CannaTrack by Smartledger (QA)
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
Product: Cannatrack, an end-to-end cannabis supply chain tracking and verification system. Ensure compliance and transparency from seed to sale with immutable blockchain records.
Solution Provider: SmartLedger
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Industry: Cannabis Supply Chain, Compliance & Quality Assurance
Geographic Reach: United States (initially), with global potential
BSV Integration Start Date: 2022 (pilot stage with Sativa Testing Laboratories began Q1 2023)
BUSINESS CHALLENGE
The cannabis industry faces persistent challenges around traceability, regulatory compliance, and the proliferation of counterfeit products. Manual processes and fragmented data systems make it difficult to maintain transparency and uphold quality standards across the supply chain.
Traditional ERP and compliance systems fail to deliver real-time, immutable data, which results in vulnerabilities such as product diversion, mislabeling, and regulatory risk. Cannatrack was developed to address these inefficiencies and bring trust to a highly scrutinized and regulated sector.
WHY BSV?
The BSV blockchain was selected for its enterprise-grade capabilities, including:
High throughput and low fees: Supporting large volumes of traceable events from cultivation to consumer.
Immutable public ledger: Ensuring that once supply chain data is written, it cannot be altered or erased.
Stable protocol: BSV’s locked protocol allows for long-term application development and compliance confidence.
Compared to other blockchain platforms, BSV offered the scalability and cost-effectiveness needed for continual data logging without gas fees or limitations on data size.
SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE
Cannatrack integrates directly into the cannabis supply chain ecosystem, using:
IoT and digital logging to track every step from cultivation, testing, processing, packaging, and distribution.
Immutable blockchain records on BSV to record transactions and changes.
Automated compliance checkpoints, with instant verification against state and federal regulations.
Consumer-facing transparency tools that allow buyers to scan a code and see full product provenance.
Partners: SmartLedger led development, with Sativa Testing Laboratories piloting the solution to integrate lab data and ensure cannabis quality assurance.
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
Pilot Launch: The initial rollout took place with Sativa Testing Laboratories, testing lab data integration and verifying the utility of blockchain-based records.
Integration: Cannatrack integrated with existing lab management systems, with data pushed to the BSV blockchain via API.
Onboarding: Training was provided to lab technicians and compliance officers to ensure accurate data input and understanding of blockchain’s value proposition.
OUTCOMES & BUSINESS IMPACT
Traceability: Achieved 100% seed-to-sale tracking with tamper-proof data.
Compliance: 99.9% compliance rate with state-level cannabis regulations.
Efficiency: 85% increase in operational process efficiency.
Transparency: End consumers gained access to full product history, building trust and confidence in cannabis labeling and quality.
Fraud Reduction: Eliminated possibility of counterfeit test results or product substitution through blockchain-secured data.
CHALLENGES & MITIGATIONS
Data standardization: Standardizing inputs across testing labs and suppliers required initial effort. Cannatrack developed a data formatting guide to streamline onboarding.
Stakeholder education: Many stakeholders were unfamiliar with blockchain. SmartLedger delivered workshops and simple UX interfaces to bridge the knowledge gap.
Real-time performance: BSV’s high throughput and fast confirmation times ensured seamless recording without latency, even during peak usage.
FUTURE VISION
Expansion to dispensaries and growers for full ecosystem integration.
Global market potential, particularly in countries where cannabis legalization is emerging and compliance is paramount.
NFT integration for packaging: Exploring unique NFT tags for premium product authentication.
Smart contract automation to trigger compliance alerts and product recalls when test data falls outside specifications.
