Cannabis Security & Transport
Cannabis Security & Secure Transport in Florida
Site Security
Officers posted at your dispensary, grow or processing facility controlling access, deterring theft and documenting every shift.
- Dispensary lobby & entry officers
- Cultivation & processing facility coverage
- Armed (Class G) or unarmed (Class D)
- Overnight, weekend and 24/7 options
Secure Transport
Armed escort for product and cash in transit with documented handoffs at both ends of every run.
- Product transport between facilities
- Cash-in-transit to bank or vault
- Documented chain of custody
- Route planning & scheduled runs
Licensed & Bonded
FL Agency B 3500420 · A 3500419
Veteran Preference
State of Florida certified
Documented Every Shift
Logs your compliance team can file
Police-Veteran Led
125+ years command experience
Cannabis Security
A High-Value, Cash-Heavy, Highly Watched Industry
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No other retail category combines these three things: high-value inventory, significant cash on hand because of banking limitations, and a regulator watching how you handle both. That combination is exactly why licensed operators put officers on site rather than relying on cameras alone.
Almond Tree provides cannabis security services across South Florida for licensed operators dispensary locations, cultivation and grow facilities, processing and packaging sites, and the routes that connect them. Our officers are Florida-licensed, background-checked and trained to work inside a compliance-driven environment where documentation matters as much as deterrence.
Coverage For Every Stage Of Your Operation
Florida’s licensed operators run vertically cultivation through retail. Each stage carries a different risk profile, and we staff each one differently.
Dispensaries & Retail
Officers at the entrance and lobby: ID and patient verification support, queue management, deterring theft and robbery, and handling the difficult customer so your budtenders don't have to.
Cultivation & Grow Facilities
Perimeter and interior patrol across greenhouses, grow rooms and outdoor cultivation plus access control for staff, vendors and contractors on a limited-access site.
Processing & Manufacturing
Coverage for extraction, packaging and storage areas where finished product concentrates and diversion risk is highest.
Warehouses & Distribution
Loading dock supervision, truck and driver verification, and inventory area protection at storage and distribution points.
Product Transport
Armed escort for product moving between cultivation, processing and retail locations, with documented handoff at both ends of the run.
Cash In Transit
Secure cash movement to your vault, count room or banking partner the single highest-risk moment in a cash-heavy business.
Secure Transport
Chain Of Custody, Start To Finish
Most guard companies stop at the door. Our cannabis transport service covers the part of your operation that leaves the building with the same documentation standard on both ends.
Pre-Run Briefing
Load & Verify
Product or cash verified against your documentation and signed for at origin.
Escorted Transit
Delivery & Handoff
Run Report
Written record of the run times, personnel, route and any incident delivered to you.
What Belongs In A Dispensary Security Plan
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A cannabis security plan documents how your facility controls access, monitors the premises, secures product and cash, transports inventory, and responds to incidents and who is responsible for each. Regulators want to see the plan and the records proving you follow it. Guard coverage is the part of that plan that puts a trained, accountable person behind every other control.
Security Plan Guard Coverage Checklist
Access Control
Verified entry for staff, patients, vendors and contractors, with visitor logs maintained for every shift.
Identification Verification Support
Officers positioned to support your team's ID and patient card checks at the point of entry.
Limited-Access Area Monitoring
Presence at restricted zones where product is grown, processed, stored or staged.
Diversion Deterrence
Visible internal presence reduces both external theft and internal loss — the harder problem to solve.
Transport Documentation
Signed custody records at both ends of every product or cash movement.
Incident Response & Reporting
Immediate law-enforcement contact and written incident reports your compliance team can file.
Alarm Verification
Officers verify what your cameras and alarms report instead of leaving your manager to guess at 2 a.m.
Daily Activity Logs
Shift-by-shift documentation, retained and available for audit or investigation.
On Post
What Our Cannabis Security Guards Do
Entry Control
Managing the door who comes in, in what order, and with what verification.
Lobby & Queue Management
Keeping the waiting area orderly and comfortable during peak hours.
Theft & Robbery Deterrence
A visible, professional officer is the single strongest deterrent a cash business can have.
