Applied DNA Sciences, the leader in DNA-based authentication, in conjunction with TheraCann International will launch the cannabis industry’s first cannabis tagging system (CTS) using Applied DNA’s CertainT platform of tag, test and track. The device is designed to rapidly molecularly tag cannabis plants in commercial harvests of any scale. Once the molecular tag is applied, the plants and their derivative products can be forensically tracked through every stage of the supply chain all the way to the consumer.

The integrated solution being offered by Applied DNA and TheraCann, called ETCH Biotrace, is uniquely positioned at a very critical time in the maturation of the cannabis industry. Legal cannabis markets for medicinal and recreational use have enjoyed rapid development globally, paced by Uruguay, Canada, the Netherlands and Australia, all of which have legalized the export of medical cannabis. More recently, in North America, Canada is set to legalize recreational cannabis in October 2018, joining 9 U.S. states and Washington D.C., and 29 additional US states that have legalized cannabis for medicinal use.