“This system gives us a clear and real view of medical cannabis throughout Virginia. We can see which product known, track plant growth and sales trends.”
Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury
Virginia’s fleet sales system has been online for two months online, but it is already painting the clearest photo of the Medical State Medical market, released data this week.
The Virginia Cannabis Control Control Control Authority is managed and runs through the private seller METRC, the system controls all the plants, products and sales in real time to the Commonwealth. Between July and August, the platform collected 17,786 plants, almost $ 30 million in sales and more than 256,000 transactions.
“This system gives us a clear and real approach to medical cannabis throughout Virginia.” We can see which products are known to understand plant growth and sales trends. This information helps us protect patients, preventing illegal products from entering the market and making intelligent decisions for the future of the program. “
The initial data on the Monitoring system provides a picture of what patients are buying. Almost half of the sales were flowers, or cannabis eyes, while 32 percent of shopping. Infusions Edible left 15 percent and loose shake leaf materials after processing flowers after 5 percent replaced.
State regulators say that these approaches can guide supervision and a program that has had permanent complaints of patients who can improve transparency. Licensed processors need to use the METRC platform, and officials discuss that the proven cannabis reaches consumers only.
The CCA intends to build in the incineration so that Virginian can see products and sales data themselves.
The numbers continue to create concerns about the availability and access of patients. A 2024 survey conducted by a 2024 survey by Virginia Medical Cannabis Coalition was that most patients were priced and the possibilities were limited. Some respondents traveled to Washington, DC or Maryland for cheaper products.
Also, the public opinion of the State collected last year highlighted frustrations with the variety and cheap products of the products. A patient said the public WVTF radio Since Virginia was paid for almost twice, compared to the surrounding states, while others had a confusing and too reduced program.
CCA managers said that great transparency and closer supervision can help stabilize the market, even if they recognize that structural challenges remain.
The Virginia Cannabis Medical program allows qualified canvas to legally regulated cannabis products, as long as it receives a written certificate from medical physicians, such as a doctor, assistant assistant or practice of the practice.
Patients must have Virginia residents, at least 18 years old (parents or legal guardians can ensure minors or adults), and their practitioners may have a condition that can benefit from the use of Kannabis.
When they have a certificate, they can buy medical cannabis from dysmostrests; The law does not have to register with the Pharmacy State to make a change that affected July 2022.
The certificate must be renewed annually by the practitioner unless the validity period. All medical cannabis sold in the program produces authorized processors in State, it is tested and regulated by CCAs to retain security, transparency and legal standards.
Although the CCA seed sales system is also presented in the background of a wider discussion at the General Assembly, whether or not the sale of leisure cannabis. Legislators legalized simple property in 2021, but never ended the retail market, leaving the only option regulated by the cannabis doctor for consumers.
This summer, a joint legislative committee was heard Multiple proposals explain potential framework for recreational saleTimelines, including tax structures and licensing options. Experts warned that without a legal retail system, Virginian will continue to go to Unregulated Markets and Stateless distributors.
Legislators weigh Enter the retail system as soon as 2026Although political divisions remain.
Push started meeting in July continues to create a new cannabis committee Learn Retail Models and Prepare Legislation. The defenders have argued that the Virginia Cannabis Medical system has now strengthened METRC monitoring platforms, which can serve as a wider regulations if the legislature progresses.
For now, CCA says Its focus continues to reform the medical program and guarantee public security. The SEED-to-sales platform allows regulators to regulators and reduce the risk of deviation or pollution.
Officials did not determine when the public panel would be launched, but they stressed, to find out how patients and legislators work in the market.
This entry was published by Virginia Mercury for the first time.