Missouri Cannabis Facility Design

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

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706-573-5520 · Licensed to Practice in Missouri

Service Area

Missouri — Kansas City · St. Louis · Springfield

Design-Build Process

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

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MO Licensed|Kansas City · St. Louis · Springfield|500+ Cannabis Facilities|cGMP · DCR Compliant

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

Licensed in Missouri

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

500+ Facilities Since 2013

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

cGMP-Fluent

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

Bridging Consultant Model

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

Design matched to your DCR license type

DCR · CULV

Cultivation Facility Design

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

Also called: Grow Facility Design

DCR · PROC

Processing & Extraction Design

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

DCR · DISP

Dispensary Design

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

DCR · TEST

Testing Laboratory Design

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

Cannabis Architect in Missouri

Cannabis architect Missouri is the search a newly licensed cultivator, processor, or dispensary operator runs the moment their Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation license comes through and construction planning has to start — and 3rd Act Architecture and Consulting is a licensed Missouri 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 DCR compliance walkthroughs — one firm, from license to occupancy, in Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, or anywhere the DCR has approved a site.

Questions Missouri operators ask first

Does 3rd Act Architecture provide cannabis facility design in Missouri?

Yes. 3rd Act is a licensed Missouri architecture firm with 500+ cannabis and cultivation facility designs completed since 2013, covering cultivation facility design, grow facility design, processing/extraction, and dispensary projects.

What DCR license types can 3rd Act's cannabis architects design for?

Missouri splits its adult-use cannabis licenses into two tiers: comprehensive licenses (cultivation, manufacturing, and dispensary, converted from the state’s original medical program and closed to new applicants) and microbusiness licenses (dispensary or combined wholesale/cultivation/manufacturing, awarded by lottery to social equity applicants), plus standalone testing and transportation licenses. 3rd Act designs across both tiers — comprehensive facility expansions and renovations, and microbusiness build-outs sized correctly for a smaller license scope.

Is 3rd Act licensed to practice architecture in Missouri?

Yes, Sam Andras holds active architecture licensure in Missouri in addition to other states where 3rd Act has completed projects.

Does 3rd Act manage cannabis construction, or only design?

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 DCR compliance walkthroughs.

Start your Missouri cannabis facility

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