Click here to view original press release. Sapphire Risk is honored to announce its collaboration in The Bronx Dispensary Showroom, New York State’s first adult-use cannabis retail experience. DALLAS, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, December 2, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Sapphire Risk Advisory Group, LLC, is honored to announce its collaboration in The Bronx Dispensary Showroom, New York State’s first adult-use cannabis retail …
DALLAS, Texas – Sapphire Risk Advisory Group, LLC, is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Alert Security Consulting. Inc. Both companies are known for their extensive security consulting experience within the cannabis industry, and they are excited to enhance their offerings to valued clients through this collaboration. The experts at Sapphire Risk Advisory Group (SRAG) are known for their …
What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth marks the day that enslaved African Americans were no longer under the hands of Texans. This federal holiday is meant to celebrate the freedom that African Americans gained that day, as well as bring light to the racism that African Americans still experience in modern-day history. On June 19th, 1865, Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, Texas, …
Sapphire Risk Advisory Group is celebrating success in New Jersey after all but one of their 2019 clients were awarded medical cannabis dispensary licenses. Sapphire Risk’s scores in the Security Plan section of the application were some of the highest in New Jersey and helped set the tone for the rest of the application. Knowing that each applicant’s submission begins with their Security Plan, …
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission announced on November 9th that it will begin accepting applications next month. The initial deadline set by the state was not realized in September, but now it appears that the program roll out is back on track. Applications for Class 1 Cultivator Licenses, Class 2 Manufacturer Licenses, and Testing Laboratory Licenses will be accepted starting …
After delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, California has officially established the Department of Cannabis Control. While the Bureau of Cannabis Control previously oversaw most cannabis businesses, the Department of Food and Agriculture had jurisdiction over cultivation, and the Department of Public Health oversaw cannabis manufacturing. Now, these three agencies have consolidated cannabis aspects and the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) …
In today’s environment, civil disturbances or civil unrest are unfortunately common occurrences and businesses should be prepared for the worst-case scenario. The latest is the current protests and looting going on in Minneapolis, St. Paul, N.Y.C, Denver, and others around the nation.  According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a civil disturbance is “a civil unrest activity such as …
Iowa Dispensary Applications The Iowa Department of Public Health is looking to replace two dispensaries in an application round that began on April 17, 2020. Submissions are due June 8, 2020, by certified mail. The dispensaries are required to operate in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 124E and 641 Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) Chapter 154. There is a section dedicated …
As the coronavirus continues to impact businesses worldwide, many states in the US are only allowing essential businesses to remain open until further notice. While some states are closing everything but grocery stores, hospitals, and the most essential of businesses, others are allowing essential cannabis dispensaries to remain open. In states where cannabis is legal for medical use, the plant …
The outbreak of the coronavirus and its shockingly rapid spread around the globe has resulted in a public health emergency declaration by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and on March 11, the virus was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The effects of coronavirus on the cannabis industry have lead to diverse responses from cannabis …
