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Empowering Tribal Sovereign Communities with the Respect, Autonomy, and Payroll Support You Deserve

You’ve built a sovereign nation within a legal market—yet you’re still overlooked, boxed into outdated systems, or treated like a compliance risk instead of a respected partner. We see it, and we know you deserve better.

You’re not a gray area. You’re a governing body. A community. A business force with roots and rights.

At Paragon, we recognize Tribal Sovereign Communities as leaders in the cannabis space. Our payroll and HR solutions are designed to honor your autonomy, protect your compliance, and equip you with tools to grow on your terms—without sacrificing your values or your voice.

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Clear the Compliance Fog—Honor Your Sovereignty and Run Your Business

The Real Problems You’re Facing

You’ve already overcome generations of red tape just to operate freely on your own land. But even now, the systems you’re expected to trust—from banks to software—treat your Tribal enterprise like a liability instead of a legitimate force. 

You’re navigating interjurisdictional laws, evolving cannabis regulations, and sovereign governance—all while managing ag production, employment, and economic development. Most payroll vendors? They either don’t understand your structure or avoid it entirely.

You’re not high-risk. You’re highly capable. It’s time you had tools that recognize that.

 

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Compliant by the Law, Still Denied by the System

You meet every requirement—legal operations, state-level registration, Tribal governance, and compliance protocols. And yet, you’re blocked by vendors the moment you mention “Tribal” or “cannabis.”

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Precision Work, Primitive Payroll

You’re running efficient operations: processing plant materials, tracking yields, managing audits. But your payroll system doesn’t know the difference between a packaging operator and a licensed processor. You deserve more than guesstimated paychecks.

 

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One Nation, Dozens of Roles

You’re leading with lean crews—cultivating, manufacturing, staffing retail, distributing, and overseeing it all. But the tools you’ve been offered don’t track tasks by role, shift, or Tribal employment class. That’s not support—it’s obstruction.

Scale With Confidence—Across Tribal Lands, Labs, and Legacy

Built for Sovereign Operations That Do It All

From seed-to-sale, your work isn’t just agriculture—it’s governance, compliance, and community-building. Whether you’re growing outdoors, processing on-reservation, or distributing across states, your payroll system should adapt to your pace—not hold you back.

We understand what it takes to scale a sovereign operation across sectors, certifications, and jurisdictions—and we’re here to help you do it with clarity and control.

 

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Payroll That Honors Complex Sovereign Structures

Whether you’re paying seasonal crews, salaried lab staff, or multi-role fulfillment teams, we handle it all—accurately, compliantly, and with respect to 280E, intergovernmental rules, and Tribal governance. Your taxes stay clean. Your records stay audit-ready.

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Built to Scale With Your Certifications and Sovereignty

From USDA Organic to ISO or cGMP, we help you align SOPs, timekeeping, and role tracking to meet the standards your business is growing toward—without forcing you into a one-size-fits-all model.

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Support That Understands Both Sovereignty and Statutes

Our experts know the legal nuances of operating under Tribal authority. From payroll classification to cannabinoid labeling and compliance—we speak your language and know how to stand with you.

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Grow the Nation. We’ll Handle the Paperwork.

You’ve done the hard part—growing the crops, building the brand, and defending your economic future. We’ll help onboard your team, streamline your processes, and free you up to lead.

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You’ve Grown the Crop and the Brand. Let Us Handle the Paperwork.

Bring new team members up to speed quickly with customized onboarding and education that meets lab standards.

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Time Tracking That Doesn’t Need a Signal to Work

Remote harvest sites, cleanrooms, or multi-use facilities—we’ve got you covered. Our mobile punches and offline sync ensure your team’s time is tracked without interruption, no matter how far you are from broadband.

The 3 Step Plan: From Chaos to Control

You’ve carried the weight of Legacy, Land, and Law. Now Let Us Protect You For Once.

From cultivation to compliance, from workforce to wellness, you've led every part of your operation—on sovereign terms. We’re here to simplify what’s behind the scenes: payroll, HR, time tracking, and tax compliance.

We make the next phase easier, clearer, and fully aligned with your governance.

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Most Popular Tribal Sovereign Bundle & What It Costs

From vertically integrated operations to tribally licensed wellness shops, sovereign cannabis enterprises trust our Payroll + HCM Bundle with Scheduling and Timekeeping Add-Ons to power their workforce while respecting tribal governance, sovereignty, and compliance requirements.

🪶 Payroll + HCM Bundle

đź’µ $9 per employee/month + $95 base fee
Includes:

  • Role-based onboarding for tribal enterprise staff (retail, cultivation, wellness)

  • Support for tribal ID-based employee records and jurisdictional compliance

  • HR tools built for dual sovereignty (tribal/federal employment nuances)

  • Exportable audit trails for tribal councils, grant compliance, and funding transparency

đź“… Scheduling Add-On

đź’µ $2.50 per employee/month

  • Schedule shifts by tribal business units (e.g., dispensary, cultivation, tourism)

  • Adjust staffing to meet seasonal demand, harvest cycles, or tribal events

  • Real-time coverage visibility and gap alerts

⏱ Timekeeping Bundle

đź’µ $3 per employee/month

  • Mobile and offline punches for remote tribal lands and rural sites

  • Kiosk/biometric options for secure access at dispensary or grow facilities

  • Accurate time sync to payroll, meeting sovereign employment law needs

Note: Many tribal operators choose this bundle because it reduces risk of IRS or DOL missteps while allowing HR to stay aligned with tribal governance. We also work with tribal HR and Finance teams to ensure our system reflects your unique reporting and cultural frameworks.

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We’re Built for the Realities of Sovereign Cannabis & Hemp Supply Chains

FAQs

From USDA audits to intergovernmental compliance and tribally governed ecommerce, sovereign cannabis and hemp enterprises navigate more than just the plant. Paragon brings stability to your payroll and HR operations—no matter how many departments, entities, or jurisdictions you cross.

Here’s what we hear from Tribal operators:

Can our cultivation, wellness, and logistics teams clock in across different entities or lands?

How do you handle seasonal hires, grants, or fluctuating labor across tribal enterprises?

Can we control access by department (e.g., retail vs. testing lab vs. traditional medicine unit)?

What happens when regulations change (tribal, USDA, FDA, or IRS)?

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.

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