For most licensees, Metrc vs BioTrack is not a purchase decision: the state chooses its traceability system, and every licensee must report to it. As of October 2026, Metrc runs the state system in 25 states plus Washington D.C., Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, while BioTrack's state systems cover a smaller group: BioTrack's own state pages name Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii and North Dakota, and in some of those states the system is now run by a separate company, BT Government. BioTrack also sells its own cultivation and point-of-sale software to operators, so the decision you control is which POS or ERP integrates with your state's system, and whether that integration is validated there.
Below: what each company is, which system every regulated market uses, and how to test a vendor's integration claims. Facts are as each company or agency states them as of October 2026. For buyer's guides to the software itself, start with our seed-to-sale software hub, then the dispensary POS hub and the ERP and cultivation software hub.
| Metrc | BioTrack | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Metrc LLC, Lakeland, Florida | Bio-Tech Medical Software, Inc. (d/b/a BioTrack), Boca Raton, Florida |
| Ownership | Privately held; parent company Metrc Inc., per MJBizDaily (August 2025); owners not published | Sold by Forian Inc. to a subsidiary of Alleaves Inc. in February 2023 (SEC filing) |
| What it is | State-contracted track-and-trace system | Commercial software; state systems now run by BT Government, Inc. |
| State system in (October 2026) | 25 states, D.C., Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands (Metrc partner list) | Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (medical), Hawaii and North Dakota (medical), per BioTrack's state pages; New Hampshire's treatment centers also use BioTrack, under their own contracts |
| Software sold to operators | No POS or ERP listed; offers Metrc Connect API plans to integrators, Retail ID unit QR codes and RFID plant and package tags | Cultivation, manufacturing, POS, payments, analytics, hemp |
| Third-party integration | State-by-state validation; vendor API key plus licensee user key | No public integrator list found |
| Identifiers | RFID plant and package tags; Retail ID unit QR codes | 16-digit IDs for plants and batches |
| Scale claim | Told Maine legislators it held 29 regulatory contracts (May 2025); a Metrc fact sheet posted in 2026 cites 31 | Says 2,200+ enterprise locations and 12 government contracts (October 2026) |
| 2025 to 2026 events | Replaced BioTrack in Illinois and New York (2025); Missouri rebid (2026) | Government work moved to BT Government (August 2025); dropped by Illinois and New York (2025) and New Mexico (September 2026) |
Metrc is a regulatory track-and-trace provider based in Lakeland, Florida. A state agency signs the contract, and licensees in that state are then required to use the system. Metrc's partner list names 28 jurisdictions as of October 2026 (25 states, D.C., Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands) plus Colorado's industrial hemp program (see Metrc onboarding for hemp programs). Metrc says it built Colorado's system in 2011.
Licensees pay for the system, at rates set contract by contract (Minnesota, for example, says licensed businesses bear the costs). In Maine, Metrc told legislators in May 2025 that licensees paid a $40 monthly access fee, $0.45 per plant tracked and $0.25 per wholesale product tracked; the state's new five-year contract, effective February 4, 2026, raises the monthly fee to $45 (no earlier than May 2026) and adds $0.01 per tag from May 1, 2026.
Metrc's Missouri FAQ says its plant and package tags carry "readable text, barcodes, and RFID chips," and that RFID readers are optional. For finished goods, Retail ID adds a unit-level QR code that brands generate, dispensaries scan at receiving and checkout, and consumers scan for product and lab information.
For software vendors, Metrc runs a state-by-state validation program. Its validated integrator page says validation means a company has "received training and instruction on how to use the system" and signed Metrc's API user agreement, and that validation "determines only that members have the ability to perform specified functions." Per Metrc's API documentation, the vendor's software sends an integrator API key, which Metrc Connect lets vendors self-generate, together with a user API key that the licensee's user creates and that is "tied directly to the user's account (not the company or facility)." Metrc Connect has a free Standard tier and a Custom tier priced monthly.
BioTrack is the trade name of Bio-Tech Medical Software, Inc., based in Boca Raton, Florida. Earlier contracts used the name BioTrackTHC, including Hawaii's 2016 seed-to-sale award and North Dakota's 2018 award. BioTrack's site lists cultivation, manufacturing and dispensary POS software, BioTrack Pay, Cannalytics analytics, hemp tracking and government traceability, and claims "2,200+" enterprise locations and "12" government contracts as of October 2026.
BioTrack's corporate structure has changed several times since 2023. Forian Inc. held BioTrack through its subsidiary Helix Technologies, Inc. Forian's February 2023 Form 8-K says Helix sold all of BioTrack's stock to BT Assets Group Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alleaves Inc., effective February 10, 2023, for $30 million ($20 million at closing and $10 million in twelve monthly installments). Forian's quarterly report for the period ended March 31, 2026 describes only an analytics business serving healthcare, life sciences and financial services. In May 2024, MJ Freeway merged with BioTrack under the Alleaves brand, MJBizDaily reported in June 2024; we found no later announced ownership change. In August 2025, BioTrack's government work moved to a new company, BT Government, Inc.
On the state side, BioTrack's government page says plants and batches are "assigned a globally unique 16 digit identifier"; it does not describe RFID tags. We found no public BioTrack integrator list comparable to Metrc's. Arkansas's state portal, ARSTEMS, is titled "Biotrack Traceability System" and says the site "is the property of BTGov under license to the Arkansas Department of Health and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration." BioTrack's commercial software also reports into Metrc: its Missouri page says Missouri selected Metrc and that BioTrack "has a long-standing integration with Metrc."
On August 5, 2025, Metrc and BioTrack announced a partnership that created BT Government, Inc. to run BioTrack's government-facing operations. The release says BT Government "will operate independently from Metrc and BioTrack" and that BioTrack will focus on commercial ERP and POS products; MJBizDaily reported that terms were not disclosed. Our analysis of the Metrc and BioTrack partnership covers what it means for state contracts and vendor competition.
New York had planned to launch on BioTrack, suspended that rollout after the August 2025 announcement (MJBizDaily, August 6, 2025), and moved to Metrc. The Office of Cannabis Management required licensees to be credentialed in Metrc by December 17, 2025, and retailers to enter existing inventory by January 12, 2026. A February 24, 2026 bulletin required a Retail Item ID on each unit transferred from distributors starting March 1, 2026. Our New York Metrc migration checklist walks through the operator steps.
Each row is sourced; Metrc rows link to Metrc's own state pages. Where sources conflict, the notes below say so.
| State | System | Operator | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Alaska | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Arizona | No state system for licensees | Not applicable | Not on Metrc partner list; Flourish state map |
| Arkansas | BioTrack (medical) | BTGov, under license to the Arkansas Department of Health and Department of Finance and Administration | ARSTEMS state portal; BioTrack Arkansas page |
| California | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Colorado | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Connecticut | BioTrack (Cannabis Analytic Tracking System, medical and adult use) | DCP contractor The Consultants Consortium, Inc., using BioTrack software (2021 award) | CT cannabis portal: seed-to-sale system; DCP selection (2021); BioTrack Connecticut page |
| Delaware | BioTrack (medical and adult use) | BTGov, under license to the Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner | Delaware BioTrack traceability portal; Delaware RFP GSS24929 (2024); BioTrack Delaware page |
| District of Columbia | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Florida | BioTrack (medical) | BioTrack government business (BT Government) | OMMU seed-to-sale rules 64-4.221 and 64-4.222 (effective Aug. 24, 2026); Florida DOH selection (2022); BioTrack Florida page |
| Georgia | Commission state tracking system, fed by API from Commission-approved licensee vendors (state vendor not named) | Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 351-5; Flourish Georgia guide |
| Guam | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Hawaii | BioTrack (medical) | BioTrack government business (BT Government) | Hawaii DOH dispensary program page; BioTrackTHC release on Hawaii DOH contract (2016); BioTrack Hawaii page |
