OMMA | Seed-to-Sale Deadline is May 26, 2022
All medical marijuana commercial licensees have until Thursday, May 26, to become fully compliant with the Metrc statewide seed-to-sale tracking system.
All Commercial Licensees
EVERY commercial licensee must be fully Metrc-compliant by May 26.
This means that ALL seeds, plants and products must be tagged and tracked in Metrc no later than May 26, except for dispensaries, or transporters and waste facilities transporting or disposing of a dispensary's untagged products (see more in the Dispensaries section below).
ALL licensees must use Metrc for tracking inventory, transfers, waste and sales, including to patients and caregivers, no later than May 26.
No later than May 26, every licensee must be registered with Metrc, and the owner or key administrator must have already completed the New Business training. It's offered every weekday and on-demand in Metrc Learn.
Once credentialed, licensees can log in and access the Support page to find on-demand, self-paced learning modules for additional training.
Dispensaries
Like all commercial licensees, dispensaries must be fully Metrc-compliant by May 26.
Dispensaries have through Aug. 24 to sell or legally dispose of untagged items that were in the dispensary’s inventory on May 26. Dispensaries may not buy new untagged inventory after May 26.
Transporters may transport a dispensary's untagged inventory to waste disposal facilities, and waste disposal facilities can legally dispose of the untagged inventory. The untagged inventory must picked up, or have arrangements made for it to be picked up, on or before Aug. 24.
You can conduct untagged sales from May 27 through Aug. 24 using Metrc's external transfer function. See the Beginning Inventory Guide for details. Untaggd sales will need to be accounted for as described in the Monthly Reporting section.
If your dispensary purchased a Metrc-tagged product that was tested "outside" of Metrc, which means the lab did not input the results directly into Metrc, there is no deadline to sell it as long as the lab entered information into Metrc's "Notes" section about the testing laboratory, the sample number the tests passed. Once a Metrc-tagged package has been transferred or sold to a dispensary, it does not need to be tested again as long as that information is in the notes.
Required and Optional Training
Required Training
The owner or key administrator of each commercial license is required to take Metrc’s New Business class to become credentialed in Metrc.
Licensees can use the Metrc scheduler to sign up for New Business training, offered each weekday. The class is also offered on demand through Metrc Learn in your Metrc account.
When you complete the training, reach out to Metrc’s Support team to get credentialed.
Check out our guide for getting started on Metrc for more.
Optional Training
OMMA and Metrc hosted free educational seminars May 3-6 for growers, processors, dispensaries, transporters and waste facilities.
The seminars were held in-person in Oklahoma City and streamed online. Recordings of one seminar each are posted to YouTube for growers, processors, dispensaries, and transporters and waste facilities.
Monthly Reporting
The current monthly reporting process will continue through at least May 31, even as businesses transition to full Metrc compliance.
All commercial licensees must continue all monthly reporting using the OMMA Monthly Reporting Template for activity through May 31. The last template with activity through May 31 is due June 15.
Dispensaries and waste disposal facilities must continue using the OMMA Monthly Reporting Template for any untagged sales and waste disposal through Aug. 24.
Metrc will meet the monthly reporting requirements and the template is no longer necessary for all tagged sales, transports and waste disposal after May 31.
Businesses reporting zero inventory will need to continue submitting monthly reports in the current system until zero inventory reporting is available in Metrc.
Zero Inventory
Businesses with zero inventory must still register with Metrc before the May 26 deadline. Until zero inventory reporting is available in Metrc, the business needs to continue submitting monthly reports in the current system.
FAQs
For a comprehensive list of frequently asked questions, please view this searchable PDF.
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