- METRC
- RULE PACK CA v1
- FOUNDING COHORT OPEN
BudAlly in California.
Metrc stays the record.
What Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) asks of a California store, which parts of the Metrc API BudAlly can use, what stays a step in the Metrc web app, and the jobs BudAlly runs on your books.
By BudAlly
Published Updated Rule pack CA v1
CALIFORNIA AT A GLANCE
WHAT THE METRC API DOES AND DOESN'T DO
API SUPPORTS
- Packages read/write
- Transfers read, templates write
- Sales receipts and deliveries write
- Retailer delivery (required)
- Lab results read
- Patients / caregivers
- Retail ID
MANUAL IN THE WEB APP
- Receiving a transfer (web app)
- Theft/loss notification to DCC
- Delivery vehicle inventory reconciliation (where not exposed)
What BudAlly does for a California store
The same ledger, wired to this state’s system
IN-CA-01
Daily sales match
Clock: Reporting window Pending counsel review · §15048/15049
IN-CA-02
30-day reconciliation
Clock: 30 days
TX-CA-01
Excise + sales tax liability
Clock: CDTFA filing period
RI-CA-07 → UNKNOWN
Vendor-funded discount report
Clock: —
LY-CA-01
Notice of Financial Incentive (loyalty)
Clock: On program change
Rules encoded in pack CA v1
Excerpt · full pack visible in-app · pack CA v1 · verification in progress
| Rule | What it checks | Where it applies | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX-CA-01 | Excise stated separately on the receipt, or the statement that excise is included in the total; otherwise the whole price counts as gross receipts. Sales tax computed on price plus excise (CDTFA Reg 3700(g)) | Receipts · Invoice capture · Close | Enforced |
| RI-CA-05 | Price comparisons shown out-the-door at the rate for that location, never a statewide constant. The combined sales and local cannabis rate is a per-store input | Price intelligence | Enforced · verify rates |
| LY-CA-01 | No free cannabis or accessories as a business promotion, and no raffles, sweepstakes or contests. Free goods only to medicinal patients by an M-licensee, tracked and counted toward limits (B&P 26153; 4 CCR 15040.2(a),(b); 15411) | Loyalty · Promo builder · Menu | Blocked pre-draft |
| LY-CA-03 | A loyalty programme is a financial incentive: Notice of Financial Incentive with material terms, the categories of personal information, opt-in, right to withdraw, and a good-faith estimate of the data's value with the method (11 CCR 7016) | Loyalty · Consent ledger | Enforced |
| SF-CA-04 | Ads and direct messages: audience at least 71.6% aged 21+, age affirmation before any direct communication or list add, licence number in every ad, no under-21 depictions or candy imitation (4 CCR 15040, 15041; B&P 26151) | Menu builder · Catalog enrichment · Advertising | Blocked pre-draft |
| DL-CA-01 | Delivery inventory ledger created in CCTT before departure and complete by the end of the calendar day; one retailer per trip with a stop log (§15418); GPS retained 90 days and the vehicle locked and alarmed when unattended (§15417) | Dispatch · Driver app · Compliance clocks | Clock · end of day |
| RI-CA-07 | Vendor-funded retail discount reimbursement: no rule found either way. No vendor credit report is generated and the Michigan uniform-terms condition is not assumed to carry | Vendor credits · Promo claims | UNKNOWN → human review |
Pack CA v14 — review note
RULE PACK CA v14 · COUNSEL REVIEWED ·
California pack: 30-day reconciliation, 15% retail excise, Retailer Delivery in Metrc, CCPA financial-incentive notice, vendor-funded discounts held as UNKNOWN.
| RULE | WHAT IT DOES | OUTCOME | CITATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN-CA-02 | Inventory reconciliation at least every 30 days | CLOCK | 4 CCR §15051 |
| IN-CA-01 | Sales reported within the DCC window | CLOCK | Pending counsel review §15048/§15049 current text |
| TX-CA-01 | 15% excise on retail, retailer remits to CDTFA; OTD = shelf × 1.15 × (1 + local) | ENFORCED | CDTFA |
| DL-CA-01 | Retailer Delivery recorded in Metrc; vehicle inventory limits | ENFORCED | DCC delivery requirements Pending counsel review · limits |
| RI-CA-07 | Vendor-funded discount reimbursement | UNKNOWN | none — routed to compliance lead |
| LY-CA-01 | Notice of Financial Incentive for loyalty programs | ENFORCED | CCPA regulations |
| SF-ALL-04 | Advertising claims | BLOCKED | DCC advertising rules |
Pending counsel review
- 24-hour sales reporting current text
- 3% tolerance
- notification windows
- retention
- delivery vehicle limits
- MMIC tax specifics
- local sales tax table
LOCAL RULES ON TOP OF THE STATE PACK
LOS ANGELES (CITY) · PACK CA-LOS-ANGELES v1 · DRAFT
8 lines sourced · 12 UNKNOWN. City rules apply only to stores inside the city boundary; a store outside it sees the state pack alone.
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- 24-hour sales reporting current textPending counsel review
- 3% tolerancePending counsel review
- notification windowsPending counsel review
- retention periodPending counsel review
- delivery vehicle limitsPending counsel review
- MMIC tax specificsPending counsel review
- local sales tax tablePending counsel review