Cannabis Security Consultant Pawn Jewelry Tony Gallo

What to do if Your Business is Required to Close Temporarily

During these difficult times, many business owners have asked us what to do if their business is required to close temporarily. The good news is, unlike a natural disaster, electricity will remain on and local police departments will be able to quickly respond to an alarm activation. If your business is required to close temporarily, here are a few tips …

How Scheduled Access may have Prevented a $100,000 Dispensary Burglary

Despite $10 million in sales within the first five days of legal recreational cannabis, not every dispensary in Illinois is reaping in the benefits. More than $100,000 in cash was stolen from Chicago dispensary MOCA Modern Cannabis on January 6. The burglary occurred around 3 a.m. when dispensary was closed for the night, so no staff or security personal were …

Cannabis Security Consultant Pawn Jewelry Tony Gallo

History of Hemp

While hemp is a plant in the cannabis family, it is not marijuana. Hemp does not contain the THC, so it has no psychotropic effects. Hemp has been cultivated for thousands of years around the world. Ancient civilizations used hemp to create fibers for cloth, fiber-pulp for paper making and oil for fuel. In addition, they ground it into powder …

The Many Uses of Hemp

Check out this great infographic about the uses of hemp. Can’t wait to see this list expand!

How to Start a Hemp Farm in Texas

The biggest news to come out of the Texas House Agriculture and Livestock Committee this year is the passage of “House Bill 1325”. That day a Wednesday, Texas State Senator Charles Perry declared, “Wednesday is not hump day but hemp day.” TEXAS HOUSE BILL 1325 IS A GAME-CHANGER.The bill, now signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott, “legalized the cultivation of hemp, …

Hempcrete

​As we all know hemp is now legal nationwide for agricultural production. With Sapphire’s ubiquitous presence as a leading cannabis security and hemp security company in the industry, we have met a lot of amazing individuals and have learned about their ideas. One is Eric McKee; he is involved heavily in the hemp industry and building Hempcrete houses and buildings. …

Adding Temporary Staff on Your Way to Long-Term Success

​Previously we have written about educating your seasonal staff and taking steps to limit your vulnerability to theft by your seasonal staff. But as the employer-employee relationship changes during this age of the “gig economy”, the attitudes and interests of your temporary employees should be taken into account. ​As any good planner will tell you, it’s never too late to plan for the …

Most of your loss come from within

Employee Theft In the retail industry, also commonly referred to as internal theft, occurs when individuals steal from the company where they are currently employed. While other types of retail theft often garner more attention, employee theft typically causes the most damage to retailers on an annual basis, carrying the greatest financial loss and a substantial impact on the business. In …

Getting Your Sub-Par Security Out of the Bunker

FORE! That’s usually the word I yell after I hit an errant shot off the tee; or four, the number of putts it took me to sink it on hole number one. When we’re on the golf course, we typically think of the course taking shots from us. However, we don’t always think about the “four” as the number of shirts …

Sports Retail Security

Unified Systems Improve Security in Sports Retail Stores

​Bottom of the ninth and two outs, and your turn up to bat. You look for your bat and it’s gone? So is your helmet, and you can’t just use someone else’s equipment. You must use your own. You don’t get as juiced up when using your teammate’s stuff. What do you do? Sports retail stores must answer the same questions when …