The Automation Trap: Why Most Cannabis Operators Automate at the Wrong Time

Every cannabis operator faces the automation question; usually pitched by a vendor at the worst possible time. Automate too early and you burn capital. Too late and margin compression eats you alive. Drawing on five plus years inside cannabis production, Andrew Wells walks operators through a practical framework: Is your process stable enough to automate? Is the labor math real? What breaks at 2x volume? Built for operators in emerging markets who want to skip mistakes others already paid for.