'Fort Knox' Security For Illinois Medical Marijuana
From the Associated Press
Medical marijuana in Illinois will be encased in vaults, monitored by security guards and protected by fingerprint-recognition biometrics.
It will be grown in enclosed, locked facilities. Silent alarms, 24-hour video surveillance and bulletproof glass will safeguard the retail centers where patients with special IDs will be escorted to their cars after buying pot.
That's the flinty picture painted by business owners competing for a limited number of marijuana cultivation and dispensary permits under the state's new law. A detailed security plan will give an edge in the scoring, so many of the applicants say they're exceeding the law's already-strict requirements.
You'd have to stage an 'Ocean's Eleven'-style assault and be a master safecracker to get to the product," said Erik Williams of Colorado-based Gaia Plant-Based Medicine, an operation pursuing retail sites and cultivation centers in Illinois.
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From the Associated Press
Medical marijuana in Illinois will be encased in vaults, monitored by security guards and protected by fingerprint-recognition biometrics.
It will be grown in enclosed, locked facilities. Silent alarms, 24-hour video surveillance and bulletproof glass will safeguard the retail centers where patients with special IDs will be escorted to their cars after buying pot.
That's the flinty picture painted by business owners competing for a limited number of marijuana cultivation and dispensary permits under the state's new law. A detailed security plan will give an edge in the scoring, so many of the applicants say they're exceeding the law's already-strict requirements.
You'd have to stage an 'Ocean's Eleven'-style assault and be a master safecracker to get to the product," said Erik Williams of Colorado-based Gaia Plant-Based Medicine, an operation pursuing retail sites and cultivation centers in Illinois.
Read more in our daily News Update...