Announcing Metrc Retail ID: What It Means for You & How StashStock’s Integration Makes it Even Better
Metrc recently introduced Retail ID, empowering cannabis operators with even greater efficiency and transparency. Designed to enhance supply chain visibility, strengthen brand awareness, and optimize operational workflows, this feature assigns unique product labels to individual units—making it easier to verify product quality and maintain compliance. But the benefits don’t stop there. With the integration of Metrc Retail ID and StashStock, operators can take productivity to the next level. StashStock’s solution enables businesses to generate both Metrc Retail IDs and compliance labels simultaneously, reducing errors, saving time, and simplifying compliance—so operators can focus on growing their businesses.
Metrc Retail ID Explained: How It Works and Why It Matters
Launched in 2011 for Colorado’s emerging market, Metrc’s seed-to-sale tracking system has become the industry standard. Using RFID technology and a secure database, it assigns Unique Identifier (UID) tags to plants and packages, allowing regulators to track origin, testing, handling, and chain of custody.
Metrc Retail ID builds on this by simplifying cannabis tracking with a more efficient labeling system. Brands generate unique QR codes with one click, print, and affix them directly to products. This allows distributors to move inventory through the supply chain without additional scanning and enables dispensaries to process transfers and checkouts faster. Consumers can then scan the QR codes for instant access to ingredients, Certificates of Analysis (COAs), and product details, enhancing transparency and trust across the industry.
Beyond compliance, Retail ID benefits product safety, boosts efficiency, and reduces operating costs. By validating legal, lab-tested products, it also helps deter illicit market activity while safeguarding brand reputation and consumer confidence. Additionally, its streamlined labeling process reduces labor costs, cutting processing time by 60 seconds per item—a savings that adds up to approximately 2,000 hours and $25,000+ per year for dispensaries.
StashStock + Metrc Retail ID Integration: A Smarter Way to Stay Compliant
StashStock’s Metrc-validated solutions help cannabis operators save time and cut costs with seamless seed-to-sale support. Their Metrc-integrated tools simplify compliance and streamline operations, with tools like CannaLabel enabling quick, custom Metrc label creation without manual entry and CannaSales optimizing order, inventory, and shipping management. Along with the Reporting Suite which delivers advanced analytics for smarter, data-driven decisions, these tools ensure efficiency, accuracy, and compliance across operations.
These tools are made even more powerful with StashStock’s API integration with Metrc Retail ID. Operators can now generate Retail IDs and compliance labels simultaneously, eliminating the manual work of adding QR codes to labels and retagging at the point of sale. By leveraging variable data inputs, operators can also design custom labels with dynamic information alongside the QR codes, reducing printed label waste by 50%.
The StashStock + Metrc Retail ID solution makes compliance smarter, faster, and easier for cannabis businesses. By combining Retail ID and compliance label generation, businesses save time, minimize errors, and enhance tracking. This integration also eliminates excessive and redundant labeling, reducing waste and inefficiencies across the industry. With optimized workflows and lower labor costs, StashStock + Metrc Retail ID equips cannabis businesses to stay compliant effortlessly while maximizing efficiency and profitability.
Why StashStock?
StashStock is a Michigan-based technology and compliance solutions provider serving the medical and recreational cannabis industry across the United States. Specializing in Metrc-integrated solutions for growers, processors, and retailers, we help license holders maintain compliance, streamline operations, and reduce labor costs. As a Metrc-recommended top integrator, we focus on proactive compliance solutions that make regulatory tracking effortless—ensuring businesses stay compliant with Metrc and state agencies with ease.
