The product is high-value.The security matches.
Dispensaries and grow operations are cash-heavy, product-rich, and heavily regulated. Robbery, grow theft, and smash-and-grab attacks are constant threats. State regulators demand video retention, audit trails, and documented security protocols. VDS provides 24/7 monitored surveillance with compliance-grade recording that satisfies both threats and regulators.
Cash-heavy. Product-rich.
Regulators watching everything.
High-value product, significant cash on hand, strict state regulations, and criminals who know exactly what's inside. Cannabis facilities face threats from every direction.
Dispensary robbery
Armed robbery of retail dispensaries targeting cash, product, and employee safety. High-value targets with predictable operating hours.
Grow operation theft
Organized theft from cultivation facilities — cutting fencing, disabling cameras, and stripping plants during off-hours.
Regulatory compliance gaps
State regulators require continuous video surveillance, defined retention periods, and audit-ready documentation. Gaps mean fines or license revocation.
Vehicle-based smash-and-grab
Vehicles driven through storefronts or fencing to access product. Fast, violent, and devastating — often over in under two minutes.
Criminals see the trailer.
Regulators see the compliance.
Visible deterrence that stops criminals and compliance-grade recording that satisfies regulators. Both from a single solar-autonomous platform.
See them coming.
Stop them arriving.
The MSU establishes a surveillance perimeter around dispensaries and grow facilities. AI analytics detect approaching vehicles and individuals, alerting the SOC before they reach the door or the fence line.
- 360-degree coverage from 22–30 ft mast
- AI-powered vehicle and human detection
- Pre-incident alerting on suspicious approach
- Instant SOC notification on perimeter activity
STEP 01Every plate. Every visit.
Every pattern.
License plate recognition captures every vehicle near the facility. Hotlists flag known offenders and stolen vehicles. Pattern analysis identifies pre-operational surveillance — the recon visit before the robbery.
- Automatic plate capture day and night
- Stolen vehicle and hotlist alerts
- Pre-operational surveillance detection
- Law enforcement evidence packages
STEP 02Every frame retained.
Every audit passed.
VDS provides continuous, compliance-grade video recording with state-mandated retention periods. Immutable storage, automated documentation, and audit-ready evidence packages keep your license intact.
- Continuous recording meeting state requirements
- Configurable retention periods by jurisdiction
- Immutable storage with tamper-proof logs
- Automated audit documentation packages
STEP 03A voice in the dark.
They weren't expecting that.
The SOC monitors your facility 24/7/365. When suspicious activity is detected, operators activate two-way audio for live talk-down, trigger LED floods, and dispatch law enforcement with streaming video.
- 24/7 live SOC monitoring
- Two-way audio talk-down capability
- High-intensity LED flood activation
- Direct law enforcement dispatch with video
STEP 04Every facility. Every license.
One platform.
The MSU adapts to your specific facility type. Here are the scenarios cannabis operators deploy for most often.
Retail dispensaries
Storefront dispensaries with high-value product, cash on premises, and public-facing operations requiring visible deterrence.
Indoor grow facilities
Warehouse and indoor cultivation operations with controlled access, high-value plant inventory, and regulatory surveillance requirements.
Outdoor grow operations
Open-air cultivation sites with perimeter fencing, remote locations, and seasonal crop vulnerability.
Processing facilities
Extraction, processing, and packaging facilities with concentrated product value and chemical handling compliance requirements.
Distribution warehouses
Product distribution and storage facilities with high-value inventory in transit and regulatory chain-of-custody requirements.
Multi-site operations
Multi-location cannabis businesses needing standardized security and centralized compliance reporting across all facilities.
Real operators.
Real numbers.
Every metric below comes from a real VDS cannabis customer. Names protected per agreement.
Customer-reported outcomes from VDS deployments. Results vary by site conditions, monitoring configuration, and response protocols. How we measure →
We passed our state audit for the first time in two years. VDS handled the compliance recording we couldn't get right on our own.
MSU-A · FLAGSHIPCOMPLIANT + LPR · CANNABISThe Mobile Surveillance Unit.
Built for regulated facilities.
Compliance-grade recording, LPR vehicle tracking, two-way audio deterrence, and 24/7 SOC monitoring — all from a single solar-autonomous trailer.
From assessment
to covered.
Most cannabis customers go from initial conversation to a live trailer at the facility inside 7 business days.
Facility assessment
We review your facility layout, state compliance requirements, threat profile, and existing security infrastructure. Fast quote turnaround.
Compliance configuration
Camera presets, recording retention policies, LPR capture points, and alert rules configured for your state regulations and facility type.
Delivery & commissioning
Trailer delivered to the facility, mast raised, cameras calibrated. SOC monitoring and compliance recording begin immediately.
Monitoring & compliance
Monthly incident reports, compliance documentation, and audit packages delivered automatically. System maintained and updated by VDS.
Common questions.
How fast can VDS deploy at a cannabis & dispensary site?
A mobile surveillance unit is live in under 20 minutes once it arrives — most cannabis & dispensary sites go from first call to monitored coverage in days, not months. Most cannabis customers go from initial conversation to a live trailer at the facility inside 7 business days.
Do the units need power or internet at the site?
No. VDS units are solar-autonomous with battery storage and connect over cellular (4G/5G), so there is no trenching, no generator refueling schedule, and no dependence on site IT. That is what makes them practical for sites where fixed infrastructure is missing or still under construction.
What happens when the system detects someone after hours?
AI detection classifies the event and filters routine motion before a person ever sees it. A SOC operator verifies the live feed, challenges intruders by voice through 120 dB speakers with strobes, and — when it escalates — dispatches police with live video of the scene.
Which cannabis & dispensary security problems does monitored surveillance address?
The most common incidents at cannabis & dispensary sites are dispensary robbery, grow operation theft, regulatory compliance gaps, vehicle-based smash-and-grab — the same exposure areas covered in the sections above. Monitored coverage addresses them by making the site actively watched instead of just recorded.
Can VDS work alongside our existing guards or security partner?
Yes — that is the standard model. Monitored surveillance carries the perimeter and after-hours watch, so people — yours or your security partner's — handle verified incidents instead of standing watch over empty hours. The SOC can route verified alerts to your team, your guard provider, or police dispatch.
Secure your facility this week.
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