CANNAINVESTOR Magazine U.S. Publicly Traded June/July 2018 | Page 69

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@Louis. Kyron

HELIX TCS Inc (HLIX) is the current cover company for good reason. When (not if) cannabis reschedules, does the company’s descriptor not exactly state what every company that intends to operate legally absolutely need?

"Helix TCS Inc is engaged in the provision of security, compliance, and technology services to the legal cannabis industry. The company provides security system assessment services such as security consulting, perimeter alarm systems, intrusion alarm systems, access control, and IP CCTV systems for licensed cannabis business operators. The physical security solutions include armed and unarmed guards, armored transport, background checks, investigations, and risk assessment."

The sexy part of the industry may indeed be the domain of the licensed producers, dispensaries, and revolutionary technological advancements followed by medical breakthroughs and clinics. There may be as much opportunity if not more in the background where most goes unnoticed – whether that is seed to sale blockchain, product and cultivation innovation, cost efficiencies, or exactly the requisite security systems and processes that HLIX specializes in. As legalization expands, this aspect of the industry will become paramount – background checks are instrumental to ensure no black-market penetration, etc. Remember, any current proposed discussion and legislation appears to reschedule cannabis as it applies to those states where it is legal and where the businesses and consumers are in legal compliance with the State’s framework. Non-compliance is simply not an option.