Ok. We have a building and now it is time to start planning. We have an idea of the end product we want to make, and a rough idea of the budget…but where do I go next.

Before I start digging into the next steps that a ganjapenuer would start taking to designing a compliant hemp CBD manufacturing lab, I want to explain why I am writing this article. C1D1 Labs LLC was started to help hemp business owners find the correct equipment and information without wasting their entire budget getting there. My name is Alex and I am the founder and an extraction technician who started out with my own facilities in Oakland, California. The goal of our company is to give our friends a chance to succeed in an industry that will rapidly advance.

The trick to making money in the hemp industry is GET OPERATIONAL. Once you can start making money your ROI will be fast if your manufacturing SOPs and sales are proper. However, many first time business owners lose their budget in the first year with costly mistakes like building out incorrectly or buying the wrong equipment.

This is why your next step is so crucial and why we now offer the “Easy Approval Package”. We have found the FIRST step a company needs to do is figure out a fire code compliant floor plan with their equipment list laid out correctly and verified as “acceptable”. This step requires the correct correlation between three key players: an architect, chemical process engineer, and PE fire protection engineer. Our in-house experts work together to draw the canvas you will create your future on. By making sure your “Process Flow Diagram” includes equipment that has the correct Engineer Peer Reviews and through puts, you will know that the lab you build will meet your goals and get accepted. What most people fail to realize however is your entire lab is built around hazmat codes that control maximum allowed quantities of your solvents. This is why most architects will go spend your time and money with little to no results. Having an PE fire protection engineer work with your employees who all have cannabis experience is the key to a successful lab design and build out.

It’s important to note, you will not be able to properly quote MEP or build out costs until you have a floor plan. You need a canvas and a masterpiece to determine the amount of time and money it will take to create. However, the “Easy Approval Package” from C1D1 Labs LLC starts at just $10,000 and comes with a signed technical fire report of the facility by the PE fire protection engineer that will streamline your project through your local fire department.

Of course, don’t forget to check out our modular and prefabricated extraction booths that will streamline you to operation and elimate timely and costly mistakes. All of our extraction rooms are PSI peer reviewed and come with FREE delivery!