Cannabis consulting · Lorenz Minks

Planning, financing and quality for your cannabis facility.

Consulting for investors, architects, medical-cannabis companies and cultivation associations — from site selection to the audit-ready facility.

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45+

companies advised

from CSC to pharma

GACP/GMP audits

on site in PT, DE, CA

Typical project timeline

Example: medical facility

Feasibility & site weeks 1–3
Room programme & layout weeks 1–3
Business & liquidity plan weeks 1–3
Detailed planning
Building permit application
Construction planning
QMS & hygiene concept
Commissioning 18–24 months after kick-off

Example layout · medical facility (GACP/GMP) GMP area Cultivation Ancillary

Approach

A clear path from concept to approved facility.

1
Feasibility

Site, market, legal framework

Business case
2
Planning

Room programme, layout, technology

Facility planning
3
Financing

Capex, opex, liquidity

Liquidity planning
4
Quality

QMS, SOPs, hygiene

GACP/GMP · Hygiene
5
Operation

Suppliers, audits, optimisation

Audits

Where do you come in?

Depending on your role, your project starts in a different phase.

Investors & financial planners

Independent due diligence and company valuation from an SME perspective — technology, costs and liquidity.

Typical entry: Phase 1 & 3
Architects & planners

Cultivation requirements for room programme, hygiene zones and HVAC.

Typical entry: Phase 2
Medical-cannabis companies

GACP/GMP-compliant set-up through to the licence and supplier audits.

Typical entry: Phase 1–5
Cultivation associations & CSCs

Compliant planning, budget, hygiene concept and training for your club.

Typical entry: Phase 2 & 4

Services

Six services, mapped to the phases.

See at a glance which service matters when in your project.

Service	Feasibility	Planning	Financing	Quality	Operation
Facility & grow-room planning Site, layout, climate, light, irrigation
Business & liquidity planning Business case, capex/opex, €/g, scenarios
GACP/GMP quality systems QMS, SOPs, documentation, audit preparation
Hygiene QMS Gap audit, swabs, cleaning plan, training
Supplier qualification & audits GACP audits, supplier assessment, CAPA
Cultivation & process optimisation Genetics, climate strategy, workflows

Focus Supporting

More services

Additional services — independent of any facility project.

References

45+ organisations advised.

All references

Cannabis social clubs & cultivation associations · 24

Medical cannabis · 5

Hanapharm

Facility engineering & technology · 3

About me

Lorenz Minks

Having seen cannabis projects from different angles — in cultivation, software development, audits and planning — helps to ask the right questions early.

Research Gardens is a personal consultancy: one fixed contact from the first call to the audit, and a proven partner network for construction, technology and plant material.

Founder, Research Gardens

45+ clients along the value chain
Product owner, Cannavigia

Compliance & track-and-trace, EU-GMP QMS
GACP/GMP audits for STADA

International supplier qualification
Board member BVCW · Coordinator BCAv

German cannabis industry & cultivation associations