How ready is your cannabis organization for future expansion?

Is your security practice ready to secure your growing cannabis organization?

Many cannabis organizations are currently expanding into new markets and merging with or acquiring other businesses to capitalize on a growing industry. Often, security teams underestimate their readiness to accommodate these changes. As you grow and acquire other cultivators or retailers, you inherit security applications that were never designed to work together, you expand in markets with different governmental regulations and your security posture evolves.

Before you expand your business, answer the following questions to help you determine whether your security practice is ready to handle more complex operations.

Once complete, you'll get your readiness score along with helpful information to get your organization better prepared for expansion.

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* Are you a licensed cannabis producer?

No, we are in the planning/building phase or regulatory approval phase.

Yes, we have met regulatory requirements and are operating locally.

Yes, we are operating locally and expanding into new regions.

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* How many different software applications (e.g., video monitoring, access control, and intrusion) does your organization have installed for security purposes?

4 or more

Doesn't apply (we are in the license approval stage)

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* How would you rate your organization's efficiency during compliance audits?

Low. We use paper evidence for compliance reporting purposes

Medium. We have multiple systems or platforms where the data & evidence is stored

High. We have a single system or platform for the majority of our data & evidence

Doesn't apply (we are in the license approval stage)

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* If you are engaged in retail, select the option that best describes how your loss prevention team validates their point-of-sale transactions.

We do not engage directly in retail. We are focused on cultivation and production.

Our loss prevention team exports a list of transactions from our POS system, then finds the associated cameras to investigate suspicious activity.

Our loss prevention team has integrated their POS system in their video monitoring system to correspond and review transactions and video evidence immediately.

Doesn't apply (we are in the license approval stage)