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Cannabis rule change could help Colorado businesses save money

Current Colorado law states cannabis licensees are required to use tags with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips to track everything from when the seed is first planted to when the good is packaged for sale. Under new rules adopted by the state in November, Colorado cannabis licensees will no longer have to use tags with RFID chips inside of them beginning January 8, 2024

Cannabis cultivator Jon Spadafora of Veritas Fine Cannabis said removing the RFID chips from inside the tag could help his business's bottom line.

"Depending on where they're at in the plant's life cycle, they're 25 to 45 cents per tag," said Spadafora. "A facility like this, it's in the low six figures on an annual basis."

That's why Ripple, a Colorado-based edibles brand co-founded by Missy Bradley, proposed the rule changes.

Read more at: denver7.com

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