The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is plowing ahead with its preparations for the debut of recreational marijuana sales in July, despite a recent change in federal law enforcement policy that has put a cloud of uncertainty over the marijuana industry.
The commission has voted to negotiate a contract with Franwell Inc., a Florida-based software firm whose “Metrc” product tracks all the marijuana sold legally in Colorado and most other states with recreational markets.
The system, for which about $750,000 has been budgeted, is a vital piece of regulatory infrastructure meant to prevent marijuana that’s grown, processed and sold in state-licensed facilities from being diverted to the illicit market.
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