What can AFAI expect to make per dispensary in Oregon. This is example of two different dispensaries in Rhode Island. Keep in mind AFAI is shooting to have 18 dispensaries opened by the end of 2015!
Initial startup expenses
Slater: $1.6 million, including $660,000 in build-out costs, $500,000 in working capital and $440,000 for equipment
Greenleaf: $120,000, including $56,000 for payroll and $25,000 to purchase 200 ounces of cannabis
Startup expenses during ramp-up
Slater: $1.1 million
Greenleaf: $535,541
Sampling of startup expenses during ramp-up
Slater: Security ($434,375), payroll ($291,120), cannabis growing and processing ($97,200), leaseholding expenses ($73,333), community outreach ($72,842) and utilities ($28,800).
Greenleaf: Payroll ($241,872), leasehold expenses ($50,000), office expenses ($26,130), supplies ($20,800), equipment ($10,088) and consultants ($7,280).
Funding strategy
Slater: $1.6 million loan from investor/board member
Greenleaf: $200,000 loan from principals/management team
Revenues in first full year
Slater: $2.6 million (including $2.4 million in cannabis sales to registered patients and $240,800 in sales of paraphernalia and other goods)
Greenleaf: $1.25 million (including $1.24 million in cannabis sales to registered patients and $12,000 in sales of paraphernalia and other goods)
Revenues in second full fiscal year
Slater: $3.9 million, or 50% growth
Greenleaf: $2.15 million, or 50% growth
Breakeven (note: the centers are nonprofits)
Slater: Second full fiscal year
Greenleaf: First full year
Number of patients in first full fiscal year
Slater: 1,000
Greenleaf: 550
Number of patient visits in first full fiscal year
Slater: 4,300
Greenleaf: 9,900
Size of center
Slater: 13,750 square feet, including 5,000 for retail cannabis sales and 5,600 for cultivation
Greenleaf: 2,800 square feet
Number of full-time equivalent workers (first full year)
Slater: 23
Greenleaf: 9.25
Rhode Island initially approved three dispensary applicants, but the state’s governor halted the program in 2011 over concerns that it conflicts with federal law. Now the program is back on track, and Greenleaf and the Slater center are gearing up to open soon.
Both centers recently submitted changes to their initial applications from several years ago, providing detailed updates to their business plans as required by the Rhode Island Department of Health.
While startup costs and other financial data vary greatly depending on many factors including location, local regulations and the scope of the operation, these projections provide insight into the financial side of an industry where there’s a dearth of such information.
