Technology Proves Invaluable For Marijuana Industry

As the marijuana industry grows across the United States, industry leaders have been forced to keep up with ever changing regulations that are often designed in response to safety concerns or legality questions. While the medical marijuana market has proven easier to maintain, the introduction of recreational marijuana in several states has led the U.S. Justice Department to call for strict monitoring systems that keep tabs on growers and sellers.

Keeping Track Of Inventory

In Colorado, the solution to monitoring the industry has been the Metrc online regulatory system, an online database that is able to track marijuana plants from the time they are grown until they are sold at a dispensary. The system has been helpful in keeping the drug from crossing state borders, a problem neighboring states say should be enough to shut down the industry.

Taking Up Technology

The Metrc system has given Colorado's marijuana growers reason to...

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