Root & Stem Consulting Group  ·  California

ROOT & STEM

The roots determine the harvest.
Nine years. Three countries. Every part of the chain.

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9+
Years in Cannabis
3
Countries Operated
5
States of Operation
60K
Sq Ft Indoor Managed
10K
Hectares Consulted
01 — Foundation
Every great operation
starts underground.
What is unseen is what sustains everything above it.
02 — Scale
Nine years.
Three countries.
Chile · Australia · United States · Five states · 60,000 sq ft · 250 acres · 10,000 hectares
03 — Track Record
Not a theory.
A track record.
Built at scales most operators never reach. In regulatory environments most would never attempt.
04 — California
The roots
determine the harvest.
Now operating across California. Manufacturing · Distribution · Delivery · Advisory.
05 — Partnership
Are you ready
to grow?
One conversation. No obligation. Just clarity on what's possible.
Services

Deal-makers. Dot-connectors.
Operators.

We don't just consult. We structure deals, connect operators, move product, build brands, and execute across every part of the cannabis value chain. A 30-story building of capability — lean enough to move fast, experienced enough to move right.

01
Cannabis Operations & Advisory
From seed to shelf, we have operated at every point in the chain. Cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, licensing, and deal structure. We bring the full picture — not a single department's perspective.
Full-SpectrumOperationsAdvisoryStrategy
02
Manufacturing & Contract Production
Type 6 licensed manufacturing facility in Los Angeles. Pre-rolls, edibles, extracts, packaging. Bring your formula or we build your product line. Out-of-state brands welcome. You bring the vision — we make it compliant and scalable.
Type 6 LicensedPre-rollsEdiblesWhite-Label
03
License Advisory & Compliance
California and multi-state licensing strategy. DCR and DCC navigation. Renewal management, change-of-ownership structure, and Social Equity program guidance for LA City operators. We know the system because we have worked inside it.
LA CityDCCDCRSEIA
04
Last-Mile Logistics & Distribution
Transparent, flat-rate fulfillment built for operators who are tired of the overpriced incumbents. Northern California brands. Southern California reach. Storage near Los Angeles. No surprises.
DistributionStorageDeliveryNorCal → SoCal
05
Brand Building for Cultivators
Your flower deserves your name. We take cultivators from raw input to branded, shelf-ready product — manufactured, packaged, and distributed under your label. Stop letting dispensaries take credit for your genetics.
BrandingPackagingManufacturingDistribution
06
Events, Experiences & Community
Cannabis is a culture, not just a commodity. We produce professional cannabis gatherings, brand experiences, and social events — from intimate industry networking to large-scale consumption events. Where product moves and relationships are built.
Cannabis EventsBrand ExperiencesNetworkingB2B + B2C
07
Startup Strategy & Market Entry
Cannabis is a boys' club. We help new operators enter it on their own terms — licensing, compliance, operations, and market positioning. We lower the cost of entry, raise the ceiling on what is possible, and stay in your corner while you build.
New OperatorsMarket EntryLicensingStrategy
08
Market Intelligence & Operator Network
We maintain real-time intelligence on over 13,000 active licensed cannabis operators across California — every license type, county, expiration date, and contact. We use this to connect the right operators with the right partners, surface deal opportunities before the market sees them, and keep our clients ahead of the field.
Proprietary DataDeal FlowOperator NetworkCA Cannabis Intel
Philosophy

A man's mind is like a garden —
it can be cultivated or left to run wild.
We cultivate.

Most operators in this industry are reactive. They respond to problems after they surface. We see what is underground before it breaks through — we know when to plant, when to prune, and when to harvest. That is not instinct. That is nine years of earned intelligence across three countries, five states, and every scale this industry has to offer.

We have been in rooms where billions of dollars of agricultural infrastructure were being decided. We have also been in the dirt at 3 AM when something was wrong and no one else knew how to fix it. That range — from international boardrooms to production floors — is what Root & Stem brings to every engagement, every time.

Root & Stem does not advertise its depth. It demonstrates it. Every operator we have worked with has encountered the same thing — a team that arrives with more answers than they knew to ask for, and leaves with an operation that runs differently than it did before. That is not a claim. That is a pattern.

— Edward Rodriguez, Founder · Root & Stem Consulting Group
Global
International Operations
Chile, Australia, and the United States — three countries, five states — project scales from 250-acre outdoor farms to 60,000 sq ft controlled environments and 10,000-hectare international infrastructure
Compliance
Regulatory & Compliance Expert
USDA · Colorado Dept. of Ag · MED · NAFTA — built to operate inside complex regulatory environments, not around them
Technical
Plant Science & Extraction Technology
Advanced nutrient chemistry, soil biology, and NPK optimization — plus hydrocarbon extraction and fractionalization technology that drove breakthrough production benchmarks at market entry
Manufacturing
Licensed Manufacturing — LA City
Type 6 non-volatile manufacturing facility in Los Angeles. Pre-rolls, edibles, extracts, and packaging — compliant, scalable, and available for contract production and white-label partnerships
Distribution
Distribution & Last-Mile Logistics
California-licensed distributor. International sourcing background, multi-state supply chain management, and last-mile fulfillment built to move product from NorCal to SoCal without the incumbent pricing
Delivery
Delivery Operations — SEIA Verified
SEIA-verified delivery license, LA City. Consumer delivery strategy, operational setup, and execution — the license most operators in LA cannot obtain without a verified Social Equity partner
How It Works

From first call
to first results.

01
Discovery Call
15 minutes. You tell us about your operation, your goals, and what is not working. We listen more than we talk. No pitch. No pressure.
02
Assessment
We map your operation against what we can offer — licenses, manufacturing, logistics, deal structure. No farm operates the same, and no strategy should either.
03
Proposal
Clear scope. Clear terms. Clear pricing. You know exactly what you are getting before anything is signed. No surprises. No fine print.
04
Execution
We show up and do the work. No handoff to a junior team. You work with us directly, start to finish, every time. That is the only way we operate.

The harvest
is waiting.

One conversation changes everything

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