Managed IT Cannabis Dispensaries
the camera is the license. So is the network behind it.
Managed IT cannabis dispensaries across SoCal — retail, delivery, and cultivation under California DCC. METRC integration. 90-day continuous camera retention at 720p+. POS (Treez, Cova, Flowhub, Dutchie). Payment infrastructure. Lose the network, lose the license.
Managed IT cannabis dispensaries — where every system is a license condition
Managed IT cannabis dispensaries operates under unique pressure: California dispensaries are regulated by the Department of Cannabis Control, and every operational system is also a license condition. POS runs METRC integration — the state seed-to-sale track-and-trace. Camera systems have minimum coverage, 720p+ resolution, 90-day retention, and 24/7/365 uptime requirements. Vault and limited-access rooms have specific monitoring rules. Lose any of it, lose the license.
The engagement: METRC integration documented and operational, 90-day camera retention covering every required zone (sales floor, vault, limited-access rooms, exterior, exits), POS managed (Treez, Cova, Flowhub, Dutchie, BLAZE), payment infrastructure secured (cashless ATM, debit, rotating cannabis-friendly processors), and network resilience that keeps it all running.
See cannabis dispensary security for the DCC-spec security system, security camera installation for the deployment underneath, and managed camera monitoring for the 24/7 health monitoring. Start with a free IT consultation.
Three cannabis IT realities a generalist MSP will miss
Cannabis dispensary IT operates under unique regulatory pressure.
90-day retention is a license condition
California requires continuous recording with 90-day retention at 720p+ covering sales floor, points of entry/exit, limited-access rooms, vault, and exterior. Generic 30-day defaults create a license violation. WCC deploys to the DCC spec.
METRC failure = inventory failure
Every transaction must push to METRC in real time. POS integration failures, outages, or sync delays create inventory discrepancies DCC audits flag. WCC manages POS-METRC sync as availability-critical, not best-effort.
Cannabis payment is its own problem
Cannabis is federally illegal. Most banks won't process. Dispensaries run cashless ATMs, debit workarounds, and a rotating set of cannabis-friendly processors. The landscape shifts. WCC tracks which processors are currently operating.
Why choose WCC for cannabis dispensary managed IT
Cannabis IT requires regulatory fluency, POS integration depth, and DCC-spec camera capability.
22+ years SoCal infrastructure
Two decades of regulated-environment work for SoCal customers. Dispensary deployment uses the standard model with DCC overlay.
Camera built to regulation
90-day retention. 720p+ minimum. Continuous recording. Required coverage zones. Built to the reg, not the default.
Treez · Cova · Flowhub · Dutchie
POS integration depth across the major cannabis platforms. METRC sync managed as availability-critical.
CSLB + DIR registered
Active California contractor license. C-7 · C-10 · C-28. Required for dispensary buildout including vault construction and limited-access access control.
The six cannabis dispensary managed IT capability areas
Each scopes to your license type, footprint, and DCC examiner expectations.
DCC Camera System
90-day retention, 720p+, continuous recording, all required coverage zones. Verkada, Avigilon, Rhombus. Built to inspection-pass.
POS + METRC Integration
Treez, Cova, Flowhub, Dutchie, BLAZE with METRC track-and-trace. Real-time sync monitored. Failover procedures documented.
Payment Infrastructure
Cashless ATM, debit, rotating cannabis-friendly processors. PCI scope minimization via segmentation. Operationally aware of processor changes.
Vault + Limited-Access
Brivo, Verkada, Avigilon access control. Documented audit trail. Integrated with camera for entry-event recording.
Network Resilience
Cellular failover, redundant ISPs where feasible, UPS for camera and POS. Because downtime is a license-condition violation, not a productivity issue.
SOC + Incident Response
Managed SIEM + EDR sized for dispensary ops. 24/7 SOC. IR with DCC reporting awareness for material incidents.
Cannabis dispensary managed IT — common questions
California DCC requires continuous recording at 720p+ with 90-day retention. Required coverage: sales floor, all points of entry/exit, all limited-access rooms, vault or safe, parking exterior, and any area where cannabis or cash is handled. Cameras must operate 24/7/365. Loss of coverage or retention is a license-condition violation. WCC deploys to meet or exceed the requirements with per-camera retention configurable.
METRC is California's seed-to-sale system, operated by Metrc LLC under DCC contract. Every transaction must push in real time. Integration happens at the POS layer — Treez, Cova, Flowhub, Dutchie, BLAZE all have METRC integration built in. WCC manages POS-METRC sync as availability-critical: monitoring sync health, troubleshooting failed pushes, and maintaining network resilience.
Cannabis is federally illegal under the Controlled Substances Act, so most banks and processors refuse cannabis transactions. The industry operates with cashless ATMs (technically debit cash withdrawal), pin-debit workarounds, and a rotating set of cannabis-friendly processors. The processor landscape shifts — processors enter and exit frequently. WCC maintains operational awareness of which are currently operating.
License posted, METRC accuracy (transactions match inventory), camera system operational with 90-day retention available, vault and limited-access rooms operating with documented access control, security plan matching operations, employee training documented, transport records (delivery operators), waste disposal logs. The IT underneath — cameras, POS, access control, METRC sync — must be operational and auditable during inspection.
Technically any camera meeting 720p+ and 90-day retention works, but most generic cameras lack the management capability for consistent 24/7/365 operation. The enterprise platforms WCC deploys — Verkada, Avigilon, Rhombus — have remote health monitoring, automatic firmware updates, redundant storage, and retention enforcement that make DCC compliance practical at scale. Consumer cameras drop offline without notification, creating gaps in required continuous recording.
Yes. Delivery operators have DCC requirements around vehicle cameras, GPS tracking, and route documentation. Cultivators have facility camera coverage, METRC tagging integration with cultivation management software, and limited-access area access control. WCC supports the full California cannabis license stack — retail, delivery, cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, testing.
Cannabis dispensary MSP across Southern California
WCC supports SoCal cannabis dispensaries across all six counties — retail, delivery, cultivation, manufacturing. Headquartered in Chino.
Managed IT cannabis dispensaries is a license-condition operation.
WCC delivers DCC-compliant camera systems, METRC-integrated POS, payment infrastructure, vault and limited-access access control, and the network resilience that keeps dispensary operations running. CSLB licensed. Built to inspection-pass.