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Metrc Minnesota Guide

Flourish Software is fully integrated with the Metrc Track and Trace System

 

Metrc (Marijuana Enforcement Tracking Reporting Compliance), is one of the leading providers of state-mandated regulatory and compliance seed-to-sale technology used to trace and trace cannabis throughout the supply chain.

Overview

Minnesota's cannabis regulations require all OCM-licensed operators to use Metrc for seed-to-sale traceability. Compliance is the baseline. Strategic operators leverage this requirement as an opportunity to build systems that enhance margins, reduce costly errors, and scale operations efficiently.

Minnesota's microbusiness and mezzobusiness licenses permit full vertical integration, cultivation, manufacturing, and retail under a single license, a structure largely unique to Minnesota. Managing these interconnected workflows demands software built for that complexity.

Flourish Software is a certified Metrc integration partner providing cannabis seed-to-sale software for Minnesota's cultivation, manufacturing, and retail operators. Our platform automates state compliance while delivering the operational intelligence serious operators need to compete and win in Minnesota's adult-use market.

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Essential Resources

Metrc Access

Metrc has three logins access its services.

Metrc Training & Resources

Highlighted Operational Guides

Support Channels

Getting Started with Metrc

New to Metrc? Follow these steps after receiving your OCM license:

  1. Check your email for a credentialing letter from OCM. Can't find it? Check spam/junk or contact cannabis.info@state.mn.us.
  2. Visit metrc.com/partner/minnesota and select New Business Training.
  3. Register at learn.metrc.com and enter all Facility License Numbers from your OCM letter (comma-separated).
  4. Complete Minnesota's New Business Training and the required survey.
  5. Email credentialing@metrc.com to request access. Include:
    • Facility license number(s)
    • State registered account admin name and email
    • Business owner name
  6. Log in at mn.metrc.com once access is granted.

All employees should complete Metrc Learn training before being granted system access.

Understanding Your Metrc License

Minnesota has three Metrc facility types:

Facility Type Activities
Cultivation Growing and harvesting of plants
Manufacturing Processing cannabis into different forms
Retail Selling cannabis products to consumers

Ensure facilities, physical addresses, and license numbers match exactly between Metrc and Flourish. Need a facility added in Flourish? Email: support@flourishsoftware.com one-day turnaround.

Metrc Tags

Ordering: Purchase plant and package tags in mn.metrc.com. Tags cannot be shipped to a P.O. box.

Receiving: Do not accept tags in Metrc until you physically have them. Log in → Tag Orders → click Accept.

Using: When you create inventory or plants in Flourish, it prompts you to select a tag and syncs to Metrc automatically.

Storing: Keep tags unrolled and in sequential order. Reserve a small set for exceptions. Store securely.

Items & Inventory

Flourish has imported all Metrc categories into your instance. Do not create items directly in Metrc. Flourish pushes items automatically and can sync across multiple licenses.

 

How Flourish Software Can Help

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Make informed decisions with detailed reports and analytics.

Flourish provides a robust set of pre-built reports and dashboards to help you make data-driven decisions including:
INVENTORY CONTROL | HARVEST PROJECTIONS | LAB RESULTS SALES REPORTING | EXPIRING LAB RESULTS | CUSTOMER BALANCE DUE
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Bypass the Metrc Interface while staying compliant.

With the most comprehensive integration with Metrc on the market, Flourish seamlessly pushes all necessary info to Metrc live, without users having to navigate two separate systems.
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Save time and resources with full inventory tracking.

Flourish is a centralized system to track inventory and supply chain processes, from seed to sale. Automate and streamline tasks such as product tracking, ordering, receiving, and shipping, and get real-time visibility into cannabis and non-cannabis inventory levels and product movements.

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Connect all your systems & increase efficiency.

We've integrated with the industry's best tools including CRM, e-commerce, finance, logistics, and compliance integrations. 

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Generate and print state compliant COA QR codes for your SKUs.

Flourish’s COA QR Codes keep your labels compliant in Minnesota and build instant buyer trust. Automate QR generation, validation, and printing for every lot and SKU, linking directly to the corresponding Online Certificate of Analysis.

Streamline packaging across hemp-derived products, standardize label templates, and give customers on-package, mobile access to verified potency and safety results—right when it matters.

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"Flourish has streamlined our wholesale operations. Our team can effortlessly transfer products from manufacturing to our wholesale website. For our CFO and Inventory Lead, who primarily work within Flourish, the reporting capabilities and product tracking have become significantly more efficient."

Ravon Williams, Business Development Manager
Major Bloom

Helpful Resources

FAQs

Do I have to use Metrc in Minnesota?

All cannabis businesses licensed in Minnesota will be required to register with, use, and adhere to Metrc's track-and-trace system.

How do I get Metrc training?

Metrc will provide training that is specific to Minnesota and its respective regulatory statutes. Please reach out to the OCM for additional information.

Note: Metrc training is required as part of establishing compliance with their track-and-trace system. 

Am I required to purchase any additional hardware for Metrc compliance? 

Metrc operates as a web-based system, accessible exclusively through the internet with the simple prerequisites of an internet connection and a web browser. There is no need to download, install, or maintain any software nor purchase any additional hardware. You will have a wide choice of printers, as documented on our Supported Hardware page.

How does Metrc's trace-and-track system work?

Metrc uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) serialized single-use tags to trace cannabis plants, products, and packages throughout its lifecycle, including cultivation, processing, transportation, and sale.

How does Flourish simplify the use of Metrc? 

Flourish provides a seamless Metrc integration with its API, allowing  cannabis license holders to effortlessly oversee their seed-to-sale operations while ensuring compliance with the state-mandated track and trace requirements.

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