Green Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, is one of cannabis retail’s busiest shopping days. Customers stock up ahead of the long weekend, and many dispensaries run holiday promotions to match. In 2026, it falls on November 25.
A slow register, a flaky printer, or a Wi-Fi dead spot near check-in is an annoyance on a quiet Tuesday. On Green Wednesday, it means a line out the door. This checklist helps you find those weak spots while there is still time to fix them. Start with the problems your staff already know about, then check your sales history to see which hours will be busiest.
Cure8 sets up and supports store networks, checkout tools, and security systems. The goal of this review is simple: your team can use every system, spot a fault, and get back to work without losing track of sales or stock.
Green Wednesday Tech Checklist at a Glance
| Area | What to test | Who to involve |
| Internet | Main service, Wi-Fi, and switch to backup | IT partner and manager |
| Checkout | Prices, limits, scanners, printers, and online orders | POS vendor and store team |
| Power and security | Backup batteries, recording, alarms, and alerts | Qualified IT and security staff |
| Outage response | When to stop, who to call, and what to tell customers | Shift lead and compliance lead |
| After a fault | Sales reports, payments, orders, and stock counts | Authorized POS and inventory staff |
Start With Recent Problems
Ask the team what goes wrong during a normal shift. Review recent support requests and last year’s sales by hour, if you have them. Check canceled orders and times when staff needed help.
Give each problem a person and a due date. Instead of “check Wi-Fi,” write “IT partner to test the check-in connection by Friday.” Then leave time for repairs and another test.
Test Internet Where Staff Use It
Check the connection at registers, check-in, the back office, and the area where staff prepare orders. A test next to the router will not reveal every weak spot.
Ask your IT partner to check:
- Your main service and recent faults.
- Upload needs for cloud video and remote viewing.
- Wi-Fi coverage during a normal workload.
- Whether guest Wi-Fi stays apart from store systems.
- The backup line’s signal, data limit, and device support.
- Who gets an alert when the connection fails.
Have trained IT staff test the switch to backup at an agreed time. Tell the store team first. Follow the vendor’s steps and keep required safety and security systems working. Check that key apps reconnect, then test the return to the main line.
Two providers may share cables or other parts of the network. A mobile backup also needs a good signal. Ask about these limits before counting on a second service.
Backup internet cannot fix a fault at your POS provider. Your outage plan needs to cover both kinds of problem. Our guide to backup internet options for cannabis businesses outlines choices to discuss with your IT partner.
Run Through Checkout Before the Rush
Ask your point-of-sale (POS) vendor how to test in a training system or another approved setup. Do not create fake sales in a live state tracking system.
Prices and offers
Check each offer’s start time, end time, products, and final price. Try a cart with different product types. Make sure discounts do not bypass purchase limits or other required checks.
Confirm that your offers follow the rules in your market. Staff should know what a blocked sale means and who can review it.
Registers and orders
Test scanners, receipt printers, label printers, and cash drawers at each checkout. Check that spare paper and labels fit the devices.
Dispensary checkout counter with POS equipment.
For online orders, trace an approved test from the website to the store queue, through picking, and on to handoff. Check where staff see canceled orders and stock changes. Confirm that your ordering method is allowed in your market.
Staff access and support
Check that staff can use their own accounts and have the access their jobs need. Do not share an admin login to get through a busy shift.
Staff assisting customers on the dispensary sales floor.
Get the POS vendor’s support hours and contact details for November 25. Keep the store details needed to open a support request handy, but store passwords securely.
Check What Offline Mode Can Do
Ask your vendor what happens if the store loses internet, the POS service fails, or the state tracking service goes down. A payment fault may need a different response again.
- Can staff sign in when service is down?
- Which age and purchase-limit checks still work?
- Where does the system save sales data?
- Which reports wait to send later?
- Who checks failed reports when service returns?
- When must staff pause sales?
Dutchie’s batch-mode guide gives one example. It explains how some sales reports can wait for Metrc, a state tracking platform, and how staff review failed reports. That does not mean every POS works without internet.
Have your compliance lead check the steps allowed under your store’s rules. Do not invent a paper-sales process or skip required checks to keep the line moving.
Check Backup Power and Spare Devices
List what each backup battery powers. A register with power may still lose its connection if the modem and network gear shut off.
Have qualified staff check battery health, the connected load, and how long the battery should last. Follow the maker’s test steps. Do not cut power during live sales as a surprise test.
A small backup battery will not run the whole store. Plan what staff should do if power stays off longer than it can support the key devices.
Clean scanners and screens as the maker directs. Check cables, plugs, and mounts for damage. Keep cords out of walkways.
Test spare devices too. A printer still in its box is not a ready replacement. Confirm that it works with the POS and that someone on shift knows how to connect it.
For screens and other customer-facing devices, use our holiday kiosk hardware checklist alongside this store-wide review.
Do Not Skip Cameras and Alarms
Check that required cameras record, show the right time, and save footage. Make sure authorized staff can find and export a clip. Review storage health, failure alerts, and the alarm contact list.
Use the rules for your license and location. A holiday rush does not change them.
Name the person who handles a security fault. Follow any required reporting and limits on store operations when a system fails.
Green Wednesday Tech Checklist: The Shift Lead’s Outage Plan
Keep the plan where staff can reach it without the store network. Include vendor contacts, who is in charge, and any details needed to request help. Keep passwords out of the shared sheet.
The plan should answer six questions:
- Who takes charge?
- How do staff check what failed?
- What work can continue, and what must stop?
- Who calls support and makes required reports?
- Who updates staff and customers?
- Who checks the fix before work resumes?
Practice one case before the holiday. If online orders stop reaching the store, staff should know who to call and how to avoid duplicate orders. Tell customers what you know, not a repair time the vendor has not confirmed.
Check Sales and Stock After a Fault
When service returns, check whether an order or payment went through before trying it again. Repeated clicks can make the problem harder to untangle.
Have authorized staff follow the vendor’s recovery steps. Review sales waiting to report, failed reports, payments, canceled orders, and stock counts. Keep error messages and support case numbers.
Do not change records just to force the totals to match. Assign someone to resolve each error through the approved process.
Ask Cure8 to Review the Store Before November 25
If your Green Wednesday tech checklist reveals recurring connection or checkout faults, bring Cure8 your error reports, equipment list, and internet provider details. Leave time to test any fixes before November 25.
We can review the network, backup connection, checkout hardware, and security setup, then coordinate tests with the relevant vendors. Confirm the scope and available dates early enough to leave room for repairs.
Request a pre-holiday dispensary technology consultation and tell us what needs attention before Green Wednesday.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Green Wednesday in 2026?
November 25, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Can a backup line prevent all POS outages?
No. It can help with some faults at the store. It cannot fix a POS provider’s service or guarantee that payment and tracking tools stay online.
Can we sell in offline mode?
Only if the software and the rules allow the required work. Confirm the approved steps before the holiday. Offline mode is not permission to skip checks.
Should we update every device just before the event?
Avoid untested last-minute changes. Agree needed updates with your vendors and leave time to test. Ask qualified staff about urgent security fixes rather than putting them off.