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Thanks for the warning Mr. L34F but this is going to be run as a legitimate business like any other business. The Washington Liquor Control Board has pretty strict security requirements including security cameras covering every square inch of the operation all tied to the internet that we can monitor on/off site and sending alarms to all of our cell phones. We have motion detectors and alarm systems. We will have a large dog, either my 115 lb German shepherd or my partners 140 lb rottweiler in the outdoor area 24/7 as well as an 8' privacy fence with razor wire surrounding the outdoor area and we will most likely have someone there 24/7 especially during the outdoor growing season from April to mid October. We have already been in contact with the local law enforcement and expect increased patrols and will have them on speed dial just in case. I am one of 2800 businesses that will be growing legal cannabis. All the addresses are listed on the WA Liquor Control Boards website, nothing is hidden, everything is out in the open. Perhaps I am foolish but I am not afraid of anyone from this board trying to rip us off and in fact I think our security will be adequate to protect our product from theft. There still is a lot of ambiguity in the money that will be changing hands with legal cannabis. So far there are no banks here that will take cash from the sale of legal cannabis but we are hopeful that this particular issue will be resolved before we actually sell anything. If not we won't keep any cash on premises anyway and will have to devise a reasonable way to deal with that before June when we hope to be selling wholesale to retail shops. Believe me....it is not as though we, the other 2800 legal growers or the WA Liquor Control Board has not considered security here. It is ever present in all of our minds and we are working towards suitable controls in this regard. Going forward in fear is not an option however for this 58 year old lady:-)