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	In the [[cannabis]] industry, '''seed-to-sale''' refers to a thorough process—manual or, more commonly, digital—of tracking cannabis and related products throughout the entire lifecycle, particularly to satisfy [[regulatory compliance]] requirements.<ref name="CCCMass18">{{cite web \|url=https://mass-cannabis-control.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Seed-to-Sale-Tracking-Guidance-09182018-v-FINAL-for-Web.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Massachusetts Seed-to-Sale Guidance \|author=Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission \|date=18 September 2018 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="ShorttWash17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.cannalawblog.com/washington-considers-recreational-homegrown-cannabis/ \|title=Washington Considers Recreational Homegrown Cannabis \|author=Shortt, D. \|work=Canna Law Blog \|publisher=Harris Bricken \|date=21 September 2017 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="LuskyMember17">{{cite web \|title=Member Blog: Belly Up to Cannabis Barcode Labels \|author=Lusky, M. \|publisher=National Cannabis Industry Association \|date=29 August 2017 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="VerboraWhatDoes18">{{cite web \|url=https://www.canabomedicalclinic.com/what-does-from-seed-to-sale-mean-in-the-cannabis-industry/ \|title=What Does from Seed to Sale Mean in the Cannabis Industry? \|author=Verbora, M. \|publisher=Canabo Medical Corp \|date=31 October 2018 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref>		In the [[cannabis]] industry, '''seed-to-sale''' refers to a thorough process—manual or, more commonly, digital—of tracking cannabis and related products throughout the entire lifecycle, particularly to satisfy [[regulatory compliance]] requirements.<ref name="CCCMass18">{{cite web \|url=https://mass-cannabis-control.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Seed-to-Sale-Tracking-Guidance-09182018-v-FINAL-for-Web.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Massachusetts Seed-to-Sale Guidance \|author=Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission \|date=18 September 2018 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="ShorttWash17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.cannalawblog.com/washington-considers-recreational-homegrown-cannabis/ \|title=Washington Considers Recreational Homegrown Cannabis \|author=Shortt, D. \|work=Canna Law Blog \|publisher=Harris Bricken \|date=21 September 2017 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="LuskyMember17">{{cite web \|title=Member Blog: Belly Up to Cannabis Barcode Labels \|author=Lusky, M. \|publisher=National Cannabis Industry Association \|date=29 August 2017 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="VerboraWhatDoes18">{{cite web \|url=https://www.canabomedicalclinic.com/what-does-from-seed-to-sale-mean-in-the-cannabis-industry/ \|title=What Does from Seed to Sale Mean in the Cannabis Industry? \|author=Verbora, M. \|publisher=Canabo Medical Corp \|date=31 October 2018 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref>

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	==Concept==		==Concept==
	The seed-to-sale tracking concept varies slightly among governments, but overall it focuses on a few key areas<ref name="AltonHowSeed17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-seed-to-sale-systems-are-revolutionizing-the-cannabis_us_59724910e4b06b511b02c312 \|title=How Seed to Sale Systems Are Revolutionizing the Cannabis Industry \|author=Alton, L. \|work=Huffpost \|date=21 July 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref>:		The seed-to-sale tracking concept varies slightly among governments and software developers, but overall it focuses on a few key areas<ref name="AltonHowSeed17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-seed-to-sale-systems-are-revolutionizing-the-cannabis_us_59724910e4b06b511b02c312 \|title=How Seed to Sale Systems Are Revolutionizing the Cannabis Industry \|author=Alton, L. \|work=Huffpost \|date=21 July 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref>:

	* '''signature markers''': This may come in the form of a barcode label or an RFID tag<ref name="DeyEnabling18" /><ref name="MartinezTracking17" />, but some means of unique identifier is required to track ingredients and products throughout the distribution process.<ref name="LuskyMember17" />		* '''signature markers''': This may come in the form of a barcode label or an RFID tag<ref name="DeyEnabling18" /><ref name="MartinezTracking17" />, but some means of unique identifier is required to track ingredients and products throughout the distribution process.<ref name="LuskyMember17" />
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	==Criticism==		==Criticism==
	Some retailers have voiced concerns about software that doesn't function as intended, whether it be extremely slowly or with multiple errors. In multiple U.S. states in 2017 and 2018, instances of slow connections, hacks, security breaches, insufficient features, and other performance issues have been reported<ref name="McLeodSoftware18">{{cite web \|url=https://slate.com/technology/2018/09/metrc-mj-freeway-failures-government-legal-marijuana-software.html \|title=Software to Regulate Legal Marijuana Is Just as Error-Prone as Other Government Software \|author=McLeod, E. \|work=Slate \|date=11 September 2018 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="NelsonASeed17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/a-seed-to-sale-shakeup/ \|title=A Seed-to-Sale Shakeup \|author=Nelson, S. \|work=Cannabis Business Times \|date=30 May 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="SchanemanMJFree17">{{cite web \|url=https://mjbizdaily.com/mj-freeways-issues-mount-with-more-outages-delayed-seed-to-sale-program/ \|title=MJ Freeway’s issues mount with more outages, delayed seed-to-sale program \|author=Schaneman, B. \|work=Marijuana Business Daily \|date=24 October 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="CharetteCyber18">{{cite web \|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/computing/software/cyber-intrusion-creates-more-havoc-for-washington-states-new-marijuana-tracking-system \|title=Cyber Intrusion Creates More Havoc for Washington State’s New Marijuana Tracking System \|author=Charette, R.N. \|work=IEEE Spectrum \|date=16 February 2018 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref>, frustrating vendors and consumers alike, or even costing them revenue.<ref name="McLeodSoftware18" /> '''IEEE Spectrum''' author Robert Charette suggests that similar to healthcare IT systems, "marijuana tracking systems look to be very tempting targets to cybercriminals to exploit,"<ref name="CharetteCyber18" /> which will require software vendors to apply additional focus to security and stability.		Some retailers have voiced concerns about software that doesn't function as intended, whether it be extremely slowly or with multiple errors. In multiple U.S. states in 2017 and 2018, instances of slow connections, hacks, security breaches, insufficient features, and other performance issues have been reported<ref name="McLeodSoftware18">{{cite web \|url=https://slate.com/technology/2018/09/metrc-mj-freeway-failures-government-legal-marijuana-software.html \|title=Software to Regulate Legal Marijuana Is Just as Error-Prone as Other Government Software \|author=McLeod, E. \|work=Slate \|date=11 September 2018 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="NelsonASeed17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/a-seed-to-sale-shakeup/ \|title=A Seed-to-Sale Shakeup \|author=Nelson, S. \|work=Cannabis Business Times \|date=30 May 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="SchanemanMJFree17">{{cite web \|url=https://mjbizdaily.com/mj-freeways-issues-mount-with-more-outages-delayed-seed-to-sale-program/ \|title=MJ Freeway’s issues mount with more outages, delayed seed-to-sale program \|author=Schaneman, B. \|work=Marijuana Business Daily \|date=24 October 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="CharetteCyber18">{{cite web \|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/computing/software/cyber-intrusion-creates-more-havoc-for-washington-states-new-marijuana-tracking-system \|title=Cyber Intrusion Creates More Havoc for Washington State’s New Marijuana Tracking System \|author=Charette, R.N. \|work=IEEE Spectrum \|date=16 February 2018 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref>, frustrating vendors and consumers alike, or even costing them revenue.<ref name="McLeodSoftware18" /><ref name="SokolHeadaches17">{{cite web \|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/nov/03/delayed-software-launch-forcing-marijuana-business/ \|title=Headaches, confusion as pot industry contends with lag in tracking software \|author=Sokol, C. \|work=The Spokesman-Review \|date=03 November 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref> ''IEEE Spectrum'' author Robert Charette suggests that similar to healthcare IT systems, "marijuana tracking systems look to be very tempting targets to cybercriminals to exploit,"<ref name="CharetteCyber18" /> which will require software vendors to apply additional focus to security and stability.

			Additional criticisms include:

			* The inclusion of a chemical compound or agent to cannabis for tracking purposes creates questions about consumer safety and black/gray market use for illicit means.<ref name="AshbyMari18">{{cite web \|url=https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/marijuana-tracking-measure-resurfaces/article_b5c0467a-4d00-11e8-90ab-10604b9f6eda.html \|title=Marijuana tracking measure resurfaces \|author=Ashby, C. \|work=The Daily Sentinel \|date=01 May 2018 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="AshbyCannabis19">{{cite web \|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/03/11/marijuana-industry-tracking-system/ \|title=Cannabis industry questions new system that would add chemicals to marijuana for tracking purposes \|author=Ashby, C. \|work=The Denver Post \|date=11 March 2019 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref>

			* Seed-to-sale tracking in the U.S. "only fuels the continuation of years of stigma around marijuana"; this is in part due to federal regulation against cannabis forcing the hand of states to use seed-to-sale, which in turn fuels an underground market because some in the industry "are not equipped to work with complicated compliance systems."<ref name="GoldsberryTracking18">{{cite web \|url=https://www.cannabisdispensarymag.com/article/tracking-troubles/ \|title=Tracking Troubles \|author=Goldsberry, D. \|work=Cannabis Dispensary \|date=19 June 2018 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref>

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	In July 2011, the U.S. state of Colorado's Department of Revenue mandated that medical marijuana products be tracked from seed to sale using radio frequency ID (RFID) tags.<ref name="SwedbergMedical11" /> In November 2012, the state's voters approved recreational marijuana as well, and, wanting to track that as well, expanded its RDIF-based tracking system.<ref name="SepulvadoLegalized14">{{cite web \|url=https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Meanwhile-In-Colorado-Legalized-Pot-Revenue.html \|title=Legalized Pot Pushes Colorado Revenue Department into New Territory \|author=Sepulvado, J. \|work=Government Technology \|date=28 January 2014 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref> And then by 2014 regulatory tracking software Metrc (Marijuana Enforcement Tracking Reporting Compliance), made by the same company that provided the RFID tracking technology to Colorado, was being offered to other governments.<ref name="DeyEnabling18">{{cite web \|url=https://techweek.com/metrc-marijuana-reporting-software/ \|title=Enabling marijuana regulation – the Metrc story \|author=Dey, T. \|work=Techweek \|date=November 9, 2018 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="MartinezTracking17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hecparis/2017/05/17/tracking-americas-cannabis-industry-through-big-data/ \|title=Tracking America's Cannabis Industry Through Big Data \|author=Martinez, D.; Pflueger, D.; Palermo, T.; Brown, D. \|work=Forbes \|date=17 May 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref> These and other seed-to-sale systems arose primarily because of the legal and regulatory conflict between the U.S. government—which still declares cannabis illegal at the federal level—and states which have approved legislation making one or more types of cannabis legal, with states needing "to show [the] federal government that it is preventing the spread of cannabis into other states and to vulnerable groups such as minors."<ref name="MartinezTracking17" />		In July 2011, the U.S. state of Colorado's Department of Revenue mandated that medical marijuana products be tracked from seed to sale using radio frequency ID (RFID) tags.<ref name="SwedbergMedical11" /> In November 2012, the state's voters approved recreational marijuana as well, and, wanting to track that as well, expanded its RDIF-based tracking system.<ref name="SepulvadoLegalized14">{{cite web \|url=https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Meanwhile-In-Colorado-Legalized-Pot-Revenue.html \|title=Legalized Pot Pushes Colorado Revenue Department into New Territory \|author=Sepulvado, J. \|work=Government Technology \|date=28 January 2014 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref> And then by 2014 regulatory tracking software Metrc (Marijuana Enforcement Tracking Reporting Compliance), made by the same company that provided the RFID tracking technology to Colorado, was being offered to other governments.<ref name="DeyEnabling18">{{cite web \|url=https://techweek.com/metrc-marijuana-reporting-software/ \|title=Enabling marijuana regulation – the Metrc story \|author=Dey, T. \|work=Techweek \|date=November 9, 2018 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="MartinezTracking17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hecparis/2017/05/17/tracking-americas-cannabis-industry-through-big-data/ \|title=Tracking America's Cannabis Industry Through Big Data \|author=Martinez, D.; Pflueger, D.; Palermo, T.; Brown, D. \|work=Forbes \|date=17 May 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref> These and other seed-to-sale systems arose primarily because of the legal and regulatory conflict between the U.S. government—which still declares cannabis illegal at the federal level—and states which have approved legislation making one or more types of cannabis legal, with states needing "to show [the] federal government that it is preventing the spread of cannabis into other states and to vulnerable groups such as minors."<ref name="MartinezTracking17" />

