CANNABIS SECURITY:
Once federal banking and interstate commerce issues are resolved, businesses, like liquor, food manufacturers and soft drink
will start influencing to the cannabis marketplace. On the other hand, Commercial security meets the needs of evolving cannabis industry. the increase in cannabis businesses represents a huge growing market for commercial security business owners.
But even as more states make marijuana legal and 90% Americans say they support some form of marijuana legalization. It’s likely a matter of when cannabis is sanctioned at the federal level.
As long as federal legislation is passed to ease banking restrictions, majority of cannabis dispensaries are forced to remain cash-heavy operations.
Dealing in a high-demand product like cannabis increases the risk for robbery, burglary, internal theft, counterfeiting, and even espionage.
Therefore, the need for security risk solutions is going to be crucial for these cannabis businesses to looking for experienced security and life safety professionals to reduce risks with a critical eye on the dispensaries, manufacturing sites, or cultivation facilities.
An experienced security company can establish an effective security ecosystem that can grow and scale up as the customer’s business grows.
Educated integrators can work with other high-risk commercial environments, such as luxury retailers, banks and manufacturers with such a systems like intrusion detection, access control, video surveillance, secure cash handling systems, alarms, and code-compliant fire alarms, suppression, and life safety protection systems.
For cannabis businesses, margins are everything, so preventing all types of theft can help protect profits and allow businesses to thrive.
A major component of most cannabis business license applications is having a comprehensive security plan that includes meticulous designs and standard operating procedures which can include site visits and risk assessments.
A trustable strategy to consider is partnering with a security integrator that has a dedicated cannabis team in place, combined with a national presence to integrate products and services.
