When offering a cargo delivery service, it is imperative that your delivery vehicle is just as secure as your premises. According to the Chamber of Commerce, around 80% of consumers have at least one item delivered to them a month, with an average of $80.00 per package. The risk of losing that much money per order, especially if your business …
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Have you ever wondered why lights are kept on at businesses at night? Why are fences common among neighborhoods? Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) optimizes the layout and design of a space to increase security. CPTED (pronounced “sep-ted“) is a proactive approach to security that began around 1960-1970, stemming from the works of writers Elizabeth Woods and Jane Jacobs, …
History of Cannabis in Early America
The history of cannabis and hemp in the United States predates the founding of the country. George Washington grew hemp. As did Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and William Penn — still, Nixon would go on to make hemp federally illegal. Initial Use & Origins Like the tobacco leaf that sewed the founding of the Chesapeake colonies to the English crown, …
Security Lighting Guide for Cannabis Businesses
Lights are the first line of defense for any brick-and-mortar store, but in the cannabis industry, they are an even more crucial component of the security system. A proper security lighting system can both prevent and deter potential intruders, secure parking lots and outside perimeters, and illuminate areas that receive little or no light from adjacent properties. Outside, exterior …
Texas Marijuana Update: 2022
While adult-use cannabis remains illegal and medical marijuana is still restricted, public sentiment continues to shift in a favorable direction for proponents of an expanded TX cannabis market. In addition to medical marijuana becoming more accessible and psychoactive cannabinoids like delta 8 THC being declared legal, more cities are pushing to decriminalize the possession of cannabis. While there do not …
New York Regulatory Update
This article was originally featured on the RDC blog here. Though medical marijuana has been legal in the state since 2014, recreational cannabis was only recently legalized in New York in 2021. The rollout of recreational cannabis has been slow in New York, but draft regulations were recently released and now the industry is gearing up for licensing. It is projected that the New …
Vermont Cannabis License Update
This article was originally featured on the CB Advisors blog here. Seven more applicants were approved for recreational cannabis licenses this week as Vermont prepares for the start of retail sales to adults in October. All seven of the applicants were social equity or economic empowerment applicants. “The board is required to consider license applications from social equity or economic empowerment …
An Update on Psilocybin’s Legal Status and the Risks of an Unregulated Market
Psilocybin legislation is gaining momentum across the country, particularly on the West Coast. With Washington’s Senate Bill 5660, Oregon’s Measure 109, and California’s Senate Bill 519, all of which are aimed at the medicinal use of psilocybin, there is promise that this compound will be administered alongside their cannabis counterparts. However, unlike cannabis, psilocybin legalization is not stemming from the need to halt a …
CCTV: Risk or Relic?
It’s time to say goodbye to CCTV. All technologies eventually become obsolete and are replaced by more advanced devices. This is especially true in the security industry where faster, smaller, and smarter devices are created every year. Despite all of the progress in the industry, one technology has managed to hang on longer than others: CCTV, or closed-circuit television. While …
Washington Cannabis: 10 Years of Legal Cannabis but the Illicit Market Remains
Cannabis has been legal in Washington State now for 10 years, making Washington among the most mature cannabis markets in the country. In 2020 alone, Washington’s cannabis market generated over 18,000 jobs and over $600 million in tax revenue. So why is the unregulated market still thriving? Washington State Cannabis Excise Tax Despite beliefs that California holds the highest, most complex tax …