Growth introduces complexity faster than most teams expect.
More rooms. More plants. More people. More movement. The systems that worked at a smaller scale begin to show gaps. Teams rely on workarounds. Data becomes delayed. Leadership starts asking questions that take too long to answer.
This is where many cultivation teams lose visibility.
Scaling is not just about producing more. It is about maintaining clarity as operations expand.
Loss of visibility does not happen all at once. It builds gradually.
A spreadsheet here. A compliance tool there. Manual updates layered in between. Each piece works independently, but together they create gaps.
When data lives in multiple places, confidence drops. Plant counts, yields, movements, and adjustments require constant verification.
Operators that scale effectively are not managing disconnected tools. They are working from a single source of truth where cultivation, inventory, and compliance are aligned.
When teams can see what is happening as it happens, they operate differently.
They know what is moving through cultivation. They know what is ready for production. They can identify issues early instead of reacting later.
At the same time, compliance remains aligned with METRC without adding extra steps.
This is not about increasing workload. It is about improving how existing work is captured and used.
As operations grow, many teams feel forced to choose.
Move quickly and risk inaccurate data, or slow down to maintain control.
Operators that scale successfully do not make that tradeoff. Their systems are designed so data is captured as part of the workflow, not added after the fact.
That is how speed and accuracy coexist.
At scale, leadership needs clear insight without relying on multiple teams to piece together information.
Performance, yields, and inventory should be visible without delay or manual consolidation.
When reporting is tied directly to operational data, it reflects reality instead of approximations.
If your cultivation operation is expanding and it is becoming harder to see what is happening day to day, it is a sign your systems are no longer supporting your growth.
The operators who continue to scale successfully are the ones who build visibility into their foundation.
If your team is still relying on spreadsheets, disconnected compliance tools, and separate accounting systems, there is a more effective way to operate.
Schedule a demo and see how 365 Cannabis brings cultivation, compliance, and finance together in one system.
We are proud to share an important milestone for our team and for the operators we serve.
365 Cannabis is now fully validated across 20 METRC regulated U.S. markets. Seeing our platform validated within METRC reflects years of focused work to ensure our ERP meets the real operational and regulatory demands of cannabis businesses at scale.
This validation reinforces our commitment to building software that supports compliance, accuracy, and growth in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
METRC is a state mandated track-and-trace technology system used by regulators to monitor cannabis activity across the entire supply chain, from seed to sale. It records plant movement, inventory changes, transfers, and sales to ensure licensed operators remain compliant with state regulations.
METRC is not designed to run a business. Its purpose is to provide guard rails and ensure cannabis as a controlled substance is accounted for at all steps of operation.
For operators, this means compliance reporting must be accurate, timely, and consistent. Errors can result in audits, delays, or regulatory penalties. As businesses grow across locations or state lines, the margin for error narrows quickly. Operators can be subject to fines, disciplinary action, or be stripped of their ability to operate if they do not comply with METRC’s operational standards.
Direct integration allows an ERP to communicate with METRC automatically through approved API connections.
When properly implemented, this means actions taken within the ERP are reflected in METRC without duplicate data entry. Inventory changes, harvests, transfers, and sales are recorded once and synchronized across systems. On the operator end, the 365 Cannabis ERP also ensures that all steps are within compliance and prevents out-of-compliance actions from occurring. This protects the operator from falling out of compliance.
This partnership reduces manual effort, lowers the risk of reporting errors, and helps teams maintain consistent records across compliance, operations, and finance.
Disconnected systems create operational drag and put your operation at risk.
When compliance reporting lives separately from inventory management or accounting, teams spend unnecessary time reconciling data. This slows reporting, complicates audits, and introduces risk that grows alongside the business. Anytime your team is tasked with double entry, it puts the data at risk of being input incorrectly. A simple wrong keystroke and send your reporting out of compliance, putting the whole operation at risk.
An ERP that integrates directly with METRC allows operators to manage compliance within the same system they use to run day-to-day operations. Finance teams gain access to accurate compliance-aligned data. Operations teams work from a single source of truth. Leadership gains confidence that growth is supported by stable infrastructure.
Full METRC validation is the result of extensive testing across real regulatory environments.
