This affordable, modular system automates the age verification process with technology far more advanced than a barcode scan and can also check internal and external watch lists according to state and local regulations.
It is quickly compared against a global database to confirm the presence of security features such as UV and other specialized inks, plus other electronic features present in the document.
An option for facial matching compares the ID photo to a live image of the person presenting the ID, giving staff a useful tool to flag customers “borrowing” an older sibling or friend’s ID.
BrightTower Retail includes on-demand training modules designed by experts in organizational safety and security.
Additional options such as security cameras with covert triggers are available for users to add extra layers of protection customized for their environments.
There will also be a subcommittee meeting held on May 19, to discuss enforcement starting at 10 a.m.
Currently, 16 states and the District of Columbia have passed bills or approved ballot measures that allow for the sale of recreational marijuana, and more states are poised to pass legislation this session.
Recreational sales are delayed due to pending legal action in South Dakota and federal prohibition in the District of Columbia, although change is on the horizon in DC.
The unique legal framework under which marijuana use and sales operate—that of differing state and federal legality—means that every state market is essentially a siloed market.
The multitude of approaches makes any apples-to-apples comparison of rates difficult, but Washington state has the highest statewide retail-level excise tax, at 37 percent.
In order to tax marijuana efficiently, the tax should be levied at a rate that corresponds to the societal costs, called externalities, associated with the product.
Of the states that have passed legislation, all but Alaska, Colorado, Maine, Montana, and Oregon levy the general sales tax on marijuana sales in addition to excise taxes.
Today, consumers can purchase THC-containing products in many different shapes and forms. Anything from traditional pre-rolled joints and brownies to THC-containing sparkling water and the yet unknown products to come.
While the governor has not yet signed the bill , Alabama looks to be the latest state to pass a medical cannabis bill.
“Alabama is one of only 14 states in the country that continues to criminalize the medical use of cannabis, and while this bill is more restrictive than is ideal, it is a dramatic improvement from the status quo and would improve the lives of thousands of Alabamians.
The bill would permit patients with qualifying conditions to register to receive a medical cannabis card as long as they have a recommendation from a doctor whom they’ve been treated by for at least six months, with the exception of military veterans.
Before the bill entered the House, it received backlash, according to the article.
Some lawmakers in favor of the bill said the state shouldn’t wait for the federal government to act, as “Kansans are tired of waiting on Kansas being last or falling behind other states on major issues such as this,” said Republican Rep.