METRC Quality Control 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In METRC, when a batch fails a state-mandated quality control test, what is the required next action?
- Destroy the batch immediately without recording
- Record the failed test result in METRC and place the package on hold (Correct answer)
- Transfer the batch to a different facility for retesting
- Remove the batch tag and repackage under a new tag
Correct answer: Record the failed test result in METRC and place the package on hold
Failed test results must be entered in METRC and the package placed on hold to prevent sale or transfer until remediation or destruction.
Question 2: Which METRC field indicates that a package has been submitted to a third-party lab for quality assurance testing?
- Package status set to 'In Transit'
- Lab sample transfer recorded in METRC (Correct answer)
- Package tag flagged with a 'Hold' status
- A new production batch created for the sample
Correct answer: Lab sample transfer recorded in METRC
Submitting a lab sample is recorded as a specific transfer in METRC, creating an auditable chain of custody for the sample.
Question 3: A cultivator wants to composite samples from multiple plants of the same harvest batch for a single QC test. What METRC requirement governs this?
- Each plant must be tested individually
- Compositing is only allowed for edible products
- Compositing must follow state-defined sampling protocols linked to the harvest batch UID (Correct answer)
- Compositing is prohibited in all METRC-using states
Correct answer: Compositing must follow state-defined sampling protocols linked to the harvest batch UID
State sampling protocols define how composites may be formed and require the sample to be traceable back to the originating harvest batch UID in METRC.
Question 4: What happens to a package's status in METRC once a passing Certificate of Analysis (COA) is linked to it?
- The package is automatically transferred to retail
- The package tag is voided and reissued
- The package becomes eligible for sale or transfer per state rules (Correct answer)
- METRC closes the package and creates a new certified package
Correct answer: The package becomes eligible for sale or transfer per state rules
Attaching a passing COA updates the package's testing status, making it compliant and eligible for downstream transfer or sale.
Question 5: During a QC inspection, an inspector finds that a licensee's METRC package weight differs from the physical weight by more than the allowable variance. Which best describes the correct resolution?
- The licensee must immediately destroy the package
- The licensee adjusts the package quantity in METRC with an adjustment reason code (Correct answer)
- The inspector voids the package tag on-site
- No action is needed if the difference is under 10%
Correct answer: The licensee adjusts the package quantity in METRC with an adjustment reason code
Weight discrepancies are corrected through METRC's quantity adjustment feature, which requires selecting an approved reason code for the variance.
Question 6: A dispensary receives a cannabis package and suspects contamination upon inspection. Under METRC QC protocols, what is the proper first step?
- Return the package immediately without METRC documentation
- Accept the package but quarantine it, then record a reject or return transfer in METRC (Correct answer)
- Retest the package at an in-house lab
- Dispose of the package and remove its tag from inventory
Correct answer: Accept the package but quarantine it, then record a reject or return transfer in METRC
Suspected contamination requires quarantine and proper METRC documentation of a rejected or returned transfer to maintain chain-of-custody integrity.
Question 7: Which quality control scenario would require creating a remediation batch entry in METRC?
- A package that passed all tests but has minor label damage
- A failed flower package re-processed into a concentrate to reduce contaminant levels (Correct answer)
- A package transferred between two locations of the same license
- A sample submitted to a lab for routine potency testing
Correct answer: A failed flower package re-processed into a concentrate to reduce contaminant levels
Re-processing a failed product into a new form (remediation) requires a new METRC production batch that is traceable to the original failed package.
METRC Quality Control 2
In METRC, when a batch fails a state-mandated quality control test, what is the required next action?