METRC Transportation 5

Question 1

When a licensed dispensary receives a METRC transfer, the receiving employee notes that two packages have quantities lower than what the manifest states. What is the correct METRC procedure?

Accepted Answer

Receive the packages with the actual quantities and record a discrepancy on the manifest before accepting

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Accept all packages as listed and adjust inventory internally later

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Reject the entire transfer and send all packages back to the originator

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Accept the transfer and file a complaint with the state regulator within 30 days

Question 2

In METRC, which license type is MOST commonly responsible for creating the outbound transfer manifest when moving cannabis from a cultivation facility to a manufacturing facility?

Accepted Answer

The cultivator or the licensed distributor moving the product, depending on state rules

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The testing laboratory assigned to the batch

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The manufacturing facility's compliance officer

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The state cannabis authority directly

Question 3

A METRC transfer manifest shows a total package weight of 50 lbs. Upon delivery, the transporter's scale shows 48 lbs. What does this discrepancy most likely trigger?

Accepted Answer

A required inventory adjustment and possible regulatory investigation into the 2 lb. shortage

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An automatic license suspension for the transporter

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Immediate re-weighing at a state laboratory before acceptance

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Automatic rejection of the entire transfer by the METRC system

Question 4

Under METRC compliance, how should a licensed facility handle a situation where cannabis is accidentally left on a transport vehicle after the delivery is completed?

Accepted Answer

The originating facility must create a new transfer to retrieve the abandoned packages

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The driver keeps the cannabis until the next scheduled delivery to that facility

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Both facilities must jointly file a loss report and the packages are considered destroyed

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The transporter may return the packages without creating a new METRC transfer if done within 24 hours

Question 5

What is the primary reason METRC requires driver identification information (name and employee license number) on transport manifests?

Accepted Answer

To enable regulators to verify that only licensed employees transport cannabis and to establish accountability

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To calculate payroll taxes for cannabis transport workers

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To allow the receiving facility to verify the driver's identity for insurance purposes

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To satisfy federal DOT requirements for commercial vehicle operators

Question 6

A licensed cannabis delivery vehicle is required to have which of the following in most METRC-regulated states?

Accepted Answer

Cannabis stored in a locked, secured compartment separate from the driver area

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A METRC-issued vehicle registration sticker on the windshield

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A uniformed security officer riding in the vehicle during all transport

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Temperature monitoring equipment certified by the state lab

Question 7

In METRC, what happens to inventory at the ORIGINATING facility immediately after an outbound transfer is marked as 'Departed'?

Accepted Answer

The packages are immediately removed from the originating facility's active inventory and placed 'In Transit'

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The packages remain in active inventory until the receiver accepts them

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The packages are flagged as 'Pending Audit' until the receiver confirms delivery

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The originating facility's total inventory count is reduced by 50% as a compliance hold