			==Concept==
			The seed-to-sale tracking concept varies slightly among governments, but overall it focuses on a few key areas<ref name="AltonHowSeed17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-seed-to-sale-systems-are-revolutionizing-the-cannabis_us_59724910e4b06b511b02c312 \|title=How Seed to Sale Systems Are Revolutionizing the Cannabis Industry \|author=Alton, L. \|work=Huffpost \|date=21 July 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref>:

			* '''signature markers''': This may come in the form of a barcode label or an RFID tag<ref name="DeyEnabling18" /><ref name="MartinezTracking17" />, but some means of unique identifier is required to track ingredients and products throughout the distribution process.<ref name="LuskyMember17" />

			* '''audit trail''': The scanning of signature markers along the distribution chain creates a record of action, and that record must not only be available for review but also unalterable by the average individual. Any alterations by authorized individuals must also be clearly documented, showing the before and after. This audit trail provides proof of compliance.

			* '''inventory management''': By extension, being able to more readily track inventories—whether at the grow operation, testing laboratory, or retail point of sale—is incredibly useful, not only for regulation-mandated ingredients and products but also the additional materials that go into growing, testing, and selling those ingredients and products.<ref name="LuskyMember17" />

			* '''workflow management''': Laws, regulations, and even standards can force cannabis-related industries alter their workflows, potentially changing entire business processes. Workflow management tools that take into account specific laws, regulations, and standards can help industry better shape their business processes while remaining in compliance.<ref name="AfenehWhat17" />

			* '''analytical tools''': Growers need to be able to correctly identify strains, laboratory professional need to analyze constituents and contaminates, and retailers need to track and analyze sales. Analytical tools help with all of these tasks and more.

			* '''security mechanisms''': Access restrictions are important to meeting regulatory and legal requirements, as well as protecting cannabis businesses' longevity. These mechanisms may include role-based access and biometric technology.

			* '''point of sale''': Growers and dispensaries sell their products, and a point of sale (POS) system assists those operations by making related workflows more streamlined and trackable.<ref name="SoddHere15">{{cite web \|url=https://www.builtincolorado.com/2015/08/21/here-s-what-seed-sale-means-and-how-cannabis-industry-using-tech-achieve-it \|title=Here’s what seed-to-sale means, and how the cannabis industry is using tech to achieve it \|author=Sodd, A. \|work=BuiltInCO \|date=21 August 2015 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref>

			==Criticism==
			Some retailers have voiced concerns about software that doesn't function as intended, whether it be extremely slowly or with multiple errors. In multiple U.S. states in 2017 and 2018, instances of slow connections, hacks, security breaches, insufficient features, and other performance issues have been reported<ref name="McLeodSoftware18">{{cite web \|url=https://slate.com/technology/2018/09/metrc-mj-freeway-failures-government-legal-marijuana-software.html \|title=Software to Regulate Legal Marijuana Is Just as Error-Prone as Other Government Software \|author=McLeod, E. \|work=Slate \|date=11 September 2018 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="NelsonASeed17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/a-seed-to-sale-shakeup/ \|title=A Seed-to-Sale Shakeup \|author=Nelson, S. \|work=Cannabis Business Times \|date=30 May 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="SchanemanMJFree17">{{cite web \|url=https://mjbizdaily.com/mj-freeways-issues-mount-with-more-outages-delayed-seed-to-sale-program/ \|title=MJ Freeway’s issues mount with more outages, delayed seed-to-sale program \|author=Schaneman, B. \|work=Marijuana Business Daily \|date=24 October 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="CharetteCyber18">{{cite web \|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/computing/software/cyber-intrusion-creates-more-havoc-for-washington-states-new-marijuana-tracking-system \|title=Cyber Intrusion Creates More Havoc for Washington State’s New Marijuana Tracking System \|author=Charette, R.N. \|work=IEEE Spectrum \|date=16 February 2018 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref>, frustrating vendors and consumers alike, or even costing them revenue.<ref name="McLeodSoftware18" /> '''IEEE Spectrum''' author Robert Charette suggests that similar to healthcare IT systems, "marijuana tracking systems look to be very tempting targets to cybercriminals to exploit,"<ref name="CharetteCyber18" /> which will require software vendors to apply additional focus to security and stability.

