Helping Dispensary Owners and Retail Managers Stay Compliant, Keep Teams Motivated, and Protect Their License—Without Getting Buried in Payroll Paperwork

You're not just running a shop. You’re managing compliance, high turnover, unpredictable schedules, and the kind of state scrutiny most industries couldn’t imagine. And on top of that, you’re expected to deliver a flawless customer experience every single day.

We see how hard you’re working. You’ve got budtenders juggling shifts, new hires every month, and regulators checking your records like it’s a sting operation.

We've built payroll and HR that understands the retail side of cannabis—fast-paced, highly regulated, and deeply human.

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Get Paid Without Payroll Drama

our budtenders, inventory managers, and front-of-house crew deserve seamless, accurate paydays. We automate payroll, taxes, and deposits—so you never lose time fixing errors during drops, launches, or end-of-month closeouts.

End High Turnover Headaches

Whether you’re staffing seasonal security or rotating part-time retail associates, we track every shift and update classifications in real time—keeping you compliant and audit-ready.

Time Tracking Built for Dispensaries, Not Desks

Your team isn't clocking in from cubicles. Our offline punch feature works inside vaults, across retail floors, and in low-connectivity zones. It syncs automatically when you're back online.

Because in retail cannabis, one payroll mistake can cost your license.

The Real Problems You’re Facing

You’re already juggling inventory audits, POS sync issues, daily cash reconciliations, and shifting compliance demands. But you’re still chasing down missed punches and rechecking tax codes after hours. Layer in banking restrictions, high turnover, and the looming risk of audits, and it’s clear: payroll shouldn’t add more stress.

Short Staffed, Still Expected to Nail Compliance

You’re covering shifts, fixing drawer counts, and juggling audits—all while trying to stay 100% compliant.

Scheduling Shouldn’t Be This Stressful

Shift swaps, last-minute callouts, and PTO juggling make staffing a full-time job. We simplify it.

They Don’t Get Retail. We Do.

Most vendors lump you in with cultivators. We know dispensary needs—from customer education gaps to compliance-ready staff training.

Grow With Confidence

Built for Dispensaries—Ready to Scale with You

Our platform isn’t retrofitted from another industry. It’s purpose-built for cannabis retail, helping you stay compliant, staff smarter, and scale without payroll stress. From shift swaps to tax complexity, we’ve got your back.

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Retail-Ready, Compliant Payroll

Make payday painless with automated payroll that accounts for 280E, shift variability, and cannabis-specific rules.

Frontline-Friendly Time Tracking

Mobile punches and offline sync ensure your budtenders clock in cleanly—even if Wi-Fi’s spotty behind the counter.

Tools That Grow with You

Whether you’ve got one shop or five, we scale your systems without scaling your stress.

Support That Truly Understands the Game

Talk to real HR pros who understand cannabis regs, short staffing, and the reality of daily compliance checks.

Canna U: Train Smarter, Serve Better

Keep your team confident and educated with seamless onboarding and continued educational development.

The 3 Step Plan

You’re Holding It Down. Let’s Make It Easier.

You’ve already weathered POS meltdowns, last-minute callouts, and ever-changing compliance rules. Maybe your last provider bailed. Maybe you’ve been surviving on duct-taped systems and spreadsheets. Either way—we see you. This plan’s built for dispensaries like yours.

Schedule a Call

Running multiple locations? High turnover? Banking stress? We’ll listen first. One of our cannabis-focused payroll advisors will map your current setup and pinpoint the friction.

Create a Tailored Solution

We’ll build a live demo tailored to your reality—whether that’s managing shift differentials, tracking hours across registers, or staying ready for a surprise audit.

Launch Smoothly, Run Smarter

We don’t ghost. From go-live through training, we stay in it with your team—HR leads, shift managers, you name it. You’ll gain full control over onboarding, payroll, and reporting—built to help you scale without stress.

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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 Dispensary Bundle & What it Costs

Managing a dispensary team means juggling shift changes, badge renewals, and compliance audits—often across multiple locations. That’s why most retail operators choose our Payroll + HCM Bundle with the Scheduling Add-On—a setup designed for cannabis dispensaries that can’t afford chaos at the counter.

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

Streamlined onboarding and mobile-friendly forms
PTO tracking and badge/license expiration alerts
Built-in cannabis compliance (I-9, OSHA, EEO-1)
Easy, audit-ready reporting

📅 Scheduling Add-On
$3 per employee/month
Lets managers set shifts, adjust in real-time, and communicate instantly with frontline staff—so every budtender knows when and where they’re needed.

Pricing may vary based on setup and scheduling needs. We’ll walk you through it—no surprises.

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Trusted payroll tools built to grow with your cannabis team

FAQs

Whether you're evaluating us for the first time or you're knee-deep in a harvest with questions that can't wait, we get it—cultivators have specific needs that off-the-shelf solutions just don't answer. Here are some of the most common questions we hear from growers just like you, with answers grounded in our experience working with over 650 cannabis operators nationwide.

Can you handle multi-location dispensaries?

How fast is support, really?

What if I have high turnover?

How do you help protect our license?

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.