What information should you have ready for investors or license applications? Ideal information package contains a cannabis business plan with a financial model and a presentation.

Every business starts with an idea, and the second step should be a cost-benefit assessment to decide whether the idea can be turned into a profitable cannabis business. cannabusinessplans.com financial models use a mix of assumptions to estimate all revenue and cost line-items monthly over a flexible seven year period, and then sums the monthly results into quarters and years for an easy view into the various time periods to create a set of financial statements, consisting of cash flow, income statement, and balance sheet, which allows you to build a complete financial model. For all inputs, you can easily set the start date and year for key decisions and the model adjusts automatically. The models we offer include the financial model of cannabis cultivation, the financial model of cannabis cultivation with processing, the financial model of retail cannabis, the vertically integrated financial model, the financial model of cannabis testing lab, the financial model of cannabis delivery/courier service, the financial model of cannabis transportation, and more cannabis financial models as well as financial models for combined cannabis and hemp businesses. Depending on the type models contain different tabs.

  1. Models contain separate calculating tabs for sales and direct costs forecast. Detailed production and revenue model. Flexibility to forecast all cost items. Detailed expense forecasts broken down by cost of goods sold (COGS) and selling, general and administrative (SG&A) costs. Flexible enough to fit company of any size, with customization. Hiring plan and salary projections. Streamlined capitalization table lets you plan out financing rounds that flow into the model automatically. Funding estimates.
  2. There are four blocks in models with cultivation: nursery, indoor, greenhouse and outdoor. You can use one of them or in combination. It is possible to choose 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 or more rounds per year for harvests or input the figures manually.
  3. Models with processing/manufacturing have different extraction methods with a range of end products. You can replace all of them with your methods and products and add more.
  4. There are two sections for retail and bulk sales with a range of products in models with retail operations. You can replace all of them with your services and products and add more, as well as add delivery service.
  5. Models focus on cash flow, using the revenue and expense forecasts to model your cash burn and cash on hand at all times. The statements, main ratios and summary tables are ready to print.
  6. The income statement and balance sheet focus on just what matters, aggregating the potential revenue models, cash flow, and detailed financials into a simple, easy to use set of simple statements.
  7. “Data for BP” will help you complete a Cannabis Business Plan Template and/or a Cannabis Pitch Deck Template.

Benefits of cannabusinessplans.com financial models:


  • The model is available instantly after purchase. Any new updates to the model can be downloaded for free.


  • The model is already customized for a cannabis retail business. Start using the model by inputting the most important assumptions, and the model will create a set of projections instantly.


  • After you have input your most important assumptions, go into the detailed assumptions to fine-tune your model. Every input – variables with production, growth rates, or manual inputs – can be modified and the model will update instantly. All formulas are open and editable, and thus the model can be customized further by changing how certain calculations are performed, and you can add in calculations for items specific to your business. In this way, the model is easy enough for someone with no knowledge of spreadsheet modeling to use, but can be infinitely customized with knowledge of Excel and financial mechanics.


  • The model automatically creates main statements, including cash flow and income statement, balance sheet as well as summaries and graphs of key financial and operational metrics to understand what they say about your business, and use them for pitch and presentation materials.



Depending on how you choose to use the model, it can be a template or a tool to make decision about your business starting. It can be a “plug-and-play” template, allowing you to enter the assumptions particular to your kind of business, and the model will calculate your complete forecasts automatically. If you’re looking to evaluate and understand your business, this is most likely all you need.

'70% ready to go' business plan templates

Our professional cannabis business plan templates include pro forma financials and projections to help you estimate how much it costs to start and operate your own 100% legally compliant cannabis business, to build all revenue and cost line-items monthly over a flexible seven year period, and then summarize the monthly results into quarters and years for an easy view into the various time periods. We also offer fully open and editable presentation templates with an excessive set of slides, allowing you to select and modify only the slides you need.


The following cannabis financial model sample works for a retail business.

Cannabis Financial Model Sample, Retail (New York)

cannabis retail financial model


The Cannabis Business Plan Template includes:

  • Excel financial model that you will be able to edit and customize according to your business needs

  • Word business plan document template, open and editable

  • PowerPoint pitch deck template, open and editable

  • Unlimited support (email)

All products can also be purchased separately or in any combination, e.g. Word document + PowerPoint presentation and so on.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Templates for a hemp/CBD business are available at hempcbdbusinessplans.com.