	==References==		==References==

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	<blockquote>In most states up to that point, seed-to-sale tracking still wasn’t required, and thus was viewed as a luxury for larger businesses who could afford it; in other words, it wasn’t really being used. Most businesses in medicinal states still didn’t know what cannabis seed-to-sale even was, but all that was about to change.</blockquote>		<blockquote>In most states up to that point, seed-to-sale tracking still wasn’t required, and thus was viewed as a luxury for larger businesses who could afford it; in other words, it wasn’t really being used. Most businesses in medicinal states still didn’t know what cannabis seed-to-sale even was, but all that was about to change.</blockquote>

			In July 2011, the U.S. state of Colorado's Department of Revenue mandated that medical marijuana products be tracked from seed to sale using radio frequency ID (RFID) tags.<ref name="SwedbergMedical11" /> In November 2012, the state's voters approved recreational marijuana as well, and, wanting to track that as well, expanded its RDIF-based tracking system.<ref name="SepulvadoLegalized14">{{cite web \|url=https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Meanwhile-In-Colorado-Legalized-Pot-Revenue.html \|title=Legalized Pot Pushes Colorado Revenue Department into New Territory \|author=Sepulvado, J. \|work=Government Technology \|date=28 January 2014 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref> And then by 2014 regulatory tracking software Metrc (Marijuana Enforcement Tracking Reporting Compliance), made by the same company that provided the RFID tracking technology to Colorado, was being offered to other governments.<ref name="DeyEnabling18">{{cite web \|url=https://techweek.com/metrc-marijuana-reporting-software/ \|title=Enabling marijuana regulation – the Metrc story \|author=Dey, T. \|work=Techweek \|date=November 9, 2018 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="MartinezTracking17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hecparis/2017/05/17/tracking-americas-cannabis-industry-through-big-data/ \|title=Tracking America's Cannabis Industry Through Big Data \|author=Martinez, D.; Pflueger, D.; Palermo, T.; Brown, D. \|work=Forbes \|date=17 May 2017 \|accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref> These and other seed-to-sale systems arose primarily because of the legal and regulatory conflict between the U.S. government—which still declares cannabis illegal at the federal level—and states which have approved legislation making one or more types of cannabis legal, with states needing "to show [the] federal government that it is preventing the spread of cannabis into other states and to vulnerable groups such as minors."<ref name="MartinezTracking17" />