De-escalation
Handling agitated or intoxicated visitors calmly annual de-escalation training for every officer.
Closing & Opening Procedures
Escorting staff at close, securing entries, and covering the vulnerable open and close windows.
Staff Escort
Walking employees to vehicles after dark especially on cash-handling days.
Perimeter Patrol
Exterior rounds covering parking, delivery entrances, fence lines and blind spot.
Documentation
Written logs and incident reports handed to your general manager and compliance lead.
Built For Regulated, High-Value Operations
| What sets us apart | What it means for your facility |
|---|---|
| Site security and transport under one provider | One company, one standard, one point of contact, instead of coordinating a guard vendor and a separate transport vendor with different documentation. |
| Former law-enforcement leadership | 125+ years of combined executive law-enforcement experience, including a former Chief of Police, designing your coverage plan. |
| Documentation-first culture | In a regulated industry, an undocumented shift is a compliance gap. Every shift and every run generates a written record. |
| Agricultural roots | We’ve protected South Florida growing operations for over 70 years. Cultivation sites are familiar ground, not a new category for us. |
| 2-hour response, 4-hour deployment | Officer no-show, sudden schedule change or an incident at another location. We backfill the same day. |
| Licensed, insured & bonded | Florida Security Agency License B 3500420, fully insured, and certified by the State of Florida as a Veteran Preference company. |
Cannabis Security Across South Florida
Miami · Homestead · Hialeah · Doral · Kendall · Coral Gables · Cutler Bay · Miami Gardens · Aventura · Fort Lauderdale · Hollywood · Pembroke Pines · Miramar · Pompano Beach · Key West · Key Largo
Questions
Cannabis Security FAQs
Why do dispensaries need security guards?
Cannabis facilities hold high-value inventory and, because of ongoing banking limitations, often significant cash on site a combination that makes them a target. Add a regulator that expects documented control over access and product, and a licensed officer becomes the practical way to deter theft, manage the door, protect staff and generate the records your compliance team needs.
Can cannabis facilities have armed security guards in Florida?
Yes. Armed officers must hold a Florida Class G firearms license in addition to their Class D license, and both are standard for our armed posts. Whether armed coverage is right for your location depends on cash volume, hours, location and your own risk assessment we’ll give you an honest recommendation rather than defaulting to the higher-cost option.
Do you provide cannabis product transport?
Yes and it’s a service most guard companies don’t offer. We provide armed escort for product moving between your cultivation, processing and retail locations, and for cash moving to your vault or banking partner, with signed custody documentation at both ends of every run.
How much does cannabis security cost?
Coverage is billed hourly and depends on the number of officers, hours per day, armed versus unarmed, and whether you need transport runs. A single dispensary with open-hours coverage costs very differently from a 24/7 cultivation site. We quote after a walk of the facility no hidden fees.
Are your officers background-checked and licensed?
Yes. Every officer holds a Florida Class D license (Class G for armed posts), passes a background check, and completes a 40-hour field training program with an experienced officer plus annual de-escalation training. Almond Tree operates under Florida Security Agency License B 3500420.
Can officers work alongside our existing cameras and alarm system?
That’s the strongest setup. Cameras record and alarms notify; officers verify and respond in real time. We don’t sell or install camera systems we’re the human layer that makes the technology you already own actually actionable.
Do you help with our security plan?
We support the guard-coverage portion of it access control, monitoring of limited-access areas, transport custody, incident response and daily documentation and we’ll work directly with your compliance lead so your records line up. For regulatory interpretation, we recommend your own compliance counsel or a licensed consultant.
How quickly can officers start at our facility?
We respond within 2 hours and can deploy licensed officers within 4 hours anywhere in Miami-Dade, Broward or Monroe County including emergency coverage when a current provider fails to show.
Often Booked Alongside Event Security
Cash & Product Transport
Agriculture Security
70+ years protecting South Florida growing operations familiar ground for cultivation sites.
Investigative Division
Free Facility Assessment
Let's Walk Your Facility And Your Routes.
Tell us about your operation and we’ll respond within 2 hours with a coverage plan and clear hourly rate site, transport, or both.
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