When cannabis retailers think about security threats, armed robberies dominate the headlines. But the real threat is already inside the building—wearing your company shirt and clocking in every day. The Insider Threat Reality in Cannabis Retail Here's a statistic that should keep every dispensary owner awake at
President Trump's December 2025 executive order has put cannabis rescheduling on the fast track. Here's what the shift from Schedule I to Schedule III means for your security, compliance, and operations—and what you need to do before the rules take effect. The Rescheduling Is Happening—
The world's largest legal cannabis market has some of the strictest security requirements. Here's everything you need to know to stay compliant—and protected. Why California Matters California isn't just another cannabis market—it's the cannabis market. With over $5 billion in
Your firewall is bulletproof. Your employees? That's where 95% of breaches begin. Here's how to build a human firewall for your cannabis operation. The Human Vulnerability You can spend millions on security technology, but one employee clicking the wrong link can render it all useless. According
Your point-of-sale, METRC compliance systems, and customer WiFi should never share the same network. Here's how to architect secure network separation for cannabis operations. Why Network Segmentation Matters The STIIIZY breach didn't happen because of weak passwords or missing antivirus. It happened because an attacker who
The STIIIZY breach came through a POS vendor. MJ Freeway disrupted dispensaries across multiple states. Your security is only as strong as your weakest vendor. The Vendor Problem Here's an uncomfortable truth: you can have perfect internal security and still get breached through a vendor. In late 2024,
Cyber insurance for cannabis businesses is complicated—but not impossible. Here's how to get coverage, reduce your premiums, and ensure you're actually protected when something goes wrong. The Cannabis Cyber Insurance Challenge Let's be honest: getting cyber insurance for a cannabis business isn'
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: This comprehensive guide includes downloadable templates, state-by-state requirements, and step-by-step implementation checklists available only to CannaSecure Dispensary Members. Executive Summary If you operate a medical cannabis dispensary, you're sitting on a goldmine of sensitive patient data—and a compliance minefield that could cost you everything. The
Why These Breaches Matter to Your Business The cannabis industry has a data breach problem. And it's getting worse. Since legalization began spreading across states and countries, the industry has accumulated a troubling track record of exposing customer data, patient records, employee information, and business-critical systems. These aren&
The 380,000 Customer Wake-Up Call In late 2024, STIIIZY—one of California's largest cannabis retailers—sent breach notifications to 380,000 customers. Names, addresses, birth dates, driver's license numbers, passport numbers, photographs, medical cannabis card details, and transaction histories were all exposed through a compromise
The 24-Hour Notice That Changes Everything It's Tuesday at 3:47 PM. Your phone rings. It's a number you don't recognize, but the area code matches your state cannabis regulatory agency. "This is [State Cannabis Control Board]. We're scheduling a compliance
Executive Summary The global landscape in 2026 is defined by a significant escalation in data privacy and cybersecurity regulation, coupled with increasingly sophisticated and costly cyber threats. The era of passive compliance has ended, replaced by a new paradigm of aggressive regulatory enforcement, particularly in the United States and Europe.