Are we there yet? It’s a refrain heard time and time again over the past three years as Maine has struggled to put in place adult-use cannabis regulations. Back in 2016, Maine voters narrowly approved the referendum legalizing cannabis beyond medicinal use. Since then, Mainers can possess, grow, transport and gift but not buy cannabis. […]
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Confusion reigns as Maine rolls out its marijuana tracking system
The state’s pot policy office initially describes a costly tagging system for tracing products from plant to retail, then offers a more business-friendly explanation hours later. The state marijuana industry didn’t like what it saw when it got its first look at Maine’s new track-and-trace system Monday: hundreds and hundreds of 25-cent tags required to […]
Missouri officials reject bid to overturn medical marijuana contract
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri officials have rejected a politically connected company’s challenge of a contract to help run the state’s fledgling medical marijuana program. In a decision issued Monday, Gov. Mike Parson’s administration said it was denying a protest by BioTrackTHC, which said the state should not have awarded a contract to a competitor in April […]
Retail Inventory Management Part Three
Today we will be continuing our series on inventory management and control in retail cannabis shops which are operating in a state legal, compliance driven environment. In previous articles, I discussed a process for adding new products in your store, preventing aging inventory and dealing with dated inventory to manage cash flow effectively, as well […]
BioTrackTHC Selected as State of Maine’s Partner to Provide Marijuana Track and Trace Services
PRESS RELEASE Office of Marijuana Policy will begin contract negotiations with tracking system provider with plans of launching service during fall 2019. AUGUSTA – Today, the Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, announced the conditional award of a contract for marijuana track and trace services to Bio-Tech Medical […]
Independent Report Highlights BioTrackTHC, a Helix TCS, Inc. Company, as Leading Provider of Dispensary Point-of-Sale Software in U.S. Cannabis Industry
PRESS RELEASE The report drew from empirical data on cannabis point-of-sale usage in dispensaries across the U.S. and identified BioTrackTHC as the market share leader. Denver, CO. (November 12, 2018) – Helix TCS, Inc. (OTCQB: HLIX) technology subsidiary, BioTrackTHC, was highlighted as the leading cannabis point-of-sale provider in a report published by Cannabiz Media, a […]
BioTrackTHC Forms Partnership to Supply Software Solutions to Las Vegas-Based Cannabis Company Planet 13
PRESS RELEASE Leading Seed-to-Sale Cannabis Software Firm to Service the World’s Largest Cannabis Entertainment Complex, Which Will Open its Doors on November 1 LAS VEGAS—October 22, 2018—The BioTrackTHC team, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Helix TCS, Inc. (OTCQB: HLIX), is pleased to announce a partnership to provide cannabis software to Planet 13 Holdings Inc. (“Planet […]
Kush Bottles Partners with MainStem for Launch of the MainStem Vendor Program (MVP)
PRESS RELEASE Collaboration will allow MainStem’s customer base to purchase Kush Bottles products through MainStem’s multiple sales channel marketplace. SANTA ANA, Calif., May XX, 2018 – Kush Bottles, Inc. (OTCQB: KSHB) (“Kush Bottles” or the “Company”), a leading provider of packaging, supplies, vaporizers, accessories and branding solutions for the regulated cannabis industry, announced today it has partnered with MainStem, a technology-based […]
Beware of Bad Actors: Vet Your Consultants
When it comes to launching a cannabis business in 2018, there are a million things you need to factor in to even get a license, let alone launch a successful operation. Whether you’ve been in the industry for six months or six years, a consultant is a popular approach to navigating the newly implemented rules […]
Cole Memo No More? Some Initial Thoughts
By Patrick Vo Earlier today, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions officially rescinded the federal cannabis guidance outlined in the Cole Memo. For those who don’t know, the Cole Memo basically states that as long as states employ effective tracking and regulatory frameworks to limit diversion and promote public safety within their state-recognized cannabis markets, then […]
BioTrackTHC Successfully Launches Private Traceability System to Preserve the Washington State Cannabis Industry
PRESS RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BioTrackTHC, in cooperation with several competitors and Washington State’s cannabis industry at large, has successfully deployed the Universal Cannabis System (UCS), a statewide seed-to-sale cannabis tracking system that is preserving the industry while awaiting the delayed delivery of the new official system. Over 1,600 of the […]
California Seed-to-Sale Contract: Holy Cow!
A couple of weeks ago, CBE published Seed-to-Sale Scorecard: METRC’s Big Year. But at the time, we had yet to put our hands on the contract, that in our eyes, has put Franwell so far ahead of the pack in terms of revenue and working capital, that catching-up will be extremely difficult for the only other state […]
Updated Seed-to-Sale Scorecard: METRC’s Big Year 9/19/17
Updated to include Nevada Medical and Adult-Use STS award effective November 1, 2017 With fall just around the corner, Scott Denholm and his team at Franwell/Metrc have to be feeling good about their recent wins that include the award of seed-to-sale (STS) tracking system contracts in Ohio and Michigan, and the two ton guerrilla, the […]
Franwell Selected as Apparent Successful Vendor for Marijuana Traceability Replacement
PRESS RELEASE Company product METRC currently used in legal recreational states Colorado, Oregon, and Alaska OLYMPIA – The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) today announced its selection of technology company Franwell as the Apparent Successful Vendor (ASV) to replace the existing seed-to-sale traceability system in Washington State. Franwell’s traceability software product, Marijuana Enforcement […]
Seed-to-Sale Scorecard: A Look at 2016 and Beyond
By Rob Meagher Back in late January 2016, CBE published its first Seed-to-Sale state and local government scorecard to take a look at what appeared to have become a three-horse race based on those up-to-date results. We projected that the competition for local and state government traceability systems (seed-to-sale) and point of sale (POS) software would heat up in […]
Adherence Compliance Announces Integration with BioTrackTHC™ BT Command Center
PRESS RELEASE Adherence Compliance, the industry leader in automated compliance management software, announced the availability of its Compliance Dashboard via BioTrackTHC™’s BT Command Center, which is currently in beta. The compliance data is made available via an API data integration with BioTrackTHC™, the global leader in cannabis traceability software. The compliance data integration for BT […]
The Purest Mission Statement in the Field: Franwell Metrc
CBE caught up with Scott Denholm, Executive Director at Metrc, Franwell Corporation’s Marijuana Business Unit that supplies Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tracking technology to its state clients, the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED), and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) and its licensees. He was on a month-long tour providing small group training sessions for […]
BioTrackTHC University Provides Comprehensive Training for Legal Seed-to-Sale Marijuana Tracking
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.; February 24, 2015…BioTrackTHC™, the leading provider of seed-to sale software solutions for medical and retail marijuana businesses, launched BioTrackTHC University, an intensive certification training program for the company’s marijuana tracking systems. “State regulators and the federal government are looking very closely at compliance in this rapidly growing and still controversial industry,” said […]
