Washington State Launches Seed-to-Sale Traceability Program
“Business has not been halted nor has the system been down since ‘go live,’”
Washington in December became the first state to launch its own seed-to-sale traceability system after opting not to renew the state’s contract with Akerna for Leaf Data Systems platform.
The new platform, called the Cannabis Central Reporting System, was designed and developed by the state to be a “revamped, simplified, data-reporting platform” and will be maintained by the state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board.
In the week after the new system’s launch, licensees complained about missing forms and confusion about working with their integrators to ensure that all compliance obligations were met. This is Washington’s third traceability system since launching the legal market in 2016 and many operators tried to plan ahead for a disruption at a time of the year that is often busy.
“I think since this is our third time with a traceability switch over, our expectations were pretty in line: oversell ahead of time, plan not to do any deliveries for two weeks after the switch, stay calm and the LCB and integrators will figure it out,” Trail Blazin’ Productions CEO Danielle Rosellison said in an email.
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