For the past three years, Sano Gardens has been operating in Montana — building relationships, learning the market, and doing the work required to show up responsibly in a state where trust matters.

As our presence here evolved, so did our understanding of what the next chapter needed to look like. Not more activity. Not more noise. But a deeper, more aligned way of building — one rooted in shared standards, accountability, and respect for the plant and the consumer.

That next chapter is now underway through a manufacturing and brand partnership with Lone Peak Caregivers (LPC).

An Intentional Step Forward

This partnership is not about starting over, and it’s not about rapid expansion. It’s about evolution.

As Sano Gardens’ work in Montana matured, it became clear that the future required a partnership model with greater integration — one where formulation, manufacturing, brand development, cultivation, and retail insight operate in close alignment.

Lone Peak Caregivers embodies that approach.

With 10 dispensaries across Montana, LPC has earned its reputation through consistency, discipline, and a customer-first mindset. They are selective about what they put on their shelves, protective of their reputation, and deeply invested in the quality of the products they offer.

Those standards matter to us — because they mirror our own.

Why Montana Matters to Our Team

Montana is not an abstract market for Sano Gardens.

Our Chief Science Officer, PhD, Dr. Noel Palmer, is a Montana local who has raised his family here for more than 20 years. Many members of our team spend significant time working, visiting, and traveling throughout the state.

Because of that, building here feels personal.

We believe the strongest work happens in places you actually know — where relationships carry weight, accountability is real, and reputations are built face to face.

As Brice Pruett, Director of Sales for Sano Gardens in Montana, explains:

“Partnering with Lone Peak says a lot about who we are. LPC doesn’t work with just anyone. Their standards demand integrity, honesty, and real care for the plant and the customer — and that’s the environment we want to build in.”

A Partnership Between Operators

At its core, this partnership is operator-driven.

Lone Peak Caregivers is widely respected for elite retail execution, premium flower, and a deep understanding of what customers expect when they walk into a store. Their team takes responsibility not just for sales, but for experience — and that perspective is critical to building products that last.

“When I walked into Lone Peak’s West Yellowstone garden, I knew immediately this was a team we could build with,” says Jeff Botkin, Founder of Sano Gardens.

“I’ve been through thousands of grows over the years, and you can feel when people genuinely care. The plant health, the attention to detail — Charlie, Sawyer, and the entire team are doing exceptional work.”

That mindset aligns closely with our own. Even our name reflects it: Sano (San-o) — meaning healthy.

Over the years, the Sano Gardens team has built more than 25 cannabis facilities, manufactured over three million vape units, and developed custom systems designed to deliver consistent, high-quality products at scale. This partnership allows that experience to integrate directly with LPC’s cultivation, operations, and retail insight — creating a more unified way of building in Montana.

What This Partnership Unlocks

As part of this collaboration, Lone Peak Caregivers will manufacture Sano Gardens products for the Montana market, pairing local operational strength with Sano’s formulation science and brand development.

This includes:

Orchard Classic Vapes — 900mg all-in-ones, with cartridges, new flavors, and colored hardware launching Spring 2026

Orchard FX — strain-specific, fruit-forward, effect-driven formulations with expanded offerings launching Spring 2026

LiveX — cured resin and live resin terpene products arriving with updated branding and Montana-specific refinements

Exclusive flower drops and collaborative product development created specifically for Montana consumers

Everything is built locally, with shared standards and shared accountability.

Built by Brand Builders

Sano Gardens is a brand and product development company backed by Supergalactic Brands, our in-house creative and strategy agency. Together, we’ve built award-winning cannabis and non-cannabis brands by focusing on fundamentals — not trends.

This partnership allows us to bring a deeper, more complete expression of that work to Montana. Not as a reset, and not as a first step — but as a thoughtful progression.

Looking Ahead

Raising the bar doesn’t happen overnight. It happens when the right people choose to work together — with clarity, discipline, and respect for the process.

We’re proud to build this next chapter in Montana with Lone Peak Caregivers, and we’re excited to keep doing the work the right way.