It was a popular tool while it lasted, but the system that automatically tracked medical marijuana use for dispensaries and consumers in real time has been temporarily turned off.
“The system was just overwhelmed,” said Jennifer White, spokeswoman for the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission.
To insure that consumers remain below their legal allotments, dispensaries now must use a time-consuming, multi-step process, outlined in a recent memo from the provider of the technology, METRC, and the commission. They must check clients’ IDs and log into the commission system to check how much the client can buy based on their limits and then log into METRC to record purchases.
The system was designed to automatically check limits and log purchases at part of the sale transaction.
Overwhelmed computer system stalls medical marijuana sales over weekend in Maryland
The state’s registered consumers also can’t use the METRC system — short for Marijuana Enforcement Tracking Regulation and Compliance — to remotely check their own monthly allotments.
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