There’s such a thing as too much information, and Washington state cannabis businesses may have learned that the hard way. The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) website used to feature a map of [...]
A cannabis dispensary in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago had barely begun to welcome all adult customers before burglars decided to make a visit, stealing as much cash as they could find. The Modern [...]
No cannabis operation is immune to theft, as it is a growing problem in the industry. Whether you run a small farm in the Northern California mountains or run a dispensary downtown, your cannabis business [...]
Cannabis-related businesses can’t just get by with a basic business liability policy, whether you’re a farmer, a dispensary, a distributor or somewhere else along the seed-to-sale journey. When shopping for insurance policies, cannabis-related businesses often [...]
Wildfires, floods, earthquakes, and fire - what do these all have in common? They’re all unpredictable, and they’re all natural disasters that could devastate a cannabis business if it’s not prepared. Businesses need to prepare [...]
Cannabis legalization is spreading across the U.S. and Canada, making cannabis theft a persistent risk. Not just of cash, but of product from the shelves or storage. Theft threats can come from both inside [...]
File this one under 'Crude But Effective.”' A van full of masked men recently smashed through the wall of a Corktown, Detroit cannabis dispensary with their pickup before taking off with as many edibles and [...]
In the height of Prohibition in the U.S., cannabis was falsely linked to all kinds of crime and debauchery, and we now know those campaigns were based on fear tactics rather than facts. But [...]
There are many approaches to preventing theft and loss in your business, but sometimes simple tactics are the most effective. That’s what one cannabis dispensary discovered when teenage burglars drove a minivan through their front [...]
A cannabis distributor in Central California was violently robbed at gunpoint in June, and the six surviving suspects are now facing federal charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in an indictment that each suspect will [...]
