Dispensary Inspection
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—
Dispensary Security
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
Insurance
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'
Ransomware
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
Cannabis 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.
Insider Threat
The $75,000 Wake-Up Call The budtender arrived for her shift on a Tuesday morning. The vault was unlocked—a rare oversight by the closing manager the night before. She glanced at the security camera. Then at the stacks of cash . Three minutes later, she walked out with $75,000.
Cannabis Compliance
The $380,000 Question When STIIIZY suffered a data breach affecting 380,000 customers in 2024, the investigation revealed something more troubling than the breach itself: they had cybersecurity policies in place, but those policies hadn't been updated in over two years. Their documented "incident response plan&
Cannabis Compliance
The EU's most significant cybersecurity regulation in a decade is coming—and most cannabis businesses don't know they're in scope. Quick Reference: * Key Deadlines: September 11, 2026 (reporting obligations) | December 11, 2027 (full compliance) * Applies To: All "products with digital elements" sold
GDPR
Your comprehensive roadmap to EU data protection compliance—before regulators come knocking GDPR Cannabis Compliance 2025: The Complete Security & Data Protection Guide for EU Cannabis BusinessesThe definitive guide to navigating Europe’s strictest data protection requirements for cannabis dispensaries, medical cannabis operators, and cultivation facilities. Canna SecureProtecting Cannabis Businesses
Incident Response
The Complete Playbook for Handling Cybersecurity Incidents, Data Breaches & Compliance Emergencies When the breach happens, you won't have time to figure out what to do. This template tells you exactly how to respond—minute by minute, hour by hour. HOW TO USE THIS TEMPLATE Before an incident: