Microsoft teamed up with a California startup on technology to track sales of cannabis seeds to local governments, a sign of growing acceptance of marijuana.
The deal with Kind Financial provides tracking technology for cannabis seeds to help keep products out of illegal markets.
Microsoft selected Kind to participate in its newly created “Microsoft Health and Human Services Pod for Managed Service Providers,” according to a statement. Kimberly Nelson, executive director of state and local government solutions from Microsoft, said the deal recognizes that Microsoft’s Azure “is the only cloud platform designed to meet government standards for the closely regulated cannabis compliance programs and we look forward to working together to help our government customers launch successful regulatory programs