5615 SEED-TO-SALE TRACKING

5615.1 A medical cannabis business shall purchase access to the METRC real-time electronic records system.5615.2 All information required by this section shall be entered into the real-time electronic records system designated in § 5615.1.5615.3 All information entered into the METRC real-time electronic records system shall be true, complete, and a real-time electronic record of the event, information, or occurrence recorded in the system.5615.4 All information required to be entered into the real-time electronic records system shall be entered immediately at the time of the transaction, event, or occurrence, or the information becomes available to the licensee or its agents.5615.5 A courier, internet retailer, or retailer shall enter the following information into the real-time electronic records system:- (a) All transactions where the licensee distributed or sold medical cannabis to a qualifying patient, nonresident qualifying patient, or caregiver, including,

- (1) The quantity of medical cannabis distributed, delivered, or dispensed;

- (2) Whether the transaction was fulfilled at the store, by curbside delivery, or delivery at another location;

- (3) The amount of money or other consideration provided by the purchaser; and

- (4) The name and address of the purchaser;

- (b) The quantity of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products at the facility; and

- (c) The destruction or disposal of cultivated, processed, or acquired medical cannabis, the method used, the reason for its destruction or disposal, and proof of disposal.5615.6 A cultivation center and manufacturer shall enter the following information into the real-time electronic records system:- (a) The date of each distribution, transportation, or sale of medical cannabis to an

internet retailer, manufacturer, retailer, or testing laboratory;

1. (b) The name, address, and license number of the internet retailer, manufacturer, or retailer;
2. (c) The quantity of medical cannabis and paraphernalia distributed, transported, or sold to the internet retailer, manufacturer, or retailer;
3. (d) The price charged and the amount received for the medical cannabis or medical cannabis products distributed, transported, or sold to the internet retailer, manufacturer, or retailer;
4. (e) The type, brand, and quantity of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products maintained at the cultivation center on a daily basis;
5. (f) The number of plants being grown at the cultivation center on a daily basis;
6. (g) The type, brand name, and quantity of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products produced on a daily basis;
7. (h) The results of the testing laboratory analysis for five (5) years from the date of the test; and
8. (i) The destruction or disposal of cultivated, processed, or acquired medical cannabis or medical cannabis products, the method used, the reason for its destruction or disposal, and proof of disposal.

5615.7 It is an affirmative defense to a violation of § 5615.6(h) that the medical cannabis or medical cannabis product was not subject to a testing requirement due to the absence of testing laboratory licenses in the District of Columbia or that all testing laboratories were in safekeeping, not in operation, or out of business for a period of more than fourteen (14) days.

SOURCE: Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (April 15, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7207 (August 12, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10128, 10208 (December 2, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 10217 (August 9, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 002388 (March 8, 2024); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026).