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BSIS licensed officers who run a compliant door every day, protect cash and product, and keep your customers and staff safe from open to close.
Cannabis retail is one of the few businesses in California where on site security is written into the licence. Under the state’s cannabis regulations, a licensed retailer must have licensed security personnel on site during hours of operation. That makes the question not whether you need a guard, but whether the guard you have is actually protecting your licence.
We Guard Now provides dispensary security services in Los Angeles for retail dispensaries, delivery operators, cultivators and distributors. Our officers are BSIS licensed, at least 21 years old, and trained on the parts of cannabis security that go wrong most often: checking every ID properly, controlling the line, keeping limited access areas limited, and protecting staff when cash and product move. We know that a single sale to a minor or a sloppy visitor log can cost far more than a break in.
Whether you need one dispensary security guard at the door or armed coverage for cash runs and deliveries, we can usually have officers on post within 24 hours.
Tell us about your licence type and premises. We will give you a written quote, usually the same day.
Our cannabis security services cover the full day of a licensed operation. Most Los Angeles dispensaries start with door and floor coverage during opening hours, then add armed coverage for cash handling, deliveries and after hours protection.
Officers check valid identification for every customer before entry, 21 and over for adult use, or 18 and over with a valid physician’s recommendation for medicinal customers.
Keeping queues orderly outside and inside, managing busy periods and preventing crowding at the counter.
A visible officer on the floor deterring theft and supporting staff with difficult customers.
Keeping vaults, storage rooms and back of house areas restricted to authorised staff and logged visitors.
Officers present during cash counts, safe access and cash runs, when exposure is highest. Armed coverage available.
Supervising loading and departure of delivery vehicles and incoming product shipments.
Patrols of closed premises and response to alarm activations, alongside your licensed alarm company.
Every licence type and premises is different. Tell us how your operation runs and we will build coverage and post orders to match.
A dispensary security guard protects your licence as much as your stock. The work is procedural, repetitive and important every single time, because the day a step gets skipped is the day it matters.
On a typical shift, one of our Los Angeles dispensary security officers will:
What a dispensary officer must never do is wave in a familiar face without checking ID. Consistency on every check is what protects your licence.
Cannabis licences carry different risks and different security obligations. This is how coverage usually differs between storefront retail and the rest of the supply chain.
Comparison point | Retail Dispensary | Cultivation, Manufacturing and Distribution |
Main risk | Robbery, theft, underage sales, disruptive customers | Burglary, product diversion, vehicle and yard theft |
Public access | Open to customers daily | Closed to the public |
Security personnel | Licensed security on site during hours of operation is required for retailers | Set by the licence and security plan |
Officer focus | ID checks, floor presence, cash and customers | Access control, perimeter patrols, shipments |
Peak exposure | Opening hours, cash counts, deliveries | Nights, weekends and harvest or shipment days |
Typical coverage | Door and floor officers, armed for cash | Gate posts, patrols and remote monitoring |
Retail dispensaries need officers at the door and on the floor throughout opening hours, running ID checks and protecting cash and customers.
Cultivation, manufacturing and distribution sites need access control, perimeter patrols and protection for shipments, especially overnight.
Whether your officers should be armed depends on cash volumes, location and history. We answer that honestly on our armed security page.
Internal link: “See our armed security guard services in Los Angeles.”
Storefronts across the city with daily customer traffic and cash exposure.
Retailers serving patients who expect a calm, respectful environment.
Depots and dispatch sites with drivers leaving loaded with product and cash.
Indoor grows and warehouses holding high value plants and equipment.
Facilities with valuable product and hazardous processes.
Sites moving large volumes of product to retailers.
Labs holding samples and sensitive records.
Licensed events needing ID checks and crowd control.
Licensees combining cultivation, manufacturing and retail on one site.
Overnight and weekend coverage for job sites and yards holding copper, tools, machinery and materials that disappear from unsecured LA sites nightly.
Airport security guard services in Los Angeles for cargo terminals, FBO hangars, ground-handling yards, and airside support offices around LAX, Van Nuys, and Hawthorne, badge-controlled areas where documentation discipline matters as much as presence.
We provide dispensary security services across Los Angeles County, including:
Cannabis security depends on officers who know the neighbourhood around your storefront and can recognise repeat faces and suspicious vehicles. If you are comparing security companies in Los Angeles, ask whether they will keep the same officers at your door rather than rotating strangers.
We staff from the surrounding area wherever possible, so officers know which LAPD division or Sheriff station covers your premises and can be relieved quickly.
Do not see your neighborhood? We cover all of Los Angeles County. Call +1 714-760-5385 and ask.
Our officers check identification for every customer, including regulars, because that is what protects your licence.
Trained on limited access areas, visitor logs, cash handling and delivery procedures.
Unarmed door officers and armed cash and delivery coverage under one contract.
Field supervisors run unannounced checks. If a step is being skipped, we find it first.
Every officer holds a current BSIS guard card and is at least 21, and armed officers hold a California firearms permit. We operate under PPO # 121614.
Consistent daily logs and incident reports kept in a format you can produce if asked.
We do not publish a single hourly figure. A single door officer and armed coverage for cash and deliveries are very different assignments. Here is what moves the rate.
Retailers need security throughout opening hours, so longer hours mean more officer time. Predictable schedules cost less per hour.
Busy stores often need a door officer and a floor officer at peak times.
Armed coverage adds a firearms permit and higher insurance, typically 30 to 50 percent above unarmed.
Adding officers for cash runs and delivery departures increases coverage at the highest risk moments.
Patrols and alarm response cost far less than an overnight officer.
Multi store operators get better pricing per hour because supervision is shared.
What we do commit to: one flat hourly rate quoted in writing before you sign, no administrative add ons, and no rate change mid contract without your agreement. If a dispensary quote is much lower, ask whether the officers are at least 21 and how they are trained on ID checks.
Call +1 714-760-5385 or request a quote online. We review your licence type, premises, cash handling and delivery operations, and recommend the right coverage.
You receive post orders covering ID checks, limited access areas, cash and delivery procedures, plus a flat hourly rate.
We brief officers on your operation and coverage begins, typically within 24 hours.
No long term contract is required. Whether you need dispensary security guards in Los Angeles for a new store opening or ongoing coverage, both are fine.
Licensed cannabis retailers must have licensed security personnel on site during hours of operation under the state’s cannabis regulations. Officers must hold a BSIS guard card and be at least 21. Confirm the current requirement for your licence type with the Department of Cannabis Control.
They check ID and age for every customer, manage the line, maintain a presence on the sales floor, keep limited access areas restricted, protect cash handling and deliveries, and write daily reports.
It depends on cash volumes, location and history. Many stores use unarmed door officers with armed coverage for cash runs and deliveries. Our armed security page covers the decision.
The state regulations require video surveillance footage to be retained for at least 90 days, alongside camera placement and quality requirements. Your camera and alarm provider handles the system, and our officers work alongside it.
It depends on opening hours, number of officers, armed or unarmed coverage, cash and delivery needs and number of locations. We quote one flat hourly rate in writing.
Yes. Every officer we assign to cannabis premises is at least 21 and holds a current BSIS guard card. We operate under PPO # 121614.
Yes. We cover delivery depots, cultivation sites, manufacturing facilities and distribution warehouses with access control, patrols and shipment security.
Yes. We provide extra officers for opening weeks and events, when queues and attention are highest.
Tell us about your licence type and premises. We will recommend the right coverage, quote a flat hourly rate in writing and tell you how fast we can start. Free assessment, no obligation.