BioTrack
New York

New York no longer uses BioTrack. OCM paused BioTrack integration on August 5, 2025, switched the state to Metrc that fall, and now requires every licensee to track inventory in Metrc.

New York's cannabis legalization journey reached a significant milestone with the passing of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) on March 31st, 2021, legalizing recreational marijuana, also known as "adult use" cannabis, in addition to the previously legalized medical marijuana under the Compassionate Care Act of 2014. The market is emerging with substantial growth potential, overseen by the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM). OCM picked BioTrack as the state's seed-to-sale system on December 20, 2022, and launched the BioTrack NY API on November 18, 2024. That BioTrack system is now retired, and New York uses Metrc instead.

BioTrack New York was meant to track cannabis from cultivation to sale. On May 15, 2025, OCM set real-time tracking deadlines by license type: June 15, then August 1, September 1 and October 1, 2025. On August 5, 2025, Metrc and BioTrack announced a partnership that moved BioTrack's state contracts to BT Government, and OCM paused BioTrack integration the same day. In early September 2025, New York said it would switch to Metrc, and OCM's memo followed on September 22, 2025. Licensees had to be credentialed in Metrc by December 17, 2025, dispensaries had until January 12, 2026, and manual reporting ended May 5, 2026. Today every licensee reports in Metrc, and third-party systems like Distru connect to Metrc, not BioTrack.
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Distru's Features for New York Metrc Compliance

Say Goodbye to Double Data Entry

• ‍Efficient Data Management: With Distru, you enter data once. Your whole team works from the same records for inventory, sales, finances, CRM and manufacturing runs. That saves time and cuts discrepancies in what you report to New York's regulators.
  

Cannabis-Specific Workflows Tailored for New York Cannabis Laws

• Distru's platform simplifies compliance and reporting for Metrc New York. Only three actions need Metrc directly: accept a package, transfer a package and register a manifest. Cultivators, processors, distributors and dispensaries handle everything else in Distru, built around New York's rules.