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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries: Take Care of Patient Health Information or Pay The Price

cannabis compliance , Banking Cannabis , HIPAA , Compliance & Privacy , Compliance , medical marijuana , SSL , cannabis

Michelle Drolet

Medical marijuana, like any controlled substance, requires a strong system of identifying patients properly. As the industry matures, the federal government has increasingly been more involved in enforcing ever more stringent laws and regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries. While it is easy to dismiss this if you’re running your business on a strictly cash-only basis, the future could change and possibly require you to do this. Why not prepare now, so that you can avoid possible problemsfalse

Join Towerwall at the New England Bank Technology & Retail Banking Conference

cannabis security , cannabis compliance , Compliance & Privacy , financial security , medical marijuana

Michelle Drolet

Michelle Drolet and the Towerwall team will be attending the 36th Annual New England Bank Technology + Retail Banking Conference and Exhibit, on Friday, May 19th at the DoubleTree in Danvers, MA. Stop by Booth 27 where we will be discussing:

Hackers show no mercy—even for pot dispensaries

cannabis security , medical cannabis , cannabis compliance , point-of-sale breach , medical marijuana , pot dispensaries , MJ Freeway , cannabis

Michelle Drolet

Anatomy of a national point-of-sale breach and takedown of 1,000-plus marijuana dispensaries Back when Apple was the plucky young upstart that dared to be different, the Mac was the machine for creative types and there was a perception that it wasn’t a target for hackers because of its cultural cool factor. You would expect the same rules to apply to the legalized marijuana market, but a major hack attack on a pot dispensary last month set that notion up in smoke. MJ Freeway, providers offalse