CannPowerment is a New Jersey-licensed cannabis product manufacturer and contract manufacturing company focused on bringing compliant, differentiated cannabis products from formulation through commercial production and retail distribution. The company has been operational since 2023 and describes itself as New Jersey’s only Black woman-owned operational cannabis manufacturer.

CannPowerment’s business model has three interconnected components: contract manufacturing for third-party cannabis brands, product/brand development partnerships, and manufacturing of its own or affiliated brands. Its target customers include emerging brands, established operators and multi-state operators entering or expanding in New Jersey, as well as retailers interested in private-label or co-developed products.

www.cannpowerment.com

www.butacake.com

Manufacturing Capabilities
The company has positioned itself beyond conventional cannabis gummies and concentrates, with capabilities spanning infused baked goods, sugar-free baked goods, oral dissolvable strips, canned beverages, RSO syringes, cereal bars and confectionery products. CannPowerment specