Beware of cannabis cash demand scam

VERMONT - The Cannabis Control Board recently received notification of a scam targeting prospective participants in the adult-use cannabis marketplace. A caller reached out to a local business claiming to be from the board and demanded cash, as well as other information from the business, including photographs of their premises, in order to avoid further fines.
The board does not and will not demand money over the phone. The board will never call, email or text to demand cash, assets or personal information without giving time to consider options as part of a clearly established adjudicative process.
Reach out at CCB.Info@vermont.gov or call (802) 636-7548 with any questions about a caller claiming to be from the board or any general questions about board policy.If the target of a scam reach out the Vermont Attorney General’s Office at ago.vermont.gov/cap/stopping-scams.
For more information visit www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-avoid-scam.