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Updated October 2026 · 2 PEOs

PEOs for cannabis businesses in 2026

Many PEOs won't take cannabis clients because of banking and federal-law constraints. These do.

Reviewed by the TopPEOs Research TeamChecked Oct 27, 2026Get free quotes

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Best forPEOPricePricingCertifiedMinimum
Best nationwideAdaptiveHRQuote onlyQuote onlyCPEO: Not confirmedESAC: Not confirmedNot published
Colorado operatorsMASQuote onlyQuote onlyCPEO: Not confirmedESAC: Not confirmedNot published

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Bars span the low-to-high range; a dot is a single published price. Admin fees only: benefits, workers' comp and state taxes are extra. Click a row to compare.

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AdaptiveHRQuote only—
MASQuote only—
$0$50$100$150$200$250

Rippling PEO adds a platform fee (about $35 plus $8 per user). Insperity reports an onboarding fee of about $500–$2,000.

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CPEO: Not confirmedESAC: Not confirmed
CPEO: Not confirmedESAC: Not confirmed
Minimum
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Best fit
5–200 employees
5–200 employees
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Coverage
National
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Industries
Cannabis
Cannabis
Strengths
Serves cannabis clients nationwide
Cannabis experience in Colorado
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Colorado only · Pricing and certification not published
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PEOs for cannabis, reviewed

Who each PEO suits, who should skip it, and what we could verify about price and certification.

Best nationwide

1.AdaptiveHR

A PEO serving cannabis businesses nationwide, spun off from Resourcing Edge.

Who it's for: Licensed cannabis operators that many PEOs won't take.

Skip it if: Businesses outside cannabis.

Pros

  • Serves cannabis clients nationwide

Cons

  • Pricing and certification not published
AdaptiveHR reviewAdaptiveHR pricing

Colorado operators

2.MAS

A Colorado PEO that serves cannabis businesses.

Who it's for: Colorado cannabis operators.

Skip it if: Businesses outside Colorado.

Pros

  • Cannabis experience in Colorado

Cons

  • Colorado only
  • Pricing and certification not published
MAS reviewMAS pricing

How we built this list

  1. Every PEO we can verify. Inclusion never depends on referral fees or partnerships.
  2. Certification checked against the IRS list. CPEO status comes from the IRS active list dated Aug 7, 2026.
  3. Prices labeled. Published prices are marked; everything else is a third-party estimate or “quote only.”
  4. Order is editorial. We order by fit for the situation in the title, and say why.

Full methodology

Considered, not included

  • Profiles marked “limited” have little public pricing or certification data. We include them so you know they exist, and update them as facts become verifiable.

Questions buyers ask

Is Wurk a PEO?

No. Wurk is cannabis payroll and HR software, not a co-employment PEO.

Changelog. Oct 27, 2026: list published; CPEO status checked against the IRS list dated Aug 7, 2026.

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