I worked as a document handler for years for a printing company. We had cameras everywhere and even a vault to store certain things since we were dealing with other companies financial records and sensitive information. And it's true, all that video never gets watched, hell we had one guy that robbed the main cash register one night, cameras didn't stop him because he knew all the angles of the video footage. They really are a false sense of security, much like locking the doors on your car. They only keep honest people honest, criminals will always be criminals and some cameras and locks won't change or stop that.
All very true. The difference in this case is that this is not a printing company, and any employee that would have access to areas containing plants or final product has to pass an extremely in-depth security clearance check. You submit fingerprints, and everything about yourself: work history, personal history, list of all past residences, etc. This security clearance application is looked into by the RCMP and CSIS over a period of months, and every detail is verified. Any errors or unexplained gaps and you are denied. Any past charges and convictions and you are denied. Any associations with known or suspected criminals and you are denied.
There will always be potential for employee dishonesty in any business, but not enough is being made of the security screening for LP jobs. The entire purpose of the screening is to weed out criminals and dishonest people.....anyone without a squeaky clean history is not getting through the security screening, it's that simple. Also, LP's themselves are going to take this extremely seriously and will be monitoring things extremely closely. With the extremely strict tracking requirements, everything is weighed (and confirmed by a second party in many cases) every step of the way. Seeds, leaves, root mass, trim, etc. Dry weights, wet weights, the whole nine yards. If even a few grams were to go missing, it would be noticed very quickly, and all video associated with that batch would be examined. LP's put in an enormous amount of work and capital into getting licensed, and they aren't going to let a thieving employee jeopardize that.........these aren't regular companies with a few cameras up to prevent employees from getting sticky fingers around the cash register, these companies can lose their license with a single incident and there is far more at stake.
I really do not see employee theft ever being a major issue. The vast majority of LP employees are already patients, likely get heavily subsidized meds as a perk of their jobs, and now find themselves working their dream job and getting paid very well to work with marijuana all day. Why on earth would anyone risk all of that just to pocket a few grams? It's not like you are going to be able to walk out the door with pounds at a time.
For anyone else, whether they choose to grow it or buy from an LP will depend on their own cost benefit analysis, is it worth their time to grow or is their time worth enough that they'd rather buy it from an LP? Same as whether you want to brew your own beer or go to the liquor store.
