Cannabis retail is still male-dominated, and female operators often report additional vulnerabilities, from perceptions of being soft targets to fewer security resources. Violence risk in cannabis retail: Legal cannabis businesses traditionally rely on cash transactions due to banking exclusion, making them high-risk targets. High insurance costs: Premiums for cannabis businesses are already high; incidents like this push them higher or even scare insurers away. Premiums for cannabis businesses are already high; incidents like this push them higher or even scare insurers away. Broader policy and industry implicationsThis robbery highlights systemic insecurity in the cannabis retail sector.