Grow? Process? Deliver? Dispense? There are many ways to profit from the exploding commercial cannabis market, but meeting security requirements is a significant hurdle for any business model. Like alcoholic beverages, the production, sale, and distribution of marijuana is highly regulated and different in each state. Unlike the alcohol industry, everyone involved with legalized cannabis is treading new ground. Many security regulations remain works in progress and are poorly defined. Nonetheless, failure to comply with them can result in a loss of license, business closure, hefty fines, and even jail time.
Cannabis sites demand the highest levels of security. The product is lightweight, easy to transport, and worth far more than its retail price on the black market, which still exists in most states. Unlike other industries that view product shrinkage as an inevitable part of business, cannabis operators must take theft far more seriously.