(This story is part of the cover package in the January -February issue of MJBizMagazine.)
With 23 state contracts to provide cannabis track-and-trace software and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags under its belt, Lakeland, Florida-based Metrc has risen to dominate the space.
But more than a decade ago, the company was just an idea, according to Metrc CEO Michael Johnson.
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“The original use for RFID in cannabis – and the whole reason Metrc came about – was a specific request from the state of Colorado,” Johnson said in an interview with MJBizMagazine.
The company started as a wholly owned subsidiary of Franwell, a technology company focused on supply-chain solutions and RFID integration. Franwell developed Colorado’s initial tracking software in 2011.
Metrc, originally developed by Franwell,
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