METRC Inventory Management 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In METRC, what happens to a package's status when it is entirely sold to a consumer?
- It remains active with a zero quantity
- It is automatically archived after 30 days
- It is marked as finished and removed from active inventory (Correct answer)
- It is transferred to a waste manifest
Correct answer: It is marked as finished and removed from active inventory
When a retail package is fully sold, the licensee finishes it in METRC, changing its status to finished and removing it from active inventory.
Question 2: A cannabis cultivator discovers that 3 plants in Veg Room A were mislabeled as Strain X but are actually Strain Y. What is the correct METRC remediation step?
- Delete the plant records and re-enter them under the correct strain
- Change the strain attribute on the existing plant tags directly (Correct answer)
- Contact METRC support to correct the database on the back end
- Harvest the plants immediately to avoid compliance issues
Correct answer: Change the strain attribute on the existing plant tags directly
METRC allows licensees to edit the strain on immature plant groups and tracked plants when a mislabeling error is identified and documented.
Question 3: What is the purpose of a 'production batch' in METRC for a manufacturer?
- To track a group of packages combined into a single larger wholesale unit
- To record the creation of multiple output packages from one or more input packages (Correct answer)
- To designate packages reserved for internal testing only
- To document the chain of custody between two licensed facilities
Correct answer: To record the creation of multiple output packages from one or more input packages
A production batch in METRC records the manufacturing process where input packages are transformed into one or more new output packages with a new item and category.
Question 4: Under METRC rules, which of the following correctly describes a 'sample' package?
- A package designated for quality assurance testing at an external lab (Correct answer)
- A package created from existing inventory for free distribution to consumers
- A package split off from a larger lot for internal employee use
- A package that has not yet been assigned a price in the POS system
Correct answer: A package designated for quality assurance testing at an external lab
In METRC, a sample package is specifically created to send cannabis to a licensed testing laboratory for quality assurance analysis.
Question 5: A licensed retailer receives a transfer with 10 packages but one package tag is physically unreadable on arrival. What should the retailer do in METRC?
- Reject the entire transfer manifest due to the unreadable tag
- Accept the transfer and assign a new tag immediately without documenting the discrepancy
- Note the discrepancy on the manifest, accept with documented exception, and request a replacement tag from the supplier (Correct answer)
- Place the package in quarantine and report to the regulator before taking any action
Correct answer: Note the discrepancy on the manifest, accept with documented exception, and request a replacement tag from the supplier
When a tag is unreadable on arrival, the retailer should document the discrepancy on the manifest and work with the supplier to resolve the tag issue in METRC.
Question 6: In METRC, what does the 'source harvest' field on a package indicate?
- The date the package was created in the system
- The specific harvest batch from which the package's cannabis originated (Correct answer)
- The licensed facility that originally grew the plants
- The strain name used to create the package
Correct answer: The specific harvest batch from which the package's cannabis originated
The source harvest field links a package back to the specific harvest batch from which it was derived, maintaining traceability from seed to sale.
Question 7: A dispensary runs out of a METRC-assigned package tag before all portions of a package are sold. What is the correct procedure?
- Sell the remaining product without a tag until new tags arrive
- Split the remaining product into a new package using a new METRC tag (Correct answer)
- Continue using the old tag number manually on handwritten receipts
- Quarantine the product and halt sales until the regulator is notified
Correct answer: Split the remaining product into a new package using a new METRC tag
If a package needs to be split or subdivided, the licensee must create a new METRC package with a new assigned tag to maintain accurate inventory tracking.
METRC Inventory Management 3
In METRC, what happens to a package's status when it is entirely sold to a consumer?