Product Overview
What Formul8 is, how it works, and why it exists for the cannabis industry
Product Overview
What Is Formul8?
Formul8 is an AI platform built specifically for the cannabis industry. It provides a suite of tools that help cannabis operators — cultivators, extractors, manufacturers, dispensaries, and multi-state operators (MSOs) — make better decisions about compliance, formulation, operations, marketing, and sourcing.
Unlike general-purpose AI assistants, Formul8's agents are trained on cannabis-specific knowledge: state regulations, extraction techniques, formulation science, Metrc track-and-trace workflows, and over 7,000 threads from the Future4200 community forum. The platform understands the unique constraints and vocabulary of the cannabis industry.
Who Is Formul8 For?
| Audience | How Formul8 Helps |
|---|---|
| Cultivators | Operational SOPs, compliance checking, harvest tracking, yield optimization |
| Extractors & Processors | Formulation science, extraction techniques, equipment troubleshooting, COA interpretation |
| Manufacturers | Product formulation, dosage calculations, shelf-life planning, packaging compliance |
| Dispensaries | Compliance monitoring, inventory intelligence, customer success strategies |
| Labs | Spectral analysis guidance, testing protocol standards, quality assurance |
| MSOs (Multi-State Operators) | 50-state compliance monitoring, cross-facility analytics, executive dashboards |
| Social Equity Licensees | Affordable access to expert-level compliance and business guidance |
The Product Suite
Formul8 is not a single tool — it is a connected platform with four primary products that work together.
F8Chat — AI-Powered Chat
URL: chat.formul8.ai
F8Chat is the primary interface for interacting with Formul8's 13 specialized AI agents. It provides a familiar chat experience (similar to ChatGPT) with cannabis-industry expertise built in.
Key capabilities:
- Chat with specialized agents for compliance, formulation, operations, marketing, sourcing, patents, and more
- Web search toggle for real-time regulatory updates and market data
- Future4200 knowledge base — instant access to answers from 7,000+ community forum threads
- Conversation history and session management
- Streaming responses for real-time interaction
- Google OAuth sign-in
See the Agent Catalog for a complete list of available agents and what they can do.
Dashboard — Account & Billing Portal
URL: users.formul8.ai
The Dashboard is where you manage your Formul8 account, subscription, and organization settings.
Key capabilities:
- Subscription management (upgrade, downgrade, cancel)
- Usage analytics and token consumption tracking
- Organization management — create teams, invite members, assign roles
- Billing history and invoice downloads
- Advertiser platform for cannabis brands (campaign creation, creative management, analytics)
- Admin controls for platform administrators
Metrc Platform — Compliance Dashboard
URL: metrc.formul8.ai
The Metrc Platform is a compliance intelligence dashboard that connects to Metrc's track-and-trace API. It provides a more intuitive interface for managing cannabis inventory, transfers, and compliance obligations.
Key capabilities:
- Facility-scoped inventory views — packages, plants, transfers, sales
- Compliance alerts and proactive monitoring
- AI Copilot — ask questions about your Metrc data in natural language, and execute Metrc operations through a guided workflow
- Preview, Confirm, Execute mutation flow — every Metrc write operation is previewed before execution
- ActionLog audit trail — complete history of every action taken through the platform
- Analytics and reporting across compliance dimensions
See the Metrc Dashboard Guide for full details.
Command Center — Operations Intelligence
URL: command-center.formul8.ai
The Command Center is an executive operations dashboard designed for multi-state operators who need visibility across facilities, states, and business units.
Key capabilities:
- Six Weekly Numbers — KPIs that track the health of your cannabis operation
- Multi-site drill-downs — state, facility, and product-level views
- CSV data import for connecting external data sources
- AI-assisted analysis of operational data
- Event-sourced data architecture for complete audit history
See the Command Center Guide for full details.
Knowledge Sources
Formul8's agents draw on several specialized knowledge sources:
| Source | Coverage | Used By |
|---|---|---|
| State Regulations | Cannabis regulations across all 50 U.S. states | Compliance Agent, Operations Agent |
| Future4200 Forum | 7,061 threads from the cannabis industry's leading technical forum | All agents (via Future4200 search) |
| PubMed Research | Peer-reviewed scientific papers on cannabinoids, formulation, and pharmacology | Formulation Agent |
| Metrc API | Real-time track-and-trace data from licensed facilities | Metrc Platform, MCP Tools |
| Web Search | Live web results via Serper, Firecrawl, and Jina (when Search toggle is enabled) | Eligible agents |
How Agents Work
When you send a message in F8Chat, the platform analyzes your question and routes it to the most appropriate agent. Each agent has:
- Domain expertise — a specialized system prompt tuned for its area (compliance, formulation, etc.)
- Knowledge retrieval — relevant data pulled from S3-backed RAG stores, citations included
- Web search (optional) — live web results when the Search toggle is enabled and the agent supports it
- Context awareness — agents consider your conversation history for follow-up questions
You do not need to manually select an agent. The platform routes your question automatically based on keywords and intent. However, you can see which agent responded and redirect your conversation if needed.
Security and Privacy
- Authentication: Google OAuth for all products
- Data isolation: Each organization's data is isolated at the database level
- No training on your data: Conversations are not used to train Formul8's models
- Metrc credentials: Stored as server-side environment variables, never exposed to the client
- Audit trails: The Metrc Platform logs every action in an immutable ActionLog
Pricing at a Glance
Formul8 offers four tiers designed for different stages of cannabis operations:
| Tier | Price | Agents | Key Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | 3 | 5 messages per conversation, ads shown |
| Pro | $20/month | 3 | Unlimited messages, basic tools |
| Operator | $100/month | 6 | Compliance, marketing, Metrc API, no ads |
| Team | $800/month | 13 | 50-state compliance, multi-seat, full suite |
See Pricing & Plans for the complete feature matrix.
Next Steps
- Get started with Formul8 — sign up and send your first message
- Browse the Agent Catalog — see what each agent can do
- Integrate via API — connect Formul8 to your own systems
Last updated: 2026-02-18