The Lock It Down Award honors a child-resistant, secure, practical storage product or system that helps prevent unauthorized access, accidental ingestion, loss, or diversion while remaining usable for the patients and adults who need legitimate access.

Safe storage is one of the most direct ways households can reduce preventable cannabis-related incidents. Cannabis Safety Month emphasizes practical solutions people can adopt immediately, and good storage design can help families turn general safety recommendations into everyday habits.

As medical cannabis becomes more common in homes, storage systems need to account for the realities of patients, caregivers, children, visitors, multiple product types, and differing physical abilities. Innovations recognized through this award can help establish safer household norms while ensuring that security does not create unreasonable barriers for patients who need regular access to their medicines.