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Approve and authorize the Cannabis Program Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the California Department of Health, and the California Bureau of Cannabis Control to engage in a pilot study to receive limited reports from the California Cannabis Track-and-Trace System.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Cannabis Program Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the California Department of Health, and the California Bureau of Cannabis Control to engage in a pilot study to receive limited reports from the California Cannabis Track-and-Trace System; and
b. Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On February 18, 2020, the Monterey County Cannabis Program (Program) participated in a meeting at the offices of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to obtain information about a pilot study to gain access to the California Cannabis Track-and-Trace System (CCTT-METRC), also known as the Metrc System, for a two month period of time with the option of an extension of time, if requested and approved The period may be extended as the pilot program develops. In order to move forward with this pilot study, the County must enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CDFA, the California Department of Health (CDPH), and the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC).
CCTT-METRC is the statewide database which all state issued provisional and annual cannabis licensees are required to use to record, track, and maintain comprehensive information about cannabis, cannabis-product inventories, movement, and related activities throughout the commercial cannabis supply chain as referenced in Business and Professions Code section 26067. CCTT-METRC is designed to track cannabis and cannabis product movement through the supply chai...
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