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Building a Cannabis Dispensary? Don’t Overlook This Key Partner

Feb 23, 2025

Money and Lock

When you’re knee-deep in the build-out of a cannabis dispensary, time is money. Every delay can push back your grand opening—and your bottom line. One of the most overlooked, yet critical partnerships during this process? Your security integrator.

We’ve worked with dispensary owners across multiple states, and here’s the truth: when we’re looped in early and can work hand-in-hand with your general contractor, things go smoother. A lot smoother.

Tight Coordination = Fewer Headaches

We proactively coordinate with your GC from day one. That means reviewing construction timelines, identifying security installation milestones, and making sure our work doesn’t create friction with electrical, drywall, or HVAC crews.

When security work isn’t aligned with the broader build, it often leads to:

  • Last-minute change orders

  • Extra labor costs

  • Rework that pushes timelines back by weeks

We Stay Ahead So You Don’t Fall Behind

Our team tracks changes to cannabis security laws in every state we operate in. When requirements shift, we update our designs and installation practices to match.

Whether you’re in New Jersey navigating local variances or in Michigan where requirements differ by license type, we tailor our approach to make sure you pass the first time.

We help clients avoid all of that by staying in sync. On a recent project, our pre-installation coordination shaved  5 -10% off the project cost by aligning low-voltage runs with early wall framing stages. No backtracking. No surprises.

Saving You Time and Money

Everyday we save is another day you can be making sales.

Think of us as your security contractor with a GC’s mindset. We’re not just installing cameras and access control—we’re making sure our work fits seamlessly into your build-out.

In fact, projects where we’re brought in early see:

  • 15–25% fewer change orders

  • Up to two weeks faster completion times

  • Fewer compliance-related re-inspections


TL;DR

No matter where you stand at the build-out phase, look to select your security partner sooner rather than later, and you could save tens of thousands of dollars in installation fees and opportunity costs.