First Medical Cannabis Patients Registered as OCR Plans Next Licensing Phase

The lack of a quorum prevented the Cannabis Advisory Board from taking any binding decisions during its meeting on Wednesday, however those in attendance were able to learn more about the Office of Cannabis Regulation's plans for the next phase of the cannabis licensing rollout in the territory. The first medical cannabis patients have now been registered on St. Thomas and St. John, OCR Executive Director Joanne Moorehead disclosed. “That's exciting news,” she said, articulating expectations that the rolls of medical users will grow with time. Another bright point was the beginning of the working relationship with Metrc, makers of a comprehensive inventory tracking system that will be used to monitor regulatory compliance. “We are working with them with an eye to go live potentially at the end of the summer,” Ms. Moorehead said. Noting that the partnership news had been met with only lukewarm to medium levels of excitement from people who have had previous experience with the platfor...