Inherited Risk: How Temperature and Humidity Failures Upstream Are Becoming Retail Liability Downstream
Retailers who accept cannabis deliveries without auditing cold chain integrity may be unknowingly absorbing liability for product degradation that originated long before the shipment arrived at their door. Regulatory violations, consumer complaints, and costly recalls are increasingly tracing back to temperature mismanagement at the cultivation and distribution stages. Understanding what to audit—and what to contractually require—has become a business-critical competency for cannabis retailers o