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General Cannabis Security Unit Iron Protection Group Expands To California
General Cannabis Security Unit Iron Protection Group Expands To California.
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General Cannabis Security Unit Iron Protection Group Expands To California /* Style Definitions */ span.prnews_span { font-size:8pt; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; } a.prnews_a { color:blue; } li.prnews_li { font-size:8pt; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; } p.prnews_p { font-size:0.62em; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; margin:0in; } General Cannabis Security Unit Iron Protection Group Expands To California New office in Sacramento planned to serve largest regulated market PR Newswire SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 27, 2017 SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to growing demand, General Cannabis (OTCQB: CANN), announced today that its security division, Iron Protection Group (IPG), the premier provider of protection services for the regulated cannabis industry, will begin offering its services in California.  By opening an office in Sacramento, IPG will serve the largest regulated cannabis market in the world, now that the state voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults last November. "The demand for security services in California is skyrocketing," said Hunter Garth, Managing Director of IPG. "As a known security leader in Colorado, we are now seeing a dramatic rise in security and transportation requests from companies throughout the state. By opening our first office in the state capital, we plan to fulfill a vital component of the regulated cannabis industry in this substantial market." Glenn Weatherly, Iron Protection Group director of operations, will lead the company's California office. IPG, which is staffed primarily with United States military veterans, expects to continue that practice in California. "We look forward to working with cultivators and dispensaries in California, as well as hiring veterans throughout the state," Weatherly said. "Through serving in these wars overseas and experiencing a true trial by fire, we have come to a place where our skills have been refined, honed, and highly specialized, and our passion for protection has become unparalleled."   IPG was established in 2014 and acquired by General Cannabis, headquartered in Denver, in March 2015. "Iron Protection Group's entry into California is the first significant phase of our company's expansion in this growing market," said Robert Frichtel, Chief Executive Officer of General Cannabis. "Much of the regulated cannabi...