A security program approved once isn't a security program. It's a snapshot. Most cannabis operators believe their security program was evaluated and approved once, at licensing, and that's the end of the story. It isn't, and treating it that way is one of the most common and most expensive misunderstandings in the industry. Here's the part that catches operators off guard: the pre-opening inspection checks whether your facility matches what your application said you'd build.

Security program deficiencies are costing cannabis operators at the acquisition table. Learn what acquirers evaluate and what to fix before entering any process.

Cannabis Regulatory Compliance during the Reclassification Era. Federal reclassification of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III is the most significant regulatory development in the industry's history. What it has generated far less of is a clear-eyed conversation about what it means for security programs: what changes, what does not, and what operators should be doing right now.