Helping Ancillary Cannabis Companies Stay Aligned, Compliant, and Client-Ready—Without Payroll Headaches

ou power the cannabis supply chain—staffing firms, software providers, consultants, construction crews, packaging teams, and more. You may not touch the plant, but the industry’s complexity still touches you.

We’re cannabis-committed across the full ecosystem. Whether you’re managing 1099s, high-turnover W2s, or multi-state compliance, we streamline your payroll, HR, and tax operations—without the stigma, shutdown risks, or banking friction that often come with supporting cannabis.

No shame. No shutoffs. Just proactive support built for the behind-the-scenes builders of the cannabis economy.

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Make Payroll a Strength, Not a Stressor

You’re the partner plant-touching businesses rely on—so your back office needs to be just as reliable. We automate your payroll, tax filings, and compliance workflows, so you can focus on serving the industry without distractions.

Support Every Function, From Field to HQ

From delivery drivers and warehouse staff to engineers and account managers, we classify and pay everyone accurately—making your operation clean, compliant, and ready to scale or subcontract.

Field-Proof Time Tracking

Your crews don’t sit still—and neither should your time clock. Our tools work in grow rooms, labs, job sites, or construction zones with poor reception, so your team stays connected, and your records stay airtight.

Ditch Payroll Uncertainty—Double Down on What You Actually Do

The Real Problems You’re Facing

You're scaling fast to meet cannabis client demand—but your payroll system can’t handle mixed W2s/1099s, compliance nuances, or cannabis stigma. Now you’re chasing support tickets while trying to stay vendor-ready for high-risk clients.

Collateral Damage for Supporting Cannabis

You’ve been ghosted, blocked, or treated like a liability because your clients touch the plant.

Roles Change—Payroll Shouldn’t Break

You’ve got crews in warehouses, on-site installs, and virtual support staff—but no clean way to manage pay by risk or job type.

Everything Depends on You

You’re the founder, HR lead, ops coordinator, and sometimes even IT. Payroll shouldn’t add to the chaos.

Scale Confidently— With Advocates Destigmatizing the Industry

We Know Ancillary—and We’re Built for the Cannabis Supply Chain

Whether you’re in staffing, packaging, software, or security, you deserve payroll support that respects your work and understands your clients.

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Reliable, Cannabis-Aware Payroll

No shutdowns, no stigma—just accurate, automated payroll that handles your W2s, 1099s, and multi-state obligations.

Time Tracking That Works in the Field

Mobile and kiosk options help you track teams in warehouses, on-site builds, or mobile crews with offline syncing built in.

Scale with Your Cannabis Client Base

As you expand to serve MSOs, labs, and retailers, we ensure your HR stack and payroll tools evolve with your contracts and compliance needs.

Support from Teams Who Speak Your Language

Our HR experts know how to navigate cannabis-adjacent rules and contracts—and we don’t treat your clients like red flags.

Frictionless Onboarding + Upskilling With Canna U Training

Equip your field teams and back office staff with fast onboarding and ongoing learning tools tailored to cannabis-facing environments.

The 3 Step Plan: From Chaos to Control

You’ve Earned the Clients. Let Us Handle the Admin.

You’re building, staffing, packaging, or servicing for plant-touching operators—and still being treated like a liability by banks and providers. Let’s fix that.

Talk With a Team That Understands Cannabis-Adjoining Risk

We’ll assess your payroll needs, team structure, and client-facing requirements—no judgment, no shutdowns.

Build a Solution That Grows With Your Scope

From field crews to remote teams, we’ll map roles, tax setups, and contractor/W2 classification—so you’re compliant, fast, and scalable.

Onboard and Launch With Confidence

We onboard your people, support your ops, and free you up to focus on your cannabis clients—not backend chaos.

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Word on the Street

“I will say, I am quite impressed with Paragon’s commitment to the cannabis industry. From seeing ads, to your posts on LinkedIn on Paragon’s behalf etc. I am just very happy to see a company that is so openly stating that they support us. It’s a very nice change from what seems to be the norm. Two thumbs up to you guys at Paragon!

Also, I forgot to add, that not only is great to see the support of the industry, but Paragon seems to one of the few if not the only payroll company that seems to understand the pricing schedule that is realistic within this industry. Too many companies operate under the “cannabis tax” model when doing business with a cannabis company that further strains the success of the growth of this industry. So, I am very thankful that Paragon is not one of those companies and is realistic with their fees.”

Owner With It Weed

“We transitioned to isolved at the first of this year. Naturally, that came with a steep learning curve for our payroll processing. With other payroll software transitions in my career, this has been a very difficult process.
Ever since our implementation resource was introduced, it's been like having someone right beside me along the way to ensure things are 100% accurate. She's taken a ton of questions from me over the past few weeks and provided timely (and accurate) answers to every one of them. She made this transition easier than anything I've seen doing payroll for over 18 years. It's obvious she knows the system inside-and-out because she knew how to explain complex procedures in an easy-to-understand way. I could write paragraphs on how she walked me through our complex payroll and increased my understanding of the isolved platform. This is even more commendable since we are a PEO, which only adds to the complexity of how we are using the program.

In short, she is my hero!"

Owner UpSource PEO

"Paragon's service has been great. Implementation and support have been very responsive and helped us out when we needed to find a new provider and had tight timeframes. They made the process of switching providers nearly painless and they seem to really care and show a lot of empathy for our situation. A big thank you to their team."

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Most Popular Bundle for Ancillary Teams & What It Costs

Serving cannabis clients requires trust and precision. Ancillary service providers—from packaging to staffing—rely on our Payroll + HCM Bundle with both Timekeeping and Scheduling Add-Ons to manage multi-state teams and project-based work.

🔧 Payroll + HCM Bundle
💵 $9 per employee/month + $95 base fee
Includes:

Role-specific onboarding for field teams, reps, or contractors
Support for W2/1099 blending and multi-state payroll
Compliance tracking for safety, certifications, and client agreements
HR document management for contracts, NDAs, and SOPs

📅 Scheduling Add-On
💵 $2.50 per employee/month

Schedule field crews, warehouse shifts, or project deployments
Adjust schedules quickly based on job sites or customer needs
Keep staffing aligned across accounts, departments, and clients

⏱ Timekeeping Bundle
💵 $3 per employee/month

GPS punches for mobile teams
Kiosk options for centralized locations or warehouses
Real-time syncing with payroll and job costing

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We’re Built for the Realities of Cannabis-Adjacent Service Providers

FAQs

You’re in staffing, packaging, software, or logistics—but because you serve cannabis, the stigma follows you. We’re here to cut through the red tape and keep your ops running clean.

Top questions we hear from ancillary operators:

Can we handle W2s and 1099s in the same system?

Do you work with vendors that support cannabis companies, not just plant-touching?

Can we set different access levels for remote and on-site teams?

Will your support team understand that we’re cannabis-adjacent, not direct-touch?

Let’s turn your what-ifs into wins.

Ready to Stop Wondering and Start Winning?

You're not here by accident. You're here because something’s not working—or because you know there’s a better way. We’re not just another solution. We’re the one built with your reality in mind.

So if you’re tired of guessing, tired of being underserved, or just tired of carrying all the weight alone—this is your moment. You're choosing a partner that gets it, shows up, and delivers.