| Illinois | Metrc | Metrc | IDOA bulletin; Metrc state page |
| Iowa | State-run system (medical cannabidiol) | Iowa HHS | Iowa HHS rule analysis (ch. 154); Flourish Iowa guide; Dutchie |
| Kentucky | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Louisiana | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Maine | Metrc (adult use) | Metrc | Maine OCP contract update (2026) |
| Maryland | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Massachusetts | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Michigan | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Minnesota | Metrc | Metrc | Minnesota OCM; Metrc state page |
| Mississippi | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Missouri | Metrc (rebid, no award found) | Metrc | Metrc state page; Greenway (April 2026) |
| Montana | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Nebraska | Unclear as of October 2026 (Commission system planned, vendor not named) | Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission | Draft 238 NAC 1 (Jan. 2026); Nebraska Examiner (July 2026) |
| Nevada | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| New Hampshire | No state-contracted seed-to-sale system; the alternative treatment centers use BioTrack under their own contracts | Not applicable (each treatment center contracts the vendor) | NH DHHS registry RFP (Nov. 2023); Cannabis Business Times (June 2019); Flourish guide |
| New Jersey | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| New Mexico | NMS2S (replaced BioTrack September 4, 2026) | Cannabis Control Division with Real Time Solutions | CCD NMS2S page; CCD Bulletin 26-09 |
| New York | Metrc | Metrc | NY OCM (Dec. 2025); Metrc state page |
| North Dakota | BioTrack (medical) | BioTrack government business (BT Government) | ND DOH annual report (FY2018); BioTrack North Dakota page |
| Ohio | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Oklahoma | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Oregon | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Pennsylvania | MJ Freeway (incumbent; replacement procurement under way) | MJ Freeway Acquisition Co., under contract with the Department of Health | PA DOH advisory board presentation (Sept. 2025); MJBizDaily (Nov. 2023) |
| Puerto Rico | Unclear as of October 2026 | Not confirmed | BioTrack Puerto Rico page (2025) |
| Rhode Island | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| South Dakota | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Texas | No state system for licensees | Not applicable (patient registry: CURT) | Flourish Texas guide |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
| Utah | MJ Freeway (state inventory control system; replacement not confirmed live) | Utah Department of Agriculture and Food | Utah Legislative Auditor General (Nov. 2025); Legislative working group agenda (Oct. 19, 2026) |
| Vermont | State-run system | Vermont Cannabis Control Board | CCB inventory tracking guidance (2025) |
| Virginia | Metrc (medical; Metrc says it will also track adult use when retail sales start July 1, 2027) | Metrc | Metrc state page; Metrc Virginia FAQ; CCA seed-to-sale procurement |
| Washington | CCRS (state-built) | Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board | LCB CCRS page; Flourish Washington guide |
| West Virginia | Metrc | Metrc | Metrc state page |
Notes on the table:
A Metrc integration in California says nothing about New York. Metrc's validated integrator list is filtered by state; in October 2026, for example, it showed BLAZE (as 420 Connect and Blaze Solutions Inc) with full validation in 21 Metrc jurisdictions. BioTrack states have no equivalent public list, so ask where the vendor is live today. Vendor state lists go stale: BioTrack integration pages from Flowhub, Canix and Alleaves still listed Illinois and New York as BioTrack states in October 2026, though both moved to Metrc.
"BioTrack" in an integration list can also mean BioTrack's point of sale, not the state system: Alpine IQ and Headset both treat it as a POS.
Where a state requires Retail ID, as New York has since March 2026, your POS must scan unit QR codes. Flowhub, BLAZE and Distru each publish Retail ID support as of October 2026. Our California Retail ID guide covers recall workflows.
Two systems drift apart. Canix says that it syncs Metrc package and transfer data every 10 minutes, while Distru says that its two-way sync runs "on your command." Either way, someone reconciles against the state system on a schedule; see our guide to month-end ERP and Metrc reconciliation controls.
