Choose the pathway that fits your operation
GreenLight recognises that a craft grower, commercial cultivator, processor, manufacturer and club do not operate in the same way. Each pathway has its own requirements, onboarding journey and supporting technology.
Five Pathways, One Framework
Pick the card that sounds most like your operation, then open its pathway page for the full detail.
Craft Grower
GrowOps Go
For smaller-scale cultivators who need a simple way to document their grow, maintain traceability and participate within the GreenLight framework without being overwhelmed by enterprise-level systems.
What you’ll need
- Identity and contact information
- Cultivation location details
- Responsible person details
- Required agreements and declarations
- plus 2 more items
Commercial Grower
GrowOps
For larger or more complex cultivation operations requiring deeper operational controls, traceability, quality management and compliance records.
What you’ll need
- Organisation and ownership details
- Cultivation site information
- Responsible person details
- Security and access controls
- plus 3 more items
Extractor / Processor
GrowOps
For operators transforming raw cannabis material into extracts, intermediate products or processed cannabis materials.
What you’ll need
- Facility details
- Responsible person details
- Processing activities
- Source and incoming material information
- plus 3 more items
Manufacturer
GrowOps
For businesses manufacturing finished or intermediate cannabis products that require structured batch records, quality controls and traceability.
What you’ll need
- Organisation and facility information
- Responsible person details
- Manufacturing activity and product information
- Required agreements
- plus 3 more items
Club / Shop
POS420
For member-based clubs and retail-facing operations that need structured member, inventory, transaction and downstream traceability records.
What you’ll need
- Club/business details
- Premises information
- Responsible person details
- Member/access-control information
- plus 3 more items
Not sure which pathway applies to you?
A quick side-by-side comparison of the five pathways and the technology each one uses.
| Pathway | Typical Operation | Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Craft Grower | Small-scale cultivation | GrowOps Go |
| Commercial Grower | Larger/complex cultivation | GrowOps |
| Extractor / Processor | Processing/extraction | GrowOps |
| Manufacturer | Manufacturing/finished products | GrowOps |
| Club / Shop | Member/retail operations | POS420 |
Need help choosing? Contact GreenLight and we’ll guide you to the correct pathway.
Membership fees
A once-off signup fee and a monthly subscription, in South African Rand. No payment is taken online — GreenLight contacts you about payment and activation once your application is approved.
| Category | Once-off signup | Monthly subscription |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Shop / Club | R1,850 | R1,250 |
| Chain Store | R1,850 | R1,000 per store |
| Extractor / Processor | R1,850 | R1,800 |
| Manufacturer | R1,850 | R1,800 |
| Commercial Grower (100+ plants) | R1,850 | R2,499 + 5% handling fee |
| Craft Grower (under 100 plants) | R1,850 | R950 + 5% handling fee |
| Legacy Grower | R200 | R200 |
Chain Store subscriptions are calculated at R1,000 per store per month. Commercial and Craft Growers pay a 5% handling fee on transactions.
Start with your role in the supply chain
Once you choose your pathway, your application will automatically show the onboarding steps and documents relevant to your operation.