We want to take the opportunity to congratulate our friends at Rolland Solutions for receiving the UL Alarm System Certification. This certification is for burglar alarm systems including installation and operation methods. It is typically required in high-risk applications, like jewelry and pawn. Known and trusted for supplying UL rated safes and vaults for over 100 years, Rolland Solutions is …
In Massachusetts, aspiring marijuana establishment owners must discuss their projects at a public community outreach meeting. Sapphire Risk and Grow Space New England assisted their mutual client, Sugar Grove, with their meeting last week for a cultivation site in Ashburnham. The meeting goal is to assuage any security concerns the city officials or the public may have with introducing a …
Being prepared could save your business A natural disaster can strike no matter where you live in the U.S. You have hurricanes on the east coast, earthquakes on the west coast, and tornadoes in the middle. So, why is it so important to have a well developed emergency action plan? According to studies conducted by the Gartner Group in recent …
As anyone in the cannabis industry knows, most projects take time from dream to reality. Sapphire Risk is excited to be part of this project from the very beginning. We have assisted the Clean Techniques team with their application submission, license approval, city planning review and now their physical security build out. We are excited to be building out the …
Why would you even want a vault in the first place? Sure, we can all agree it is prudent to protect hundreds of thousands of dollars in cannabis and cash in a vault, right? But why is this so critical? Your worst nightmare Imagine how busy your day is trying to run your business. Now imagine your day if a …
Having written over 350 security sections of State/City cannabis applications in 24 states, we recognize the importance of winning every point in this process. Case in point, the City of Pomona, CA is awarding only two retail cannabis licenses. The difference in the scoring from second place to third place is only 0.45% or 4.5 points out of 1,000 points. …
In recent years hemp has, once again, been removed from the Agricultural Improvement of 2018, also known as the “Farm Bill”. This amendment removed the hemp plant and its seeds and derivatives from the Controlled Substance Act. Hemp products can only legally contain three tenths one of percent (0.3%) THC, resulting in a non-intoxicating product, unlike the other varieties of cannabis. Hemp products with a concentration above 0.3% THC become regulated as marijuana. From …
Talk of security usually brings to mind locks, cameras and alarms. All of these tools are highly effective and suggested; However, they usually only come into play once a building has already been compromised. Discouraging a burglar from even trying to break in could save the cost and time of repairing possible property damage from an attempted burglary. Lighting can fool …
In today’s business environment, civil disturbances or civil unrest are a fact of life. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), civil disturbance is “a civil unrest activity such as a demonstration, riot or strike that disrupts a community and requires intervention to maintain public safety.” Civil disturbances, or unrest, can cause a variety of subsequent issues such as …
Nebraska belongs to one of the first states that have put decriminalization laws in place to handle its cannabis. Decriminalization in Nebraska has delayed the legalization of cannabis but the efforts towards this direction remain persistent. There are a few initiatives with different agendas that are pushing for cannabis legalization, in particular, for medical purposes. Unique Geographic Location One of the factors influencing Nebraska’s open-minded attitude to embrace cannabis legalization is that it is surrounded by different states that either legalized medical …
