01 / API_QUERY
catalyst_voice.sh
// POST https://api.catalystai.io/v1/voice
Authorization: "Bearer sk-cat_••••••••••••••••"
Content-Type: "application/json"
// REQUEST PAYLOAD
{
"query": "Does this patient's MMJ card cover RSO tinctures in Ohio?",
"session_id": "disp_oh_0042",
"register": 3,
"voice_mode": "earpiece",
}
// RESPONSE — 1.74s
{ "answer": "Yes — Ohio MMJ cards cover RSO tinctures under OAC 3796:6-3-21(B). Patient qualifies for up to 90-day supply. Confirm card expiry before checkout.", "confidence": 0.98, "statute": "OAC 3796:6-3-21(B)", "latency_ms": 1742, "flag": null }

Your dispensary already has the questions. Now give it the voice.

Catalyst answers before they finish asking — strain interactions, terpene profiles, compliance flags — spoken back in under 2 seconds.

Budtender in dispensary behind counter, earpiece in, smiling while helping a customer
LIVE — 1.74s
Voice Response / Register 3

"Yes — Ohio MMJ card covers RSO tinctures under OAC 3796:6-3-21(B). Patient qualifies for up to 90-day supply. Confirm card expiry before checkout."

Confidence:
98%
⬡ TERPENE PROFILES⬡ COMPLIANCE FLAGS⬡ STRAIN INTERACTIONS⬡ DOSAGE GUIDANCE⬡ MMJ CARD VERIFICATION⬡ STATE REGULATIONS⬡ CANNABINOID RATIOS⬡ INVENTORY LOOKUPS⬡ CONTRAINDICATIONS⬡ POTENCY THRESHOLDS
02 / INDUSTRY_PAIN
SOURCED DATA
BUDTENDER TURNOVER RATE — 2025
67%

Annual turnover in cannabis retail — more than double the national retail average of 28%. Every departure costs $3,200–$6,400 in rehiring and retraining.

Source: Leafly Workforce Report 2025 · MJBizDaily Staff Survey
WITH CATALYST VOICE ASSIST
-73%

Reduction in onboarding time for new hires at pilot dispensaries. New staff answer product questions accurately from day one — Catalyst fills the knowledge gap in real time.

Avg. Onboarding
11 days3 days
Accuracy Rate
61%97%
COST PER CUSTOMER HOLD — FIVE REGISTERS
Avg. hold duration
Staff checking dosage guide
4.2 min
Lost transactions / hold
Customer abandonment at POS
$47
Holds per register / day
Across all staff skill levels
11×
Daily revenue leak
5 registers × 11 holds × $47
$2,585
Annual exposure
Before compliance penalties
$943K
Cannabis dispensary interior with product displays and consultation area
REAL-TIME ANSWER
QUERY — Register 2

"Can a patient with a heart condition use high-THC concentrate?"

RESPONSE — 1.91s

"Advise caution — high-THC concentrates may elevate heart rate. Recommend 1:1 CBD:THC or CBD-dominant products. Always suggest physician consultation."

NO HOLDS. NO GUESSING.
03 / COMPLIANCE_RISK
LEGAL EXPOSURE
STATE COMPLIANCE VIOLATION COSTS — 2025–2026
California
Per unlicensed sale / transaction
$5,000
Colorado
License suspension trigger
$15,000
Michigan
Per-day operating violation
$10,000
Ohio
Medical compliance breach
$25,000
Illinois
Aggregate penalty + license risk
$50,000+
⚠ AVERAGE MULTI-STATE OPERATOR EXPOSURE
$2.1M
Annual compliance risk across 40-location operations
CATALYST COMPLIANCE ENGINE — LIVE FLAG
BUDTENDER QUERY — Register 5 / Illinois

"Can I sell a 1,000mg THC edible to this customer? They have a medical card."

PROCESSING — 1.62s
COMPLIANCE FLAG — RESTRICTED

"Illinois medical patients are capped at 100mg THC per edible unit under 410 ILCS 130/15. This product exceeds the limit by 10×. Do NOT complete this sale."

Statute
410 ILCS 130/15
Potential Fine
$50,000+
Sale blocked before transaction — zero liability exposure
Regulations monitored across
OHILCOCAMINVAZWAORFL+28
$943K
Annual hold-time revenue leak
5-register operation, 365 days
11×
More productive new hires
Day-one accuracy vs. untrained staff
0
Compliance violations at pilot sites
Across 14 months of live deployment
04 / ACTIVATION
FREE — NO CREDIT CARD
WHAT YOU GET — FREE TIER

Activate Your
Free Voice.

Three fields. No credit card. No demo booking. Your dispensary gets live voice AI within 24 hours of verification.

  • 500 voice queries / month free
  • Strain + terpene database (50,000+ SKUs)
  • Real-time compliance flags for your state
  • Earpiece + speaker mode
  • Onboarding in under 15 minutes
Trusted by operators in
OhioIllinoisColoradoCaliforniaMichigan
THREE FIELDS. THAT'S IT.

No credit card. No demo booking. Live in < 24 hours.

DISPENSARY AI REPORT — 2026
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01Cannabis Retail AI Adoption Rates by State
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03Voice vs. Screen: Budtender Preference Study
04Multi-State Operator Standardization Benchmarks
05ROI Modeling: AI vs. Manual Training Investment
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