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	==History==		==History==
	An international concept of using a "tracking and tracing" system for cannabis growth and sales as "a shift from prohibition to regulation and control" has at least been discussed as early as 2003.<ref name="EngelsmanCannabis03">{{cite journal \|title=Cannabis control: The model of the WHO tobacco control treaty \|journal=International Journal of Drug Policy \|author=Engelsman, E.L. \|volume=14 \|issue=2003 \|pages=217–19 \|year=2003 \|doi=10.1016/S0955-3959(03)00013-6 \|url=https://www.tni.org/en/issues/cannabis/item/2997-cannabis-control}}</ref> However, at least in the United States, this concept didn't begin to fully materialize until the late 2000s. In the summer of 2009, California-based Medical Marijuana, Inc. began marketing its Turnkey Collective Solution as a tool for the fledgling medical marijuana industry to "operate within the guidelines of all laws and regulations regarding the tracking of the marijuana from grow cycle to final distribution."<ref name="MMIMedical09">{{cite web \|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/medical-marijuana-inc-may-assist-collectives-keep-within-guidelines-california-proposition-1210108.htm \|title=Medical Marijuana Inc. May Assist Collectives to Keep Within the Guidelines of California Proposition 215 \|author=Medical Marijuana, Inc. \|work=Market Wired \|date=25 August 2009 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref> Shortly after, in 2010 and 2011, a similar concept sprung up in Colorado in the form of BioTrackTHC<ref name="AfenehWhat17">{{cite web \|url=http://www.cannapreneurmag.com/2017/07/20/seeds-sale-means-cannabis-industry/ \|title=What Seeds to Sale Means in the Cannabis Industry \|author=Afaneh, M. \|work=Cannabis Entrepreneur \|date=20 July 2017 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref> and LeafTrack.<ref name="SwedbergMedical11">{{cite web \|url=https://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?8673 \|title=Medical Marijuana Companies Use EPC Tags to Keep Things Straight \|author=Swedberg, C. \|work=RFID Journal \|date=04 August 2011 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref>		An international concept of using a "tracking and tracing" system for cannabis growth and sales as "a shift from prohibition to regulation and control" has at least been discussed as early as 2003.<ref name="EngelsmanCannabis03">{{cite journal \|title=Cannabis control: The model of the WHO tobacco control treaty \|journal=International Journal of Drug Policy \|author=Engelsman, E.L. \|volume=14 \|issue=2003 \|pages=217–19 \|year=2003 \|doi=10.1016/S0955-3959(03)00013-6 \|url=https://www.tni.org/en/issues/cannabis/item/2997-cannabis-control}}</ref> However, at least in the United States, this concept didn't begin to fully materialize until the late 2000s. In the summer of 2009, California-based Medical Marijuana, Inc. began marketing its Turnkey Collective Solution as a tool for the fledgling medical marijuana industry to "operate within the guidelines of all laws and regulations regarding the tracking of the marijuana from grow cycle to final distribution."<ref name="MMIMedical09">{{cite web \|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/medical-marijuana-inc-may-assist-collectives-keep-within-guidelines-california-proposition-1210108.htm \|title=Medical Marijuana Inc. May Assist Collectives to Keep Within the Guidelines of California Proposition 215 \|author=Medical Marijuana, Inc. \|work=Market Wired \|date=25 August 2009 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref> Shortly after, in 2010 and 2011, a similar concept sprung up in Colorado in the form of BioTrackTHC<ref name="AfenehWhat17">{{cite web \|url=http://www.cannapreneurmag.com/2017/07/20/seeds-sale-means-cannabis-industry/ \|title=What Seeds to Sale Means in the Cannabis Industry \|author=Afaneh, M. \|work=Cannabis Entrepreneur \|date=20 July 2017 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref> and LeafTrack.<ref name="SwedbergMedical11">{{cite web \|url=https://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?8673 \|title=Medical Marijuana Companies Use EPC Tags to Keep Things Straight \|author=Swedberg, C. \|work=RFID Journal \|date=04 August 2011 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref> BiotrackTHC COO Dr. Moe Afaneh describes that time period around 2010 as such<ref name="AfenehWhat17" />:

			<blockquote>In most states up to that point, seed-to-sale tracking still wasn’t required, and thus was viewed as a luxury for larger businesses who could afford it; in other words, it wasn’t really being used. Most businesses in medicinal states still didn’t know what cannabis seed-to-sale even was, but all that was about to change.</blockquote>

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	In the [[cannabis]] industry, '''seed-to-sale''' refers to a thorough process—manual or, more commonly, digital—of tracking cannabis and related products throughout the entire lifecycle, particularly to satisfy [[regulatory compliance]] requirements.<ref name="CCCMass18">{{cite web \|url=https://mass-cannabis-control.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Seed-to-Sale-Tracking-Guidance-09182018-v-FINAL-for-Web.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Massachusetts Seed-to-Sale Guidance \|author=Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission \|date=18 September 2018 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="ShorttWash17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.cannalawblog.com/washington-considers-recreational-homegrown-cannabis/ \|title=Washington Considers Recreational Homegrown Cannabis \|author=Shortt, D. \|work=Canna Law Blog \|publisher=Harris Bricken \|date=21 September 2017 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="LuskyMember17">{{cite web \|title=Member Blog: Belly Up to Cannabis Barcode Labels \|author=Lusky, M. \|publisher=National Cannabis Industry Association \|date=29 August 2017 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="VerboraWhatDoes18">{{cite web \|url=https://www.canabomedicalclinic.com/what-does-from-seed-to-sale-mean-in-the-cannabis-industry/ \|title=What Does from Seed to Sale Mean in the Cannabis Industry? \|author=Verbora, M. \|publisher=Canabo Medical Corp \|date=31 October 2018 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref>		In the [[cannabis]] industry, '''seed-to-sale''' refers to a thorough process—manual or, more commonly, digital—of tracking cannabis and related products throughout the entire lifecycle, particularly to satisfy [[regulatory compliance]] requirements.<ref name="CCCMass18">{{cite web \|url=https://mass-cannabis-control.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Seed-to-Sale-Tracking-Guidance-09182018-v-FINAL-for-Web.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=Massachusetts Seed-to-Sale Guidance \|author=Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission \|date=18 September 2018 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="ShorttWash17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.cannalawblog.com/washington-considers-recreational-homegrown-cannabis/ \|title=Washington Considers Recreational Homegrown Cannabis \|author=Shortt, D. \|work=Canna Law Blog \|publisher=Harris Bricken \|date=21 September 2017 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="LuskyMember17">{{cite web \|title=Member Blog: Belly Up to Cannabis Barcode Labels \|author=Lusky, M. \|publisher=National Cannabis Industry Association \|date=29 August 2017 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="VerboraWhatDoes18">{{cite web \|url=https://www.canabomedicalclinic.com/what-does-from-seed-to-sale-mean-in-the-cannabis-industry/ \|title=What Does from Seed to Sale Mean in the Cannabis Industry? \|author=Verbora, M. \|publisher=Canabo Medical Corp \|date=31 October 2018 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref>