It reflects the ability to support state specific workflows, adapt to regulatory updates, and maintain reliable data exchange without disruption. This level of validation enables operators to expand into new markets without rebuilding processes or retraining teams for each state.
For multi state operators, this consistency reduces friction and supports long term scalability. They have the comfort of knowing the 365 Cannabis ERP is built to scale across 20 METRC regions with ease.
Much of the work behind this milestone happens quietly, behind the scenes.
It involves continuous monitoring of regulatory changes, state by state validation cycles, and detailed testing to ensure accuracy across edge cases. This work may not always be visible, but it is essential to build trust with operators who depend on reliable systems.
Seeing 365 Cannabis wholly integrated within METRC is a confirmation that this effort delivers real value for our operators.
Compliance will always be a core requirement of cannabis operations. The goal is not to work around it, but to support it with systems that reduce complexity rather than add to it.
By integrating ERP and METRC, operators can spend less time managing data and more time focusing on performance, margins, and strategic decisions.
This milestone reflects our continued investment in helping cannabis businesses operate with confidence today while preparing for growth tomorrow.
California cannabis operators are facing a major compliance update with the launch of Metrc’s direct to consumer recall tool. This new feature was announced on Wednesday, August 20th and changes how cannabis product recalls are managed in California. The tool shifts responsibility from dispensaries to a system driven notification that alerts consumers directly. For operators, the Metrc California recall system represents both an opportunity to build trust and a challenge to manage increased compliance pressure.
Metrc is the state system for California’s cannabis industry. In California, Metrc is used to monitor cannabis from cultivation through retail sale. Historically, product recalls were communicated through dispensaries and regulators, with operators relying on store staff or email chains to notify customers. Metrc is utilizing their partnership with Retail ID to communicate product information. This creates a direct channel straight to consumers from Metrc themselves. By streamlining middle steps, California regulators can deliver faster and more reliable alerts when a product is identified as unsafe or mislabeled.
An interesting side effect of this movement will be the direct visibility users have when interacting with brands and products. Dispensaries have reached varying levels of effectiveness when relaying product updates to customers. Some can be very effective or proactive with recalls while others may slap a sign up on the show floor and call it a day. This initiative thankfully reduces the workload from dispensaries and refocuses the recall discussion to the products and brands. Here are some high-level benefits we anticipate from this pivot:
On the flip side of this initiative, brands can anticipate an increased level of visibility with any potential recalls. Brands that have recurring recalls will be repeatedly brought to the forefront of the conversation which may (and should) impact their brand affinity and even market share. The Metrc California recall tool makes transparency unavoidable, meaning operators must be prepared to respond quickly and clearly to prevent brand damage.
Operators with increased concerns about Metrc California’s recall tool need to zoom out and bring compliance to the forefront. There are a few options but optimizing compliance tools is essential. Many Seed-to-Sale software options focus on solely connecting to Metrc as a safeguard. A full suite ERP, however, goes past the Seed-to-Sale compliance and delivers compliance safeguard across every element of the business. A software tracker that brings in all departments into one source of truth can be leveraged for accurate inventory, batch tracking, and stopping issues before they arise.
Being proactive is the best defense against the potential disruption of a recall.
365 Cannabis helps operators manage recalls seamlessly by combining compliance, finance, and operations in one ERP system. With centralized inventory and batch tracking, compliance integrated reporting, and financial impact visibility, 365 Cannabis equips operators to handle recalls quickly and effectively. Instead of scrambling during a recall event, operators using 365 Cannabis can act with confidence, minimize losses, and protect their brand.
The new Metrc California recall system raises the stakes for cannabis operators across the state. Businesses that rely on spreadsheets or disconnected software will struggle to keep up with the speed and transparency regulators now demand. With 365 Cannabis, operators gain a trusted ERP partner that ensures recalls are managed with accuracy, efficiency, and accountability.
Learn how 365 Cannabis supports California operators here.
Missouri’s cannabis industry is growing fast. Since adult-use launched in February 2023, operators have seen record sales. Missouri quickly became the fifth largest recreational market in the country. Along with those stellar sales came tighter margins, complex compliance rules, and new financial challenges. Many Missouri cannabis businesses are searching for cannabis software that goes beyond a Metrc integrated seed-to-sale and supports their growth.