State systems go down, and states change vendors. New Mexico shows the switch risk. Its NMS2S page tells licensees that their third-party integrator "will contact you when they are ready to connect," using access tokens each location creates (up to three active per location). Flourish's summary of CCD bulletins says API materials for non-retail inventory systems would not be available until after NMS2S launched, leaving cultivators and manufacturers with dual entry. Our 72-hour playbook for seed-to-sale outages covers the documentation regulators expect.
Each cell reflects the vendor's own site as of October 2026. "Not stated" means we did not find it on the pages we checked, not that the integration does not exist. Listing an integration is not proof that a vendor is currently validated or live in your state.
| Vendor | Category | Lists Metrc | Lists BioTrack | Other state systems listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutchie | POS | Yes | Yes | Washington CCRS; state-run systems in Vermont and Iowa |
| Flowhub | POS | Yes, including Retail ID | Yes | Not stated |
| Treez | POS | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Cova Software | POS | Yes (two-way) | Yes (as BioTrackTHC) | Leaf Data Systems (named in Cova's FAQ; Washington has since replaced Leaf with CCRS) |
| BLAZE | POS | Yes, including Retail ID | Yes | Not stated |
| Meadow | POS | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Distru | ERP | Yes (two-way) | Yes (two-way) | Not stated |
| Canix | ERP | Yes | Yes | Washington CCRS reports |
| Flourish Software | ERP | Yes | Yes | State medical systems: Florida MMUR, Virginia PMP and Oklahoma OMMA |
| LeafLink | Wholesale | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| Apex Trading | Wholesale | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| WebJoint | Delivery and POS | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Alpine IQ | Marketing and CRM | Not stated | BioTrack POS (not the state system) | Not stated |
| Headset | Data and analytics | Partner listing (service provider), not a POS data integration | BioTrackTHC POS as a data source | Not stated |
POSaBIT's profile does not list a Metrc or BioTrack integration, so it is not in the table. For side-by-side comparisons, see Dutchie vs Flowhub vs Treez, Cova vs BLAZE vs Meadow vs POSaBIT, Distru vs Canix vs Flourish and LeafLink vs Apex Trading.
Metrc is a regulatory track-and-trace system that state agencies contract to monitor licensed cannabis from plant to sale. As of October 2026, its partner list covers 25 states, Washington D.C., Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and licensees there must report to it.
BioTrack (Bio-Tech Medical Software, Inc.) sells cultivation, manufacturing, point-of-sale and payments software to cannabis operators. Its state traceability work moved to a separate company, BT Government, in August 2025.
As of October 2026, Metrc's partner list names Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia, plus Washington D.C., Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Missouri has rebid its contract, and we found no award as of October 2026.
As of October 2026, BioTrack's state pages name Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (medical), Hawaii and North Dakota (medical), and the Arkansas and Delaware traceability portals say BTGov runs the system there. New Hampshire's treatment centers also use BioTrack, under their own contracts rather than a state contract. Illinois, New York and New Mexico have moved off BioTrack, and Virginia's medical program is on Metrc's partner list.
Not for state reporting: the state agency picks the system and every licensee must report to it. You do choose your commercial software, and BioTrack's own POS and cultivation software is one option that, per BioTrack, also integrates with Metrc.
Forian Inc. sold BioTrack to BT Assets Group Inc., a subsidiary of Alleaves Inc., effective February 10, 2023, for $30 million, according to Forian's SEC filing. MJBizDaily reported that MJ Freeway merged with BioTrack under the Alleaves brand in May 2024, and we found no later announced ownership change. BioTrack's government operations moved to BT Government, Inc. in August 2025, and that company's ownership has not been disclosed.
Yes. BioTrackTHC is the name used in earlier state contracts, such as Hawaii (2016) and North Dakota (2018), and it still appears in some listings.
CCRS, the Cannabis Central Reporting System, is Washington's state-built traceability system, operated by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. The LCB says CCRS replaced Leaf Data Systems, and vendor guides say third-party software reports to it through LCB-approved integrators.
We do not rate or rank vendors. Facts are as each company states them as of October 2026, and no vendor reviewed this article before publication. This is regulatory journalism, not legal advice. Confirm details with each vendor and your counsel.