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by thefurdrake 1063 days ago
I go into a dispensary here and I have to show my photo ID and redcard to the person first at the entry cordon, then at the register when I make a purchase.
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Showing your ID to a person (IDK what "redcard" is) is very different from the store recording who is buying what.
Might be different for recreational in other states but here in the PA medical program, every single item dispensed is tied to your medical card #. Every single sales unit whether it's a few milliliters of tincture or an ounce of flower is uniquely identified with a serial/lot number.

The state also requires high def video surveillance of basically every angle in the dispensary and forces them to retain the data for 6 months for "investigative purposes".

So not only do they have record of the exact item I bought, when, and where, they have me on camera doing it AND can trace that item all the way back to seed.

I would hope a recreational program if the state were ever to adopt one would not be so invasive...but you never know.

You're right, I guess I don't know for certain that they're doing it, but they do enter information into a computer after looking at my ID...

Who knows!

I just had the presence of mind to look. I get medical, so the label on the packages has my name and license number on it.

So, presumably, that could be tracked?