We're proud to say that 365 Cannabis is heading to MJ Unpacked St. Louis this September to help Missouri operators find the right solution to manage compliance, finance, and operations in one seamless system.
Basic tools handle compliance, but Missouri operators need more to stay competitive:
Competitive cannabis operators are looking for ERP solutions that streamline efforts across facilities. ERP eliminates the need for third party finance solutions, like QuickBooks, and aligns efforts with more detailed data reporting.
With 365 Cannabis ERP, Missouri operators get:
This all-in-one approach saves time, reduces compliance risks, and prepares Missouri operators to scale.
We’re excited to connect with Missouri’s cannabis leaders at MJ Unpacked St. Louis. Come visit us at booth 337 at MJ Unpacked this September and say hi, or book time with us outside of the conference.
Book a demo with 365 Cannabis and see why Missouri operators are upgrading to ERP for compliance, finance, and growth.
It was announced on August 5, 2025 that state regulatory systems, Metrc and BioTrack, would be strategically partnering on cannabis technological solutions. This acquisition between the two dominant state systems sees Metrc focusing on managing state regulations and BioTrack relinquishing their state regulatory contracts and focusing on their ERP and POS systems. This partnership has also spawned BT Government, which will oversee the government end of BioTrack’s existing state contracts.
Let’s look at what that means for cannabis operators.
BioTrack’s state partnerships are now wihtin the Metrc umbrella. Currently, BioTrack manages state compliance systems for:
Illinois was previously a BioTrack state, but began onboarding all operators to Metrc earlier in 2025, citing the desire to utilize Metrc’s “RFID technology that offers real-time visibility into product movement—from cultivation to sale.” They elaborated on the switch by stating that “this switch allows regulators and businesses alike to reduce manual data entry, track compliance more accurately, and respond faster to discrepancies or recalls.”
As of July 1, 2025, Illinois is officially a Metrc state.
As of the Metrc/BioTrack announcement, there are no public plans to move BioTrack states off of BioTrack and onto Metrc. These contracts, however, are owned by Metrc and the move from BioTrack to Metrc is a reasonable possibility.
To assist with the acquisition, BioTrack’s state regulation branch has been segmented into its own entity, BT Government. BT Government, as stated by Metrc, “will support the delivery of regulatory technology to state partners.” The BT Government division be overseen by BioTrack’s current Chief Operating Officer, Moe Afaneh, while still being connected to Metrc via the acquisition. In the interim, BT Government operating somewhat independently will allow Metrc and BioTrack to work together managing the existing BioTrack state regulatory contracts.
Within the Metrc press release it is stated that “BioTrack will expand its focus on commercial cannabis solutions, including ERP and POS platforms.” BioTrack currently operates the cannabis ERP system Alleaves and had acquired MJ Freeway in 2024. Interestingly, MJ Freeway has been the state regulatory system for Pennsylvania since 2017. Pennsylvania operators have expressed issues with the platform, which may lead to changes on the horizon especially as their adult-use bills get closer to realization.
New York is a unique situation because it was currently in the process of onboarding operators to BioTrack’s Seed-to-Sale system for operator regulation. In November 2024, New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) stated that they were preparing for the mandatory intergration of BioTrack for cannabis license holders. The original timeline saw all New York operators being fully integrated between August 1, 2025 to October 1, 2025.
On August 5, 2025, the same day the press release was issued by Metrc, the OCM announced that the BioTrack integration deadlines are paused. Their bulletin to all New York cannabis license holders stated that they “must evaluate systems implications for both the agency and licensees and determine the extent to which this development affects STS (Seed-to-Sale) integration in New York.”
Metrc currently operates in the following states:
Through the BioTrack acquisition, we do not anticipate these states experiencing any changes to their regulatory system or practices.
For now, this acquisition does not change any day to day operations for any cannabis license holders.
For our 365 Cannabis partners, our team is hyper-vigilant to all changes in the industry and are constantly ensuring that every step our partners take is within current compliance. No matter what turns the industry may take, 365 Cannabis customers always receive the best possible support to ensure their success.
To learn more about 365 Cannabis’s commitment to excellence in cannabis, please reach out to our team.
