Glossary
Metrc
The track-and-trace system of record in most US cannabis states (Michigan, California, New York and others). Tracks packages by tag, transfers by manifest, and retail sales as receipts. BudAlly uses it as the spine of the ledger in Metrc states.
Why it matters for reconciliation: Metrc is the record the state trusts, so a store's POS and shelf are tested against it. Because it tracks quantity, not money, the finance side has to be joined to it by tag.
Example: a Michigan store reconciles each day by matching POS tickets to Metrc receipts, each week by counting rooms against Metrc packages, and every 30 days by tracing any remaining difference from receiving through sales to adjustments. The state pages for California and Michigan list what each requires.
Where this comes up on budally.com
- Metrc for dispensaries: what it records, and how a store reconciles against it
- Metrc in California: what a dispensary has to report, reconcile and keep — the operations view
- Metrc in Michigan: what a dispensary has to report, reconcile and keep — the operations view
- Metrc reconciliation for dispensaries: the daily, weekly and 30-day procedure
- NMS2S explained: New Mexico's seed-to-sale system, what its API does, and what your store still has to do by hand
- NMS2S reconciliation: matching your POS to New Mexico's state system every day and every month
- NMS2S vs BioTrack vs Metrc: what changed for New Mexico operators
- Dispensary POS comparison 2026: Dutchie vs Treez vs Flowhub vs Cova vs BLAZE, judged on what an operations team actually needs
Related terms
- Metrc tag (package label)
The unique identifier Metrc assigns to a package; printed as an RFID/barcode label. Every ledger event in BudAlly is keyed by license and tag.
- Metrc receipt
The sales record a POS pushes to Metrc for each ticket: packages (by tag), quantities, totals and the state's five tax fields. The thing a POS ticket must match to in daily reconciliation.
- Track-and-trace
The state-mandated system recording every cannabis package from cultivation to sale. Metrc in most states; BioTrack in some; NMS2S in New Mexico; CCRS in Washington.