Helping Vertically Integrated Cannabis Businesses Eliminate Operational Chaos, Stay Compliant, and Scale with Confidence—All from One Platform

Running cultivation, processing, retail, and distribution under one roof? You’re not just managing a business—you’re managing a universe. And every disconnected payroll or HR tool makes that universe harder to hold together.

We’re built for the businesses doing it all. From plant to product to people, we streamline the chaos and give you one system that supports every license, location, and operation.

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Close Payroll Loops Across the Supply Chain

When cultivation, manufacturing, retail, and transport live under one roof, a missed classification can cost you licenses—or trust. We automate payroll, filings, and tax deposits across departments, so every shift, run, and route gets paid cleanly and compliantly.

License-by-License Precision

From hourly trimmers to salaried compliance managers, we map job codes, track labor by department, and support GL mapping across entities—keeping you inspection-ready and in sync with METRC and accounting.

Time Tracking That Moves With Your Operation

Whether you’re deep in the canopy, sanitizing an extraction room, or managing late-night retail, our mobile punch and offline sync keep your team on the clock, even when the signal drops.

Finally, Lose the Back-Office Chaos and Focus on Growing Your Business

The Real Problems You’re Facing

You’re navigating METRC tagging, SOPs, batch tracking, state inspections, and four business units under one roof. Now layer in payroll mishaps, multi-state tax compliance, and a provider that treats you like a liability. It’s no wonder it feels like the ops side never catches up.

Ghosted by the "Experts"

You’ve been dropped, delayed, or denied because you’re vertically integrated—and they weren’t built for complexity.

Everything’s Tracked—Except Pay

Budtenders, extractors, drivers, and compliance staff all need different classifications. Getting it wrong could trigger audits, penalties—or worse, license jeopardy.

Too Many Entities, Not Enough Support

You’re running five licenses and filling ten roles. No wonder payroll feels like a second job.

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Scale With Confidence Across Every License You Hold

We Know Vertically Integrated—and We’re Built for the Complexity You Face

From retail to cultivation to extraction, our platform is purpose-built to unify payroll, compliance, and people ops across multi-licensed operations.

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Fully Integrated, Fully Compliant Payroll

Built for 280E-sensitive workflows and tailored to handle shifting roles, job costing by department, and license-specific nuances.

Time Tracking Across the Entire Supply Chain

Mobile and kiosk punch tools work wherever your teams do—greenhouses, labs, dispensaries, and delivery routes—with offline sync for low-connectivity areas.

Scale Seamlessly Across States and Entities

Whether you're expanding licenses or launching in new states, our platform supports multi-entity reporting and complex org structures from day one.

Support from Cannabis Payroll Experts

Tap into HR and tax professionals who understand the language of verticals—METRC, SOPs, POS, 1099s, audits, and license thresholds.

Onboarding + Canna U Training

Train cultivation crews, lab techs, and retail staff faster with cannabis-specific onboarding and our Canna U learning platform.

The 3 Step Plan: From Chaos to Control

You’ve Held It All Together. Let Us Streamline What’s Next.

You’ve juggled cultivation SOPs, lab audits, METRC entries, and license inspections. Now you’re stuck spreadsheeting timecards and resolving payroll mishaps across multiple departments. We make this next part frictionless.

Schedule a Call

From trimmers to lab managers to delivery drivers, we’ll review your setup and pinpoint where your payroll system is falling short.

Build Customized Solutions

We’ll show you how Paragon manages multi-license workflows, departmental time tracking, and job-costing by role, entity, and location.

Onboard Every Team, Every Department

We simplify implementation and equip HR, ops, and finance with the training and tools they need to get full control—without extra headcount.

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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 Vertically Integrated Operators & What It Costs

anaging cultivation, retail, processing, and distribution under one roof requires serious coordination. That’s why multi-license operators choose our Payroll + HCM Bundle with Timekeeping and Scheduling Add-Ons—built to unify compliance, labor tracking, and people ops across every license and location.

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

Role-based onboarding across cultivation, lab, retail, and delivery
GL and department-level job costing
License-specific compliance alerts and task tracking
Audit-ready reporting for DCC, OSHA, METRC, and state inspections

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

Build shifts by department or license (e.g., trimming, POS, extraction)
Real-time updates to reflect harvests, retail surges, or lab cycles
Visual dashboards to manage coverage and compliance

⏱ Timekeeping Bundle
💵 $3 per employee/month

GPS punches for mobile drivers and delivery crews
Kiosk and biometric options for restricted areas (e.g., vaults, labs)
Labor syncing across locations, licenses, and shift types

Learn More About Pricing

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We’re Built for the Grind of Multi-License, Multi-Location Chaos

FAQs

From seed-to-sale oversight to surprise inspections across licenses, vertically integrated operators need a system that flexes with them. You’re not just growing—you're manufacturing, transporting, retailing, and tracking every gram. Most payroll vendors don’t understand your scope. We do.

Here are the top questions we hear from operators like you:

Can our retail, grow, and processing teams all use different timekeeping methods?

What happens when we open a new license or state?

Can we restrict permissions by department or license?

How fast is your support during crunch time (e.g., harvest or 280E planning)?

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.