Female-Owned · Special pricing for social equity · Performs due diligence
Creating A Culture of Accountability™
The cannabis industry's only dedicated technical writing and consulting firm.
Beth Myers
CEO & Founder
18+ years · 24 states · 5 countries
24
US States
5
Countries
18+
Years Experience
Our Foundation
What We Do
Our Services
01
Technical & Creative Writing
The cannabis industry's only dedicated technical writing firm. We write everything: books, marketing brochures, white papers, financial models, one pagers, news articles, press releases, menu and strain/cultivar descriptions, educational content, marketing emails, SEO and AIO optimization, licensing applications, operations manuals, training modules, pitch decks, investor presentations, proformas, business plans, and website content. Every deliverable is 100% human-written and bespoke or we can use AI-assisted methods to save you time and resources without sacrificing quality. Real people, real-time experience across 24 states.
Start a Project02 — Most Popular
Business Licensing Applications
We have filed cannabis license applications in 24 US states, 20 local jurisdictions, and 5 countries. We know what regulators want and how to give it to them.
Get Licensed03
Startup & Market Entry Consulting
Comprehensive consulting, training programs, and procedures that build foundational knowledge of the plant and universal industry practices, designed to nurture a Culture of Accountability™ in your organization.
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Why Hire Cannabis Technical Writers?
Should You Hire Cannabis Technical Writers?
The barriers between business expertise and the cannabis industry have been dismantled by activists and their efforts mimicked by mainstream society. More than a decade past Colorado's landmark Amendment 64, navigating the cannabis domain remains an intricate endeavor. Beyond conventional business challenges, this sector presents unique adversities from inception to capital acquisition. A persistent undercurrent of prejudice exists against the plant, a form of unawareness remediated solely by informed professionals.
The legal landscape spans municipal regulations in small towns to federal laws that continue to outlaw consumption and sales. Minor oversights during the foundational phase of your cannabis company can precipitate prolonged systemic repercussions. The bureaucratic intricacies facing cannabis proprietors are unparalleled.
What is the Value of Due Diligence?
While the present era boasts an unprecedented reservoir of resources dedicated to the cannabis industry, it remains an evolving trade. The specificity and depth of knowledge requisite for triumph within this sector surpass what most entrepreneurs may initially anticipate. Analogous to the selection of a specialized attorney, each consultant in the cannabis trade possesses a distinctive forte. It becomes imperative to match this expertise with the precise requirements of a given situation.
Some consultants hail from backgrounds in cultivation, finance, law, medicine, processing, operations/technical writing or retail, while others possess acumen in maneuvering a vertically integrated model. Missteps in this intricate field can range from financial losses to the dire consequence of business license revocation.
What is the Power of Experience?
Professionals seasoned in governmental and community relations are acutely aware of the socio-economic dynamics within their jurisdictions. Strategizing for licensure differs profoundly from conceptualizing a cost-efficient cultivation model and its subsequent infrastructure. Remaining static has its limitations, compelling even the most esteemed organizations to solicit unbiased, specialized insights, whether for immediate challenges or as enduring strategic guidance.
Unburdened by allegiance to internal hierarchies or vested interests, cannabis technical writers can provide unadulterated assessments. This impartiality, paired with a fresh perspective, often illuminates innovative solutions. Writers equipped with expertise across pivotal domains: planning, permitting, licensing, compliance, marketing, and scaling, offer invaluable foresight. What value does one assign to the privilege of anticipatory knowledge?
Disclaimer: CannManage is operated by technical writers with a passion for cannabis culture, policy, and technical knowledge. We are able to offer application and writing services at accessible rates because we are not a big firm with accountants, doctors, lawyers, and real estate professionals. We are not here to give legal, financial, or medical advice.
Our Footprint
We Know Your State's Rules
Click any green state to explore its cannabis licensing requirements, application timelines, and how CannManage can help you get licensed there.
States we've worked in — click to exploreOther statesNo legal cannabis program
18+ Years in the Field
A Track Record Built State by State
From the Bay Area's first dispensaries to international licensing in 5 countries — here's a glimpse of the work behind the expertise.
2008–2010Bay Area, CA
Launched consulting career in the Bay Area cannabis market — advising vertical cultivation, delivery, and caregiver operations from the ground up.
2011–2015Denver, CO
Moved to Colorado at the dawn of legalization. Rose from budtender to Chief Operating Officer at one of the state's premier luxury cannabis brands — 2 stores, 400+ lights, 100k sq ft cultivation.
2012Denver, CO
Part of the founding team that developed the world's first strain-specific CO2 vaporizer cartridges — a product category that now defines the industry.
2016–2017AK · WA · CO
Expanded consulting footprint to Alaska and Washington State — financial modeling, investor decks, and startup guidance for vertically integrated operators.
2021–2022IL · NJ · NY · GA · NV · NM · MS · AL · AZ
Re-entered full-time work with a global consulting firm. Helped dozens of cannabis companies navigate licensing across 9+ states — craft growers, dispensaries, social equity applicants, and verticals.
2021–2022Uruguay · Canada · Portugal
Expanded internationally — licensing and writing for cultivation and manufacturing operations in Uruguay, Canada, and Portugal.
2023CA · CO · FL · TX · MO · MD · NY
Supported 20+ clients across 7 states in a single year — dispensaries, cultivations, and social equity rounds. Founded CannManage.
2024–2025KY · VA · MN · DE · NY · MX · Germany
Led licensing and consulting for social equity rounds in Minnesota, Delaware, and New York. Expanded to Mexico and Germany — now operating across 5 countries.
2025–2026Northwestern & Southeast MN
Providing startup services to CannManage clients who secured their Minnesota cannabis licenses. Beth was preapproved for a cannabis microbusiness license in MN and is currently building out a craft cultivation facility near Duluth, MN.
24 US States · 5 Countries · Assisted 12 Seed-to-Sale Startups · Dozens of Social Equity Clients
Who We Are
Cost Effective Cannabis Consultants
We're not affordable when compared to other industries. CannManage was built to make cannabis licensing and startup services to be accessible for social equity applicants, small businesses, and first-time operators who deserve the same quality of work as the big firms. That means find the best solution for the best price, and knowing what to value engineer vs what to allocate resources toward the most.
CannManage has a proven track record across 24 US states and 5 countries.
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