			==History==
			An international concept of using a "tracking and tracing" system for cannabis growth and sales as "a shift from prohibition to regulation and control" has at least been discussed as early as 2003.<ref name="EngelsmanCannabis03">{{cite journal \|title=Cannabis control: The model of the WHO tobacco control treaty \|journal=International Journal of Drug Policy \|author=Engelsman, E.L. \|volume=14 \|issue=2003 \|pages=217–19 \|year=2003 \|doi=10.1016/S0955-3959(03)00013-6 \|url=https://www.tni.org/en/issues/cannabis/item/2997-cannabis-control}}</ref> However, at least in the United States, this concept didn't begin to fully materialize until the late 2000s. In the summer of 2009, California-based Medical Marijuana, Inc. began marketing its Turnkey Collective Solution as a tool for the fledgling medical marijuana industry to "operate within the guidelines of all laws and regulations regarding the tracking of the marijuana from grow cycle to final distribution."<ref name="MMIMedical09">{{cite web \|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/medical-marijuana-inc-may-assist-collectives-keep-within-guidelines-california-proposition-1210108.htm \|title=Medical Marijuana Inc. May Assist Collectives to Keep Within the Guidelines of California Proposition 215 \|author=Medical Marijuana, Inc. \|work=Market Wired \|date=25 August 2009 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref> Shortly after, in 2010 and 2011, a similar concept sprung up in Colorado in the form of BioTrackTHC<ref name="AfenehWhat17">{{cite web \|url=http://www.cannapreneurmag.com/2017/07/20/seeds-sale-means-cannabis-industry/ \|title=What Seeds to Sale Means in the Cannabis Industry \|author=Afaneh, M. \|work=Cannabis Entrepreneur \|date=20 July 2017 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref> and LeafTrack.<ref name="SwedbergMedical11">{{cite web \|url=https://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?8673 \|title=Medical Marijuana Companies Use EPC Tags to Keep Things Straight \|author=Swedberg, C. \|work=RFID Journal \|date=04 August 2011 \|accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref>

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In the [[cannabis]] industry, '''seed-to-sale''' refers to a thorough process—manual or, more commonly, digital—of tracking cannabis and related products throughout the entire lifecycle, particularly to satisfy [[regulatory compliance]] requirements.<ref name="CCCMass18">{{cite web |url=https://mass-cannabis-control.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Seed-to-Sale-Tracking-Guidance-09182018-v-FINAL-for-Web.pdf |format=PDF |title=Massachusetts Seed-to-Sale Guidance |author=Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission |date=18 September 2018 |accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="ShorttWash17">{{cite web |url=https://www.cannalawblog.com/washington-considers-recreational-homegrown-cannabis/ |title=Washington Considers Recreational Homegrown Cannabis |author=Shortt, D. |work=Canna Law Blog |publisher=Harris Bricken |date=21 September 2017 |accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="LuskyMember17">{{cite web |title=Member Blog: Belly Up to Cannabis Barcode Labels |author=Lusky, M. |publisher=National Cannabis Industry Association |date=29 August 2017 |accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="VerboraWhatDoes18">{{cite web |url=https://www.canabomedicalclinic.com/what-does-from-seed-to-sale-mean-in-the-cannabis-industry/ |title=What Does from Seed to Sale Mean in the Cannabis Industry? |author=Verbora, M. |publisher=Canabo Medical Corp |date=31 October 2018 |accessdate=23 March 2019}}</ref>

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