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Prairie Grass Cannabis QA Digitization with Elevated Signals MES

Case study showing how Prairie Grass implemented a fully electronic QA and compliance system for cannabis cultivation and processing under Health Canada rules.

Published
June 4, 2026
Read time
3 min read
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Prairie Grass, a 32,000 sq ft cultivation and processing facility in Alberta, replaced planned paper-based recordkeeping with Elevated Signals MES. The platform provided customizable Health Canada GPP forms, automated batch traceability, and real-time filing. Results included six times faster record compilation, 50 percent faster batch release, and over $36,000 saved in personnel costs during the first year.

Key takeaways

Fully electronic QA recordkeeping eliminated paper supplementation for Health Canada compliance

Custom form builder enabled facility-specific SOPs without additional development resources

Real-time batch traceability reduced audit preparation time and inspection friction

Staff time savings reached 18 hours per person per week on record filing tasks

System scalability supported future extraction operations without added QA hires

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