Inspection
A scheduled or unannounced visit to a licensed cannabis facility by state regulators or law enforcement to verify the operator is complying with state cannabis statutes, rules, and license conditions.
What an inspection is
A regulatory inspection is a visit by state cannabis authorities — sometimes joined by law enforcement, fire marshals, agriculture inspectors, or labor regulators — to verify that a licensed cannabis facility is operating in compliance with state statutes, rules, and the conditions of its license.
Most states conduct inspections in three modes:
- Pre-licensing — before the license is issued, to verify the facility matches the application
- Routine / scheduled — periodic, often annual or biannual
- For-cause / unannounced — triggered by a complaint, a track-and-trace anomaly, a failed test, or law enforcement action
What inspectors actually check
- Physical security: cameras, access logs, alarm coverage
- Inventory: physical counts reconciled to METRC
- Documents: SOPs, training records, employee badges, signed manifests
- Compliance with packaging, labeling, and waste rules
- Employee practices observed during a walkthrough
Why it matters
A passing inspection is the difference between continuing to operate and a fine, license probation, or — in serious cases — revocation. Most violations are preventable with a disciplined prep process. Verdaxi's inspection manager auto-generates pre-inspection prep tasks from open items in the platform: open violations, expiring documents, unsigned SOPs, expiring certifications.
Compliance is the entry point. The platform is the destination.
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