Customer Experience

American Green facial recognition ID verification available for cannabis, alcohol kiosks

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October 21, 2021

American Green Inc. announced that its new age-identifying and facial recognition software is installed and fully operational in the American Green Xpress cannabis and CBD vending machines, according to a press release.

The artificial intelligence powered 21-and-over age-identity verification, and authorization software automatically runs the facial recognition for the initial customer onboarding process.

The customer scans their driver's license into their phone, then shows it to the camera on the machine. The machine verifies whether the customer ID is authentic while comparing that photo with facial recognition it "sees" on the machine's camera while confirming that the customer is "live" at the machine.

The machine approves or rejects the customer upon the completion of the biometric verification process. The now-verified person lays their index finger atop the biometric finger vein reader where the vein print is read and matched with the customer's other biometric data.

If a new AGX customer passes all of the AGX's protocols, they will then be enrolled and can purchase any age-restricted products in the AGX immediately. The next time a previously enrolled person visits a machine in their network, all they have to do is insert their finger into the biometric finger vein reader to have full access to purchase anything in the machine.