KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ ALARM - SECURITY INDUSTRY LEGAL EMAIL NEWSLETTER / THE ALARM EXCHANGE You can read all of our articles on our website. Having trouble getting our emails? Change your spam controls and whitelist ken@kirschenbaumesq.com ****************************** Is marijuana making employment issues in this industry worse August 7, 2026 ************************ Is marijuana making employment issues in this industry worse ************************ Ken: In today's work environment it is a real challenge to find people who will meet our entry criteria - and we will TRAIN from the ground up for both Central Station as well as installation/service! With Missouri now 'allowing' Marijuana, it has brought it to a new level. When we have individuals show up for the interview with their 'get out of jail free drug card' and are astonished when we state 'sorry, the Federal has a 100% drug free environment and we do work for the Federal' they stare back in disbelief! What the politicians don't realize, or even care, is how destructive the new 'marijuana' is to the human brain with the higher levels of chemicals through the breeding scheme that is done. Our insurance broker insures several 'canabis houses' and in chatting with the owners of those cannabis houses, he discovers the owners imagine the life span of their business will be 5-10 years as at that time the lawsuits for brain damaged individuals will begin to pile up and then they will need to dissolve those entities and get out of business. THEN, with the PRICE of drugs, somehow those individuals have to get MONEY and if they can't get it one way, they will get it another! Imagine a Central Station operator 'delaying' dispatch on a burglar alarm due to them being coerced as being a way to 'pay off' their drug debt! / a similar type of occurrence actually occurred at another Central Station where the employee approached the supervisor and stated, 'you need to fire me as the mob wanted me to not promptly dispatch at xyz premise and threatened me with telling they know where I live and my wife works at'. NOT A PROBLEM, the supervisor stated, tomorrow morning you are coming in and begin training as an installer!. Finally, where this JoeBloviation is going....... I was on a quotation at a large facility and when I explained our hiring process included an individual who operates a polygraph to ensure we don't have individuals that have been trained by the gangs to infiltrate my company; the Manager stated this infiltration actually occurred at the Chicago location he was the Manager at, where close to 60% of the individuals were now hooked on drugs (started with Marijuana and worked it's way up to the heavier stuff) due to the gangs sending in someone to begin giving away and then selling drugs - employees were then having to steal and sell merchandise to pay for their habit. So, that is what we are now running into in the real world.......... Respectfully, Joseph (Joe) Pfefer, President & Founder Jade Alarm Co. ********************* Response ********************* It's frustrating finding employees in just about all industries. It's hard to point to one or more reasons for this social issue but it's undeniable. *********************** STANDARD FORMS Alarm / Security / Fire and related Agreements click here: www.alarmcontracts.com *************************** CONCIERGE LAWYER SERVICE PROGRAM FOR THE ALARM INDUSTRY - You can check out the program and sign up here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/concierge or contact our Program Coordinator Stacy Spector, Esq at 516 747 6700 x 304. *********************** ALARM ARTICLES: You can always read our Articles on our website at ww.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-articles updated daily ******************** THE ALARM EXCHANGE - the alarm industries leading classified and business exchange - updated daily ************************* Wondering how much your alarm company is worth? Click here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/what-is-my-alarm-company-worth ****************************** Getting on our Email List / Email Articles archived: Many of you are forwarding these emails to friends or asking that others be added to the list. Sign up for our daily newsletter here: Sign Up. You can read articles and order alarm contracts on our web site www.alarmcontracts.com ************************** Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum PC Attorneys at Law 200 Garden City Plaza Garden City, NY 11530 516 747 6700 x 301 ken@kirschenbaumesq.com www.KirschenbaumEsq.com
