Editor's Note: This may not be big news to those already in the industry, but it's important for up-and-coming cannabis business owners to understand not only what's involved, but the potential costs of implementing certain required tracking technology.
States with legalized marijuana industries need technology to track plants from seed to sale and from doctors to patients. Tech companies are answering the call in creative ways -- adapting much of the technology from industries with similar needs. Here are a few examples of the approaches states are taking and the technology being fielded.
Regulating newly legal marijuana use is giving states heartburn. Tracking “from seed to sale” is proving particularly difficult, but there is progress on implementing systems that document the doctor-to-patient portion of the distribution process.
