Cannabis Distribution
Turn-Key Business Package
Distributions can range from a necessary means to distribute your own products to a vast enterprise of their own. We have experience with operating multiple distributions!
Package Price: $5,000
$1,000 deposit required, subsequent payments required upon completion of milestones.
Included with this package:
Milestone 1 – Research & Conception
- Help identify business model of proposed distro; self-distro, storage-only, transport-only, package/label/rolling (PLR), or full-fledged
- Research and Report of competition, demographics and metrics tier of industry client is trying to enter
- Assistance with conception of distribution brand and identity by our design team
- Entity formation & tax ID registration
- Projections, CVP’s & ProForma of first three years
- Capital expenditure budget for all equipment required by business model
- Initial inspection of proposed property and outstanding permits, including storage capabilities and compliant testing access
- Recommendation of inventory management platform based on business model
- Inspection of license application by proposed locations’s city/counties
- Initial meeting with city/county to ask/answer questions/concerns
Milestone 2 – Application Preparation
- Security/fire specialists referrals if required by application
- Mechanical Engineer referral if required by application
- Recommendations of property modifications to meet compliance regulations
- Referrals and initiation of all compliant transportation, property, business and liability insurances, according to city and state requirements of all areas serviced
- Assistance with implementation of security/fire requirements
- Creation of site plan with application-specific notations
- Authoring of license application
- Composition of live scans, proof of income, application fees
Milestone 3 – Application Submission
- Final review of application against HDL requirements
- Submission of application to city/county with all required ancillary documents
- Assistance with any required follow-up meetings/interviews with city/county
- Amendments of application, should it not initially be accepted, and resubmission
Milestone 4 – Build Out
- Communication assistance between client, contractors and specialists
- Day-to-day updates and feedback during construction
- Creation of all required Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and other protocols
- Creation of DCC/CDTFA checklists/SOP’s, for inspection preparation
- Creation of quality-assurance review process for final packaging & labelling
- IT services to recommend and setup network and security systems
- Configuration of inventory management system including integration with METRC
- Creation of recurring inventory accounting process per state compliance
- Hiring/training of distribution manager and staff
- Schedule approval, testing and sealing of weighing devices
Milestone 5 – Pre-Launch
- Referrals for suppliers and initial inventory purchases
- Creation of website and social media accounts
- Creation of training handbook and employee positions
- Hiring & training of staff
- Pre-launch advertising campaign creation and deployment
Milestone 6 – Launch
- Monitoring of first 3 months of sales, incoming/outgoing
- CDPH/DCC/CDTFA inspection preparation analysis and practice run
- Analysis of security systems/camera logs
- Recommendations based on above analysis
Ready to begin?
Tulip & Oak is ready to hit every milestone with you! Let’s talk, answer your questions, look at the variables, and make a plan!