Not legal advice. Methodology and industry baselines only. Counsel must verify licensing before category change.
Wasatch Extraction — Conversion Target Brief
Type: Cannabis conversion target
Prospect ID: wasatch-extraction (Sprint 2)
Location: Salt Lake City area, UT
Sources: UDAF processor list, Wasatch license application (public), Salt Baked City profile
Public manufacturing claims
- UDAF Tier 1 medical cannabis processor (one of ~15 Tier 1 in Utah)
- GMP compliant facility (license application language)
- Multi-method extraction: ethanol, BHO/hydrocarbon, CO2, solventless
- Started as hemp extractor (2019) → medical cannabis (2020)
- In-house potency lab for cannabis testing
- Brands behind the scenes: Fruit of Life, Snowbird (patient products)
Inferred equipment / process chain
| Stage | Equipment inference |
|---|---|
| Extraction | CO2 skids; high-throughput ethanol; closed-loop hydrocarbon; solventless (rosin, ice water) |
| Post-processing | Dewax, distillation, formulation |
| Packaging | Vape fill, product packaging |
| QA | In-house cannabinoid testing; state compliance testing |
| Facility | Near SLC airport; proximity to UDAF oversight |
Overlap with kratom powder target state
| Category | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Ethanol / CO2 extraction | Extract SKU path — not required for powder-only |
| Milling | Unknown — may need net-new fine mill for powder |
| Kill step | Net-new for kratom micro compliance |
| GMP culture | High — existing GMP posture accelerates AKA GMP path |
| QA lab | Retrofit — add micro + alkaloid panels |
| Geographic | Strongest UT conversion fit — KCPA state, MIT45 benchmark nearby |
Black Rock outreach hook
Best geographic + equipment match in Sprint 2. Hemp-origin story mirrors pivot narrative. Lead with Scenario A feasibility + 09-FACILITY-QUESTIONNAIRE.md. CapEx reuse on GMP facility and QA bench; identify powder line gaps vs extract idle capacity.
Compliance note
KCPA state (Utah — first US KCPA). Category change from UDAF cannabis processor to kratom manufacturing requires counsel and regulator path verification. Do not conflate with Wasatch Labs (unrelated dietary supplement CM in Utah).