Metrc (Minnesota) bulletin MN_IB_0058 (Distribution Date: 03/24/2026; Effective Date: Ongoing) explains how MN license holders should track cannabis inventory moved to an approved temporary event for sale, including how to set up a Temporary Event Location, create an Event Transfer to yourself, record sales timely, and return unsold product to your retail facility.
What this Minnesota Metrc bulletin covers
This guidance applies only to Minnesota license holders who have permission from the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) to operate as a vendor at a licensed temporary event. Metrc’s goal is to ensure event inventory stays fully traceable from your facility to the event, through point-of-sale activity, and back to your facility if product remains unsold.
Bulletin Number: MN_IB_0058
Subject: Temporary Event Sales
Contact Point: Metrc Support
Reason: Provide the process for transferring product for temporary event sales in Minnesota.
Operational impact for day-to-day compliance
Temporary events create a common compliance risk: product is physically removed from the primary licensed premises, sold in a different environment, and then sometimes returned. Metrc expects you to reflect that reality by using a dedicated Temporary Event Location and by transferring inventory using the correct transfer type, planned route, and licensed transporter details.
When executed correctly, these steps help you avoid inventory discrepancies, prevent sales from being attributed to the wrong location, and maintain a clean audit trail for regulators and internal reconciliation.
Step 1: Identify which packages will go to the event
• Select the specific packages/SKUs you intend to transport and sell at the event.
• Confirm those packages are available in your current Metrc on-hand inventory and are eligible for retail sale.
Step 2: Create a Temporary Event Location in Metrc (Minnesota)
Metrc requires you to segregate event inventory from normal store inventory by placing it into a separate location record marked as a temporary event.
Where to create the location
• In Metrc, navigate to Admin on the main toolbar.
• Select Locations from the dropdown.
• Choose Add Locations.
How to name and type the location
Location name: Use a clear event-specific name (for example, the event name and date) so it is easily identifiable during audits and reconciliation.
Location type: Select Temporary Event.
• Complete the creation action so the location is available for receiving event inventory.
Step 3: Create an Event Transfer manifest to yourself
To move product to the event, you will create a transfer where the origin and destination are the same license (you), but the transfer type is specifically an event transfer.
Transfer type: Event Transfer
Origin license: Your license
Destination license: Your license (transfer to yourself)
Key fields Minnesota operators must complete
Destination 1: Your license number.
Phone number: Enter the transporter’s phone number.
Planned route: Include the event name, the event location, the event license holder number (if applicable to your event authorization), and the route that will be traveled from your facility to the event location.
Transporter #: Enter the licensed Secure Transporter license number.
• Add the packages you are taking to the event so Metrc reflects exactly what leaves your facility.
Step 4: Receive the transfer into the Temporary Event Location
Once product arrives at the event, receive the incoming transfer in Metrc and place the packages into the Temporary Event Location you created. This is the step that makes your event inventory clearly identifiable and reportable as physically located at the event.
Receiving location: Select the Temporary Event Location when accepting/receiving packages.
Step 5: Record temporary event sales in Metrc within 24 hours
Metrc’s expectation in this bulletin is that all sales for each day of the event are recorded in Metrc by the end of that same day, and no later than 24 hours after the sale. Practically, this means your event operations should be set up to capture sales data in a way that can be posted to Metrc on time, even when selling away from the main store.
Late sales entry can create reporting gaps, inventory mismatches, and compliance exposure during inspections or audits—especially for multi-day events where inventory counts shift daily.
Step 6: Transfer unsold product back to the retail facility
At the end of the event, any remaining inventory must be transferred back to your facility using a new transfer manifest.
Planned route: Document the route from the event location back to your facility.
Licensed transporter: A licensed transporter must be used to move product back to the retail facility (as noted in the bulletin).
• Create the transfer, include the remaining packages, and dispatch according to your normal shipping controls.
Step 7: Receive returned inventory back into your facility locations
Receive the return transfer into your facility in Metrc and place packages into their appropriate on-site locations. This finalizes the event cycle and restores your on-hand counts at the store level.
Discontinue the Temporary Event Location after the event
Once the event is completed and inventory has been reconciled (sold or returned), the bulletin instructs operators to discontinue the Temporary Event Location. This helps keep your location list clean and reduces the risk of mistakenly assigning future activity to an inactive event location.
Labeling and retail ID implications for event sales
Temporary events often increase label-handling risk because product may be moved, displayed, and sold in high-traffic conditions. Maintaining correct package identity and ensuring the right product is sold from the right Metrc package is essential to keeping sales posting clean and defensible.
DistruLabels is a 100% free tool for creating compliant packaging and retail labels, and it can help operators stay organized with Metrc Retail ID workflows by producing clear, scannable, consistent labels for products being prepared for event sale and for any post-event returns.
For larger multi-site or higher-volume operators that need deeper coordination across inventory, transfers, sales operations, and reporting, DistruERP is Distru’s comprehensive Cannabis ERP platform designed for complete supply chain management.
Where to get help in Metrc
If you need assistance with creating locations, creating/receiving transfers, or understanding the event transfer workflow referenced in this bulletin, use Metrc’s official resources.
Metrc Support: Access the support portal at https://support.metrc.com (also available via the Support dropdown inside Metrc).
Metrc Learn: Training modules and facility-specific learning paths are available through Metrc Learn (access via your Metrc Learn entry point provided by Metrc for your program).
Additional resources in Metrc: Within the Metrc application, use the Support dropdown to find educational guides, manuals, and other program materials.
