Seed to Sale Software Designed for Illinois

Illinois requires cannabis waste to be rendered unusable before disposal by grinding or shredding it and mixing it with non-cannabis material. All waste must be weighed, recorded in Metrc, verified by a supervisor, and processed in a video-monitored area. Critically, Illinois requires at least seven days' advance notice logged in the system before a business renders the product unusable. Canix streamlines this process, ensuring disposal events are accurately documented and synced to Metrc, keeping operators organized and compliant across cultivation, harvest, and packaging workflows.

Illinois is unique in splitting cannabis oversight between two agencies: the IDFPR regulates dispensaries, while the IDOA oversees cultivation centers, craft growers, infusers, and transporters. Both agencies mandate the use of Metrc for all tracking and reporting. Canix provides a centralized platform for cultivation centers, craft growers, and infusers managing multiple licenses or facilities, ensuring every operation's activity is correctly tracked and reported to Metrc under the right license.

Illinois imposes a tiered purchaser excise tax on adult-use cannabis sales based on THC content: 10% on products with an adjusted THC level at or below 35%, 25% on products above 35% THC, and 20% on all cannabis-infused products regardless of potency. On top of the excise tax, the state sales tax is 6.25%, and municipalities may add up to 3% and counties up to 3.75%. Cultivators also pay a separate 7% cultivation privilege tax on the first sale. Medical cannabis is exempt from the purchaser excise tax. Canix tracks product potency data and sales figures across licenses, giving operators the records needed to support accurate tax filings through MyTax Illinois.

Illinois requires all cannabis plants and packages to be tagged with Metrc RFID tags. The state funds these tags directly, within reasonable limits, reducing the financial burden on operators. Labels must display THC content, required health warnings, the Metrc package tag number for traceability, and all information in legible English print. QR codes are permitted on packaging but do not satisfy any labeling requirement on their own. Canix's label printing system supports customizable templates configured to Illinois's labeling requirements, with labels generated as PDFs and tied to Metrc package data, keeping products documented through the supply chain.

Illinois requires cannabis plants to be tracked from the immature phase through harvest using Metrc RFID plant tags. Each plant tag follows the plant through vegetative and flowering stages, with each phase transition documented in Metrc. Canix supports detailed plant management across all growth stages, enabling growers to log phase changes, record weights, and sync all activity to Metrc without manual re-entry.

Illinois licenses infuser organizations to extract, process, and manufacture cannabis products, all of which must be tracked through Metrc processing jobs. Each processing job requires logging cannabis inputs, non-cannabis ingredients (NCI), and output packages, with Metrc recording the cannabis-only input weight at the start and full output quantity at finish. Canix supports end-to-end production workflows including Bills of Materials (BOMs), processing job creation, NCI deduction tracking, and direct Metrc reporting, helping infusers manage complex manufacturing operations with confidence.

All cannabis transfers in Illinois must be documented in Metrc with a compliant manifest before any cannabis product leaves a licensed facility. Illinois has separate transporter organization licenses for moving cannabis between facilities, and all inter-facility transfers, including between facilities under the same licensee, must be documented in Metrc. Canix automates manifest generation and syncs transfer records directly to Metrc, keeping supply chain movements documented and traceable. The system supports both outbound and incoming transfer workflows, with inventory syncing on both sides when a transfer is accepted.

Illinois completed a major transition in 2025 when it replaced BioTrack with Metrc. And the regulatory environment continues to evolve under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA). Canix supported Illinois operators through the BioTrack-to-Metrc migration with dedicated migration tooling, help documentation, and implementation support. Going forward, Canix's Metrc Connect integration keeps Illinois operators current with Metrc API changes, providing automatic 10-minute data syncs, seamless bulk upload submissions, and a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Empowering your team to spend less time managing compliance and more time focused on operational excellence.