METRC Compliance Requirements 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under METRC compliance requirements, how long must licensees retain source documents such as receipts, invoices, and manifests?
- 1 year
- 3 years (Correct answer)
- 5 years
- 7 years
Correct answer: 3 years
Most METRC-regulated states require licensees to retain all source documents for a minimum of 3 years.
Question 2: A cultivator's METRC tag is physically damaged and unreadable. What is the required compliance action?
- Leave the plant untagged until the tag dries out
- Destroy the plant immediately
- Request a replacement tag and re-tag the plant without creating a gap in traceability (Correct answer)
- Transfer the plant to a different licensee who can re-tag it
Correct 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.
Question 3: Which scenario would constitute a METRC compliance violation regarding package adjustments?
- Adjusting weight after a moisture-loss event with documentation
- Recording a waste event for unusable trim
- Increasing a package quantity without a corresponding source transfer or adjustment reason (Correct answer)
- Splitting a package into two smaller packages
Correct 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.
Question 4: When a licensed dispensary receives a transfer, at what point must the receiving items be entered into METRC?
- Within 24 hours of physical receipt
- Before the transporting vehicle leaves the premises (Correct answer)
- At any point before the end of the business day
- Within 3 business days of receipt
Correct 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.
Question 5: 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?
- The employee must pass a METRC online certification exam
- The owner must submit the employee's name to the state regulator for background check approval
- The owner assigns the employee a role within METRC, granting the appropriate permission level (Correct answer)
- The employee must create their own METRC account independently
Correct 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.
Question 6: Which METRC feature allows a licensee to document the conversion of cannabis plants from the vegetative stage to the flowering stage?
- Package Adjustment
- Plant Batch Growth Phase Change (Correct answer)
- Harvest Batch Creation
- Plant Batch Destruction
Correct answer: Plant Batch Growth Phase Change
The Growth Phase Change function in METRC tracks when plants move from immature to vegetative to flowering stages.
Question 7: Under METRC compliance rules, what must accompany every transfer of cannabis or cannabis products between licensees?
- A signed bill of lading from a licensed freight carrier
- A METRC-generated manifest printed or accessible on a mobile device (Correct answer)
- A Certificate of Analysis for each product transferred
- A notarized chain-of-custody document
Correct 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.
METRC Compliance Requirements 3
Under METRC compliance requirements, how long must licensees retain source documents such as receipts, invoices, and manifests?