle Tracking

Question 1

In METRC, what are the two primary categories used to classify cannabis plants?

Accepted Answer

Immature plants and mature (vegetative/flowering) plants

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Indoor plants and outdoor plants

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Seed-derived plants and clone-derived plants

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Medical plants and recreational plants

Question 2

What is a 'plant batch' in METRC, and how does it differ from tracking individual plants?

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A plant batch groups immature plants under a single record; individual plants are tracked separately only after they mature

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A plant batch is a group of plants that share one UID tag throughout their entire lifecycle

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A plant batch is used exclusively for plants destined for extraction, not flower production

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A plant batch is a regulatory term for plants inspected simultaneously by a state auditor

Question 3

When a cultivator harvests plants in METRC, what must be created to record the harvested material?

Accepted Answer

A harvest batch that records the wet weight, strain, and which plants were harvested

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A transfer manifest to move the harvest to the drying room's inventory

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A new package with a UID tag applied before the plants are cut

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An enforcement notice filed with the state regulatory agency within 24 hours

Question 4

A cultivator's plant dies due to pest infestation before harvest. How should this be recorded in METRC?

Accepted Answer

Record the plant destruction in METRC, documenting the reason, weight of waste, and method of destruction

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Remove the plant tag and reassign it to a healthy plant to avoid a gap in inventory

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Report the loss verbally to the state inspector at the next scheduled visit

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No action is needed if the plant died naturally before it was harvested

Question 5

In METRC, at what point during cultivation does a plant transition from being tracked in a batch to requiring an individual plant tag?

Accepted Answer

When the plant transitions from the immature/clone stage to the vegetative growth stage

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When the plant reaches 12 inches in height regardless of growth stage

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Only when the plant is moved to a flowering room

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When the plant produces its first detectable flower cluster

Question 6

After a harvest batch is created in METRC, what is the next step in the cultivation tracking workflow?

Accepted Answer

Record post-harvest weights (dry weight after curing) and create packages from the finished material

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File a harvest completion report with the state regulatory agency within 72 hours

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Immediately transfer all harvested material to a licensed processor

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Archive the harvest batch record and begin a new batch for the same strain