
CALIFORNIA:
CALORIGIN CANNABIS
SOLUTION CERTIFIED
SICPA announces that CalOrigin cannabis solution is certified to integrate with California State system.
Integrating CalOrigin’s application programming interface (API) with the METRC system in California will streamline compliance for cannabis industry stakeholders
SICPA, a global leader in providing secure authentication and track and trace solutions for regulated products, announced today that its CalOrigin application programming interface (API) has been certified to integrate with the state-level track-and-trace system for cannabis in California.
“For operators, the METRC certification means that, by submitting data to the local CalOrigin system, they can fulfill their requirements to both local and state-level regulators.”
The certification of CalOrigin’s API marks another positive step in SICPA’s ongoing efforts to support operators and provide local officials and regulators with viable options for establishing local regulatory frameworks that don’t adversely impact operators and other industry stakeholders.
How CalOrigin Works
Once government regulators approve cannabis business licenses, licensees are given access to a secure, online system that allows them to share key information with other system users across the supply chain.
Through a combination of counterfeit-resistant, tamper-evident labels and the secure online system, products are tracked starting with individual plants, through various product transformations, and all the way to point of sale. As a product moves through the supply chain—from cultivator to manufacturer to distributor to dispensary—additional detail is added to the online system in association with each unique label. This creates a map of a product’s journey through the supply chain in a secure online system.
The secure labels also connect patients and consumers to product information through the CalOrigin smartphone app and online platform (http://go.calorigin.org). Patients and consumers use these tools to make sure a label is valid, retrieve product details, see test results and more.
Program Benefits
- Public Safety – Capture and rendering of product creation methods and testing information to ensure products are safe for consumption
- Compliance – Ability to quickly authenticate product source and provenance to prevent transfer of products between legitimate operations and the illicit market.
- Revenue Reconciliation – Detailed volumetric and sales information to enable tax calculation and reconciliation at multiple points in the supply chain
For growers, manufacturers, distributors, and dispensaries, the solution offers:
- Simple and efficient toolset to enable quick compliance with regulations
- Supply chain visibility aligned to regulatory reporting requirements
- An app and online platform that connects them with patients and consumers
Patients and consumers can count on the solution to:
- Validate cannabis products were legally produced, tested and are safe for consumption
- View product information such as potency and appropriate use instructions and receive notification of unsafe or recalled products
- Confirm product production methods and operator third party certifications
For more information:
SICPA’s cannabis control solution - http://us.sicpa.com/CannabisControl