California cannabis producer adopts blockchain to track its weed
Clones will be certified with a smart contract on the blockchain to verify their authenticity and genetic lineage. A California-based cannabis nursery has turned to blockchain and smart contracts to verify the authenticity of its medicinal plants. The Cannabis nursery, known as Mendocino Clone Company, was named in a partnership announcement from the EMTRI project and tech firm Global Compliance Applications on Jan. 13. It will be harnessing the project’s blockchain capabilities to certify all clones, or baby plants, with a batch certificate. Cannabis nurseries are establishments that specialize in plant genetics, producing clones and baby plants and seeds for the purpose of wholesale distribution. The move allows the nursery to “document the beginning stages of a Cannabis plant’s journey to becoming a premium product for consumers based on the gram weight it flowers,” it stated. Photo of a cannabis plant nursery. Source: Mendocino Clone Company The batch certificate is a self-genera...