METRC Regulatory Compliance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under METRC regulations, what is the maximum time a licensee has to report a plant tag that has been lost or destroyed?
- 12 hours
- 24 hours (Correct answer)
- 3 business days
- 7 calendar days
Correct answer: 24 hours
Licensees must report lost or destroyed plant tags to their state cannabis authority within 24 hours of discovery.
Question 2: A dispensary receives a transfer manifest showing 100 units but physically counts only 97. What is the correct METRC action?
- Accept all 100 units as listed on the manifest
- Reject the entire transfer and return it
- Record a manifest discrepancy and notify the regulatory authority (Correct answer)
- Adjust the manifest to 97 without documentation
Correct answer: Record a manifest discrepancy and notify the regulatory authority
Any discrepancy between the manifest quantity and the physical count must be documented as a manifest discrepancy and reported to the regulator.
Question 3: Which METRC package status indicates that a package has been accepted by the receiving licensee?
- In Transit
- Accepted (Correct answer)
- Submitted
- Active
Correct answer: Accepted
The 'Accepted' status is assigned to a package once the receiving licensee confirms receipt in METRC.
Question 4: When a cannabis business closes permanently, what must be done with all METRC tags in inventory?
- Tags can be sold to another licensee
- Tags must be returned to METRC or the state authority (Correct answer)
- Tags should be destroyed on-site without reporting
- Tags automatically expire and require no action
Correct answer: Tags must be returned to METRC or the state authority
Upon license surrender or revocation, unused tags must be returned to METRC or the issuing state authority per decommissioning requirements.
Question 5: In METRC, a 'UID' refers to which of the following?
- Unique Identification number assigned to each tag (Correct answer)
- User Identification for employee login
- Universal Import Document for transfers
- Unit Invoice Detail for sales records
Correct answer: Unique Identification number assigned to each tag
UID stands for Unique Identification number, which is the barcode identifier on every METRC plant and package tag.
Question 6: A cannabis retailer sells a pre-roll package to a customer. Under METRC compliance, the package must be recorded as which type of transaction?
- Transfer
- Adjustment
- Sale (Correct answer)
- Disposal
Correct answer: Sale
Retail transactions to end consumers are recorded as 'Sales' in METRC, reducing on-hand inventory accordingly.
Question 7: Which entity is responsible for funding and administering the METRC system in a given state?
- The federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- The cannabis businesses operating in the state
- The state cannabis regulatory authority (Correct answer)
- Metrc LLC independently without state oversight
Correct answer: The state cannabis regulatory authority
The state cannabis regulatory authority contracts with Metrc LLC and administers the tracking system for all licensees within its jurisdiction.
METRC Regulatory Compliance 2
Under METRC regulations, what is the maximum time a licensee has to report a plant tag that has been lost or destroyed?