聖艾伯特（St. Albert）商店的一部分試點項目，以向客戶介紹大麻

2月14日，植物生物大麻，象徵性的自然，梅爾克和艾伯塔省遊戲，酒和大麻開始了一個試點項目，以查看QR碼是否可以為客戶提供

Two St. Albert stores are part of a provincial pilot that aims to help customers learn more about cannabis.

兩家聖阿爾伯特商店是一家省級飛行員的一部分，旨在幫助客戶更多地了解大麻。

The pilot, which kicked off Feb. 14, will see QR codes used to give customers quick access to scientific information on cannabis products.

2月14日開始的飛行員將看到QR碼，以使客戶快速訪問有關大麻產品的科學信息。

The pilot is being led by Metrc, a U.S. company that specializes in QR codes, and the Alberta Gaming, Liquor, and Cannabis (AGLC).

該飛行員是由專門從事QR代碼的美國公司Metrc以及Alberta Gaming，Liquor和Cannabis（AGLC）領導的。

Also involved in the pilot are Plantlife Cannabis, Alberta’s largest privately owned and operated cannabis dispensary, and Token Naturals, a cannabis producer based in Edmonton.

艾伯塔省最大的私人擁有和經營的大麻藥房和遺產天然大麻是植物生物大麻，以及位於埃德蒙頓的大麻生產商Token Naturals。

The idea for the pilot came about when Metrc approached the AGLC about using QR codes to get more information to the public about cannabis, Pascal said. The AGLC authorized the test, and Metrc, Plantlife Cannabis, and Token Naturals paid for it.

Pascal說，當METRC與AGLC接觸AGLC時，飛行員的想法是關於使用QR碼向公眾獲得有關大麻的更多信息的想法。 AGLC授權該測試，Metrc，Plantife Cannabis和Token Naturals為此付出了代價。

Health Canada puts strict limits on the design and contents of packaging for cannabis products to ensure they don’t appeal to youths, said David Urbanowicz, vice-president of external affairs for Metrc.

METRC外交副總裁David Urbanowicz說，加拿大衛生部嚴格限制了大麻產品的設計和包裝內容，以確保它們不吸引年輕人。

“One of the unintended side effects of that is there’s not a whole lot of information on those products,” he said, which makes it tough for companies to distinguish themselves in the market.

他說：“這種意外的副作用之一是，這些產品沒有很多信息。”這使得公司很難在市場上區分自己。

Just like wine drinkers want to know minute details about the history of their drinks, cannabis users often want to know the heritage and chemical contents of what they’re consuming (as different cannabinoids produce different effects), Urbanowicz and Pascal explained. Cannabis producers have this information but can’t put it on their packaging due to Health Canada’s rules and a lack of space; all they can usually list is the CBD and THC contents.

就像葡萄酒飲酒者想了解有關其飲料歷史的細微細節一樣，大麻使用者通常想知道他們所消耗的東西的遺產和化學含量（因為不同的大麻素會產生不同的影響），Urbanowicz和Pascal解釋了。大麻生產商擁有此信息，但由於加拿大衛生的規定和缺乏空間，無法將其放在包裝上。他們通常可以列出的只是CBD和THC內容。

This pilot will let customers scan a QR code on a cannabis product to pull up information on its chemical contents, certifications, and more.

該飛行員將讓客戶在大麻產品上掃描QR碼，以提取有關其化學內容，認證等的信息。

“It’s really just unlocking information for the consumer,” Urbanowicz said.

Urbanowicz說：“這實際上只是為消費者解鎖信息。”

Pascal said this pilot will see Plantlife Cannabis distribute cannabis-infused raspberry chocolate edibles made by his company that have Metrc’s QR codes printed on their packaging.

帕斯卡（Pascal）說，這位飛行員將看到植物生物大麻分發由他的公司製造的注入大麻的覆盆子巧克力食品，這些巧克力食品的包裝上印有Metrc的QR碼。

Since Health Canada objected to having the codes printed directly on packaging (after said codes had already been printed), Plantlife Cannabis staffers have covered the codes with stickers and will instead give customers cards with the code on them when they buy the edibles.

由於加拿大衛生部反對將代碼直接印刷在包裝上（已上述代碼已經打印出來），因此植物學大麻工作人員已經用貼紙覆蓋了代碼，而是在購買食品時給客戶帶來的代碼。

Urbanowicz said this first phase of the pilot should wrap up in March.

Urbanowicz表示，飛行員的第一階段應該在三月結束。

Pascal said he hopes this pilot will prove to Health Canada that these codes could be safely used and show customers that their products were safe and tested. He plans to roll out the codes to more of his products later this year.

帕斯卡（Pascal）表示，他希望這位飛行員能夠向加拿大衛生部證明這些代碼可以安全地使用，並向客戶表明他們的產品安全且經過測試。他計劃今年晚些時候將代碼推出更多他的產品。

In a media statement, Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally said this project showed how Alberta is using technology to increase consumer confidence, reduce inefficiencies, and keep Albertans safe.

在一份媒體聲明中，艾伯塔省和繁文tape錄製部長戴爾·納利（Dale Nally）表示，該項目表明了艾伯塔省如何利用技術來增加消費者的信心，減少效率低下並確保艾伯塔省的安全。