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Arizona Cannabis Facility Design

Cannabis facility design, cultivation facility design, and cannabis construction oversight for Arizona’s licensed cultivators, processors, and dispensaries — 500+ cannabis facilities delivered since 2013.

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706-573-5520  ·  Licensed to Practice in Arizona

Service Area

Arizona — Phoenix · Tucson · Mesa

Design-Build Process

Grow rooms, lighting layouts, and airflow engineered before ground breaks — every ADHS compliance layer built in from day one.

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AZ Licensed|Phoenix · Tucson · Mesa|500+ Cannabis Facilities|cGMP · ADHS Compliant

Cannabis facility design, built by people who've done it 500+ times

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Licensed in Arizona

AIA, NCARB — active architecture licensure to practice in Arizona.

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500+ Facilities Since 2013

Sam Andras and Jeff Lair have led 500+ cannabis and vertically integrated cultivation projects.

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cGMP-Fluent

Cultivation, extraction/processing, and dispensary design built around cGMP and ADHS compliance.

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Bridging Consultant Model

One firm from Basis of Design through cannabis construction and occupancy.

Design matched to your ADHS license type

DESIGN SCOPE

Cultivation Facility Design

Canopy-compliant grow rooms, environmental controls, and security infrastructure built to pass ADHS inspection.

Also called: Grow Facility Design
DESIGN SCOPE

Processing & Extraction Design

cGMP-documented extraction and manufacturing space, from solvent handling to finished-product packaging.

DESIGN SCOPE

Dispensary Design

Retail layouts that satisfy state security requirements while staying built for everyday patient access.

SEPARATE LICENSE

Testing Laboratory Design

Lab space designed around sample handling, chain-of-custody, and instrumentation requirements.

Cannabis Architect in Arizona

Cannabis architect Arizona is the search a newly licensed cultivator, processor, or dispensary operator runs the moment their Arizona Department of Health Services license comes through and construction planning has to start — and 3rd Act Architecture and Consulting is a licensed Arizona architecture firm built specifically around cannabis facility design. Led by Sam Andras, AIA, NCARB, and Jeff Lair, 3rd Act has completed 500+ cannabis and vertically integrated cultivation projects since 2013, covering cultivation facility design, grow facility design, extraction and processing labs, and retail dispensary buildouts.

As cannabis architects who also manage cannabis construction through owner’s-representative and bridging-consultant delivery, 3rd Act can carry a project from the Basis of Design document through construction documents, contractor selection, and ADHS compliance walkthroughs — one firm, from license to occupancy, in Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, or anywhere the ADHS has approved a site.

Questions Arizona operators ask first

Yes. 3rd Act is a licensed Arizona architecture firm with 500+ cannabis and cultivation facility designs completed since 2013, covering cultivation facility design, grow facility design, processing/extraction, and dispensary projects.
Arizona issues a single combined Marijuana Establishment License covering cultivation, processing, and retail sale, plus a separate Marijuana Testing Facility License. 3rd Act designs for every part of that scope — cultivation, extraction/processing, and dispensary space under the Establishment License, and lab space for standalone testing facilities.
Yes, Sam Andras holds active architecture licensure in Arizona in addition to other states where 3rd Act has completed projects.
Both. 3rd Act can serve as a bridging consultant or owner’s representative through cannabis construction, starting with a Basis of Design document and carrying the project through construction documents, contractor selection, and ADHS compliance walkthroughs.

Start your Arizona cannabis facility

From cultivation facility design to dispensary buildout, one firm carries the project from license to occupancy.

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