Support Bulletin: CA_IB_2020

California

Subject:

Specifying the Source When Creating New Plant Batches

Bulletin Number:

CA_IB_2020_014

Distribution Date:

May 15, 2020

Effective Date:

June 1, 2020

Contact point:

Metrc Support

Reason:

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As of 6/1/2020, licensees will not be able to create a new plant batch in the California Cannabis Track and Trace system (CCTT-Metrc) without a source package or a source plant.As part of the transitional period to allow temporary licensees not using CCTT-Metrc to conduct business with provisional and annual licensees using CCTT-Metrc, the requirement to create aplant batch from a source package or source plant was suspended. As there are no remaining temporary licensees in California, CCTT-Metrc will be reconfigured on 6/1/2020 to only allow licensees to create a plant batch from an existing source package or source plant.If you currently have plant batches or individual plants on your premises that are not tracked inCCTT-Metrc, you must assign a UID tag to these items by 6/1/2020. As of 6/1/2020, you will no longer be able to assign UID tags to untagged plant inventory without specifying a tagged source in your inventory. Please note that all licensees are required to immediately begin working within the CCTT-Metrc system, and the electronic inventory in CCTT-Metrc must accurately reflect the physical inventory located at a licensed premises.The section below describes the changes to the application when this change is implemented.

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Create Plantings

Cultivators and Microbusinesses authorized to perform cultivation activities will continue to use the Create Plantings button on the Flowering tab as shown in Figure 1 below and the Create Plantings button on the Packages page as shown in Figure 2 below to create new plant batches.These functions can also be completed by importing a comma-separated value (CSV) file as circled in Figure 4 and through the application programming interface (API) using third-party software.

**Figure 2: Packages Page – Create Plantings Button**

Cultivators and Microbusinesses authorized to perform cultivation activities will no longer have access to the Create Plantings button on the Immature tab as illustrated in Figure 3 below.

**Figure 3: Immature Tab – Create Plantings Button to be Removed as of 6/1/2020**

In addition, the ability to import a CSV file to create a planting without a source will no longer be available as illustrated in Figure 4 below. The ability to create plantings without a source through the API using third party software will also be disabled.