Technology is an evolving thing in virtually every industry on the planet, and security technology is no exception. Facilities have become high-tech and have incorporated surveillance and biometric technology that is like something straight out of a James Bond film.

The technology revolution in the security industry, combined with changes in public policy and an increased reliance on the internet, has resulted in many correctional institutions and financial facilities going vacant.

In years past those types of facilities would have been bulldozed and replaced with more modern structures. However, thanks to the cannabis industry those facilities and the basic security features that they possess are being given new life.

Read about how former prisons, banks, and other secure facilities are being put to use by the emerging cannabis industry in our recent article on Cannabis & Tech Today.