In less than two years after becoming legal in Massachusetts, the Commonwealth’s cannabis industry has generated over $1 billion in gross sales, and an additional $200 million in state tax revenue. Those numbers do not include the gross sales of the supporting businesses, or the income tax generated from the hiring of thousands of employees, that are directly and indirectly involved in the industry.
Regulations have changed twice in less than three years and seem to be evolving and changing on what seems like a weekly basis. The cannabis industry can be extremely profitable, but it is also subject to stringent regulations, close monitoring, and a near zero tolerance for any perceived violation.
The governance of a business that operates in a highly regulated industry, such as cannabis, needs to make risk mitigation and management a top priority. We help our clients avoid the mistakes that can be expensive, result in license suspension or, the worst-case scenario, a permanent revocation of your cannabis license. Your organization’s success directly correlates to our success, we have a vested interest in your success.
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Our Responsible Vendor Training classes were created by subject matter experts that are certified as Drug Recognition Experts (DRE), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Standardized Field Sobriety Instructors (SFST), Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (CAMS), Certified Crypto Currency Investigators (CCI), Internationally Board-Certified Protection Professionals (CPP), Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionist (ACTAR), Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) certified investigators, and identification experts. Our students have a 100-percent passing rate, with an average score of 84 percent.
We provide live in-person, live online, and virtual pre-recorded RVT certification classes; they include:
Our eight-hour RVT specialty courses fulfill each MEA’s yearly requirement, no additional training required. We provide a master list of employee certifications, test scores, and evaluations, all of which are made available to the client online, with 24/7/365 access.
Our services don’t stop there, we will remind the client and the individual employee that their certification is fast approaching. Each will receive an email 90, 60, and 30-days prior to expiration, reminding them of the approaching date while encouraging them to register for an upcoming refresher training.
The STIRM Group also offers a mystery shopper service that evaluates the entire shopping experience, from when a customer enters the facility until they depart. Our mystery shopper is an RVT-certified STIRM Group employee who will complete a written report of the entire shopping experience, from entry to exit.
The details include:
For a small fee, cannabis retail operators can use this STIRM Group service to make sure your employees adhere to company and CCC requirements, rather than have the CCC notify the business owner that they are being fined, suspended from operating, or having their license to operate revoked.
Many cannabis retailers see cash as a large proportion of revenue flowing into their operations and they need a fast, reliable way to count large receipts. The Zeus Currency Discriminator uses a two-pocket design to offer numerous functions, including identifying and separating counterfeit bills, tracking and recording serial numbers, counts mixed bills, and sorts them by denomination, orientation, and face direction. The unit will also generate reports to document every function.
This course is recommended to all employees that will be transporting or will be involved in the transportation process of cannabis. This class was developed by a team of experts who have experience in nuclear weapon transportation, narcotic transportation, covert surveillance, executive protection, undercover operations, supply chain, and internal controls. During this course, our internationally board-certified protection professionals will identify scenarios and review security procedures to protect employees, assets, and the public.
Our high-value, high-risk transportation course covers the important details, including: