So, what does this decision mean for cannabis business owners in the state, and how can you get started on your transition? Here are the steps for a smooth transition, as well as other pertinent information regarding the new law.

Is Metrc Required in Oklahoma?

All cannabis business owners and medical marijuana commercial licensees in the state of Oklahoma now have until Thursday, May 26th, to transition over to the new system, when it will then be required by law. To facilitate the implementation of Metrc, Oklahoma officials have released a series of key dates and information regarding the transition:

• February 25th – OMMA reaches an agreement allowing Metrc to move forward as Oklahoma’s primary seed-to-sale system
• May 26th – Oklahoma Metrc Deadline. All Oklahoma cannabis businesses and dispensaries must be compliant with Metrc
• May 27th – OMMA plans to focus the bulk of its enforcement authority on businesses that are not yet compliant with Metrc
• August 24th – Dispensaries and cannabis businesses must sell or legally dispose of all products in their inventory that are not tagged by Metrc

How to Transition to Metrc in Oklahoma

To begin your onboarding process with Metrc in Oklahoma, here are some key steps for you to follow to provide you with a smooth transition:

Getting Started

1. Familiarize yourself with Metrc, and consider watching training videos to get an idea of where to begin.
2. Consider reading Metrc “101: How to Keep Your Dispensary Compliant”, if the program is entirely new to you, or you’re semi-unfamiliar with the system.
3. In order to complete Metrc’s “New Business Training”, a license owner or key administrator is required. This license owner will receive their first-time login for a Metrc account and must log in within 48 hours through the Metrc portal.
4. Request Metrc plant tags, package tags, and other UID tags. The current rate that Metrc charges is $0.45 per plant tag, and $0.25 per package tag. Tags will take 1-2 weeks to arrive.
5. Add employees to Metrc software and ensure that all permissions correctly match each employee’s position.
6. Document physical receipts of requested Metrc UID tags, then assign and apply the UID tags to your cannabis products.
7. Access the “Beginning Inventory Guide” in the Metrc portal, which outlines steps to enter initial plant/package inventories into your system.
8. Add Strains, Items, Zones, and Rooms to Metrc, which must be made prior to creating any plantings/plant groups or packages.

Best Seed to Sale Software Oklahoma

Looking for a smooth transition into Metrc in Oklahoma? At 365 Cannabis, our seed-to-sale and cannabis compliance software helps you keep track of the evolving cannabis regulations between states, as well as worldwide. Our cannabis ERP software consists of six core modules built specifically for cannabis production, which can either be used in their entirety for a complete enterprise solution, or individually to be added on as you scale.

We understand the importance of compliance at 365 Cannabis. As part of our module-based system, we offer compliance solutions and checklist protocols throughout delivery to assist your organization. In cases where integration to the regulatory tracking system is an option, 365 Cannabis will facilitate integration so that dual entry is minimized and efficiencies are realized.
For more information regarding our services, or to request a demo, contact us today.

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With the recent struggles brought on by COVID-19, businesses are trying to come up with innovative solutions that will help them thrive amid unprecedented times.

We asked 6 thought leaders what innovative things they are doing to maintain business.  

Read on for creative tactics to add to your business plan during the new normal.

Create a Payment Plan

Creating a payment plan for clients is a realistic way to keep business and income flowing in. As businesses begin to re-open, it is imperative that companies adjust. More likely than not, your clients want to return to doing business with you but finances can be a holdup. By being flexible and offering a payment plan for your services, you are keeping clients and showing that you value them.

Megan Chiamos, 365 Cannabis 

Find a Bigger Purpose to Serve

Embracing the situation is going to be hard, but I can think of a few ways in which you can utilize the current situation and your transparency as an honest business-owner to the benefit of your company.

I’m talking about finding ways to serve the greater good and share them loud and proud. This new form of advertising is going to hit home with Millennials and Gen Zers as they are distrustful of traditional advertising and big on authenticity these days.

Find a cause that you feel strongly with and work with this within your company ethos.

Andrew Taylor, Net Lawman

Offer No-Contact Payment Options

One way to help your small business adapt to the “new normal” is to offer your clients payment options that minimize physical contact. It’s no secret that cash and credit cards are dirty from being passed around so much. By offering contactless payment solutions, the interactions between people and common surfaces will be minimized, and this will help to combat the spread of the virus.

Eric Brown, Aliant Payments

Test New Methods to Run Your Business

Some innovative ways to survive the new normal is just that: innovate. Pivot. Test. How can you make your product easier to access from home? We are a video company and we started to offer a way to produce zoom style interviews for companies – and it took off! Your old way of doing business won’t work anymore – innovate! My tip: Test out one new product a week.

Trevor Rappleye, CorporateFilming

Be Prepared for an Economic Downturn Beforehand

Preparation for anything does not help you avoid facing a dangerous situation but gives you the courage to face it and cope up with it. Make sure to execute some financial models with recession assumptions, it will help you keep prepared for any unexpected economic fluctuations and might help the business to stay afloat.

Rameez Ghayas Usmani, PureVPN

Don’t Rush Back to the Office

Though restrictions are beginning to lift in certain states, it might not be such a good idea to return to the office. As a business owner, the cost of running an office is huge. If working remotely went well for your business, you might want to consider continuing that for the remainder of the year. As a business operating in the midst of a pandemic, it is crucial to cut costs where you can, and eliminating rent will be one way to keep finances in the positive. 

Brett Farmiloe, Digital PR Agency

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With the recent struggles brought on by COVID-19, businesses are trying to save time anywhere they can. Many companies have turned to software to tackle the repetitive tasks they cannot afford to spend their time doing.

We asked 7 thought leaders what tools they use to help automate their business. 

Read on to discover the different tools these leaders suggest for your day to day operations.

Zappier

For businesses looking to alleviate the tedious steps that come with the day to day tasks, Zappier is a great program to use. It allows users to create automated actions on apps like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. It also syncs up with programs like Asana and Slack. Zappier has really helped our office alleviate the pain of having to open an application and do the same repetitive tasks over and over. It saves us a lot of time and opens up space for other tasks to become a priority.

Megan Chiamos, 365 Cannabis

Outsource Shipping and Fulfillment

We outsource our shipping and fulfillment to a third-party company. This means, in practice, that when a customer places an order on our site, it’s automatically shipped out by our partner company. They have two locations (one on each coast) to maximize shipping efficiency. I know a lot of eCommerce business owners like to handle the shipping themselves, but there is a significant opportunity cost to making multiple post office trips daily. I’d recommend every business owner selling more than three products a day consider outsourced fulfillment.

Calloway Cook, Illuminate Labs

Mailchimp

Mailchimp is the best and most affordable email automation tool I’ve ever used. It’s just incredible how many insights and how much data it gives you for a fairly affordable price. The standard membership gives you everything you need to understand what is and isn’t working in an email marketing campaign.

Blake Taylor, Synergy Business Brokers

StartingPoint

We have recently started to use StartingPoint and it has been amazing for our client and service management. It allows us to ensure clients and customers are answered. We have a company portal that looks like our brand. We are also able to automate rules for inquiries to route them to the right person. It is an extremely useful tool for small to medium-sized businesses.

Ray McKenzie, Red Beach Advisors

Intercom

I use Intercom to send automatic welcome emails to new people who sign up for a free trial and also to send educational and marketing emails automatically.

Jayson DeMers, EmailAnalytics

If This, Then That Tool

IFTTT is a simple marketing automation tool that creates automated tasks based on an “if this, then that” concept. You would need to create applets to connect social media platforms together in order to auto-post one piece to any number of social sites – IFTTT links them all using your credentials and does so automatically. You may have seen on Twitter or Facebook that some posts are published via IFTTT. Many bloggers or website administrators set up extensive IFTTT schedules to publish or collect data from their social media accounts using IFTTT.

Rameez Ghayas Usmani, PureVPN

Grammarly

Grammarly is an internet browser extension tool that we use on a weekly basis. Our team does a massive amount of article writing which also brings the task of editing for grammar and spelling mistakes. Grammarly allows us to run an article through the software and see any mistakes within seconds. It will also give you the option to automatically fix the mistakes and it truly saves our team so much time.

Brett Farmiloe, SaaS SEO Company

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