New Mexico Rumored to Replace BioTrack

New Mexico is rumored to be preparing a transition away from BioTrack, the state’s current track-and-trace system, in favor of a new platform being developed by a local contractor. If true, this might not just be a software update—it’s a full reset of the state’s compliance infrastructure.

Real Time Solutions (RTS), a local contractor with experience developing government data platforms, GIS tools, and public-facing systems, is said to be stepping into one of the most operationally complex roles in the industry. While the team at RTS brings experience building government systems, sales tracking by batch is unforgiving—high volume, compliance-heavy, and severely prone to human error. Without a clear migration plan, operators could face broken integrations, data risks, and a new learning curves.

No comment from RTS or the CCD, but CANM has indicated it is in discussions with RTS to help guide implementation, suggesting early coordination between developers and operators. Still, uncertainty remains around how the transition would unfold physically, or digitally.

Currently, New Mexico license holders are offered a free version of BioTrack; which is borderline useless, so many operators opt into paid the paid version or a third-party system like Dutchie. Providers that have spent years building integrations, could all be erased overnight, or forced to rebuild.

The timing adds another layer. Following the recent merger announcement last year between Metrc and BioTrack—where Metrc was expected to focus on traceability contracts while BioTrack expanded into other regulated industries—many anticipated consolidation, not replacement.

For now, details remain limited. Could be a year from now, could have been last week; who even knows anymore the way “official” announcements are rolled out these days.