Lodestar

The money side of your dispensary, handled.

Lodestar runs your dispensary's back office, bookkeeping, vendor ACH payments, 280E tax tracking, Metrc compliance, and inventory, all in one place.

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Introducing Lodestar

Run the back office on autopilot and take your hours back.

Pay vendors safely

One tap builds a bank-ready NACHA file from your own origination credentials, encrypted at rest. Nothing moves without your sign-off.

Books that keep themselves

Every sale, invoice, and payment journals into a cannabis-aware chart of accounts, 280E split on every entry, all year, not in April.

A compliance watchdog

Metrc sync gaps, destruction deadlines, and on-hold packages flagged early, so you can act before they become violations.

What it does

Everything your back office does, in one place.

Money & banking

Pay vendors safely, without the bank portal.

Approve an invoice and Lodestar builds the bank-ready file from your own ACH credentials. Money never moves without your sign-off.

  • Vendor ACH from your own NACHA origination credentials, encrypted at rest
  • Owner approval queue, approve or hold from your phone
  • Vendor self-enrollment via secure links; you never handle their bank details
  • Duplicate-payment protection on every transaction
  • Live cash-runway view of what you can afford, and for how long
Books & 280E tax

Audit-ready all year, not reconstructed in April.

Every sale, invoice, and payment journals itself into a cannabis-aware chart of accounts, no month-end scramble.

  • COGS vs non-deductible SG&A split on every entry, per IRC 280E/471
  • Gross-receipts and municipal tax tracked to your jurisdiction's rate
  • Accountant-ready P&L, COGS & 280E reports as CSV or PDF on demand
  • Optimization hints for costs that may reclassify, flagged for your CPA
  • Tamper-evident, hash-chained ledger you can verify end to end
Inventory & demand

Move the right product, before it expires on you.

Connect your POS once and sales and stock flow in automatically, then Lodestar tells you what to push, mark down, or drop.

  • POS sync with Dutchie, Treez, Sweed, Blaze, or Meadow
  • Sales velocity measured as days-to-zero from your posted ledger
  • Aged-stock markdowns surfaced early; approved prices push back to POS
  • Bundle suggestions to clear slow SKUs without killing margin
  • Shrinkage tracking, physical counts reconciled against the ledger
Compliance & trust

Stay ahead of the state, not behind a violation.

Lodestar watches Metrc for you and checks every payment, so you can catch trouble before it becomes a fine.

  • Per-license Metrc seed-to-sale sync, kept current automatically
  • Watchdog for destruction deadlines, on-hold packages & sync gaps
  • Three-way match: invoice vs PO vs what physically arrived
  • Vendor scoring and per-invoice risk flags before you approve
  • License cross-checked against the public registry at signup, where available
Account & team security

Locked down by default.

Invite your staff with scoped access, managers, budtenders, compliance, and accounting each see only what they should.

  • Gated, invite-code signup, no open registrations, ever
  • Two-factor authentication with one-time recovery codes
  • Role-based access for managers, budtenders, compliance, and accounting
  • Full data export and deletion rights, any time
How it works

One setup, three steps to live.

01 Onboard your shop

License, owner email, and a WOLFE access code. We check your license against the public registry where available and stand up your tenant, books isolated, encrypted, yours alone.

02 Connect POS & Metrc

Link your POS and Metrc license. Sales, inventory, and seed-to-sale packages sync in automatically, no manual exports, no spreadsheets.

03 Run on autopilot

Books journal themselves, vendor payments wait for your tap, and demand and compliance alerts tell you what to do next. You stay in control.

Benefits

Tangible wins, every single day.

Hours returned

Automate the month-end scramble and reclaim the days you spend reconciling by hand.

Audit-ready, always

280E separation and a tamper-evident ledger make tax season a download, not a fire drill.

Pay without fear

Three-way match, vendor scoring, and duplicate protection surface risk before money moves.

Ahead of the state

The Metrc watchdog flags trouble before it becomes a violation, fine, or license problem.

Move the right product

Sales velocity and aged-stock markdowns clear shelves before product expires on you.

Locked down by design

Gated signup, 2FA, scoped team roles, and database-level isolation between every shop.

Pricing

A plan that matches your operation.

Pricing is scoped to your state, license class, and number of locations, and confirmed on your demo. Every plan is set up with you.

Single location
Custom

For one licensed dispensary getting its money, books, and compliance onto one system.

  • Full books & 280E separation
  • Vendor ACH & approval queue
  • One POS + Metrc license
  • Compliance watchdog
  • Email support
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Multi-locationPopular
Custom

For operators running several shops who need one source of truth across all of them.

  • Everything in Single location
  • Multiple POS + Metrc licenses
  • Team roles & scoped access
  • Vendor self-enrollment links
  • Cross-location cash runway
  • Priority support
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Enterprise
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For larger groups needing custom onboarding, integrations, and dedicated support.

  • Everything in Multi-location
  • Custom POS & Metrc integration support
  • Custom onboarding & training
  • Dedicated support & SLA
  • White-label options
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FAQ

Your questions, answered with clarity.

Who is Lodestar for?

Licensed cannabis dispensary operators in legal states. It's purpose-built for the money side of cannabis retail, 280E taxes, restricted banking, Metrc traceability, not a generic tool adapted after the fact.

Is there a free plan?

No. Lodestar is set up with you and scoped to your operation, so we start with a live demo rather than a self-serve free tier. Pricing is tailored to your state, license, and number of locations.

Do I need to replace my POS or accountant?

No. Lodestar connects to your existing POS (Dutchie, Treez, Sweed, Blaze, Meadow) and Metrc and becomes your bookkeeping source of truth. Your CPA still reviews and files, Lodestar keeps the books clean year-round.

Can I use it for multiple locations?

Yes. The Multi-location plan handles several POS and Metrc licenses with team roles, scoped access, and a cross-location cash-runway view, one source of truth across every shop.

How does it handle 280E?

Every transaction splits deductible COGS from non-deductible SG&A on entry, all year, with hints for costs that may reclassify under IRC 471, all flagged for your CPA. No reconstructing it under deadline pressure.

How do I get support?

Email support on every plan, priority support on Multi-location, and a dedicated contact with an SLA on Enterprise. Setup and onboarding are done with you, not handed off.

Run the numbers, not the spreadsheets.

See Lodestar on a live walkthrough, scoped to your operation. Most shops move to ongoing monthly support after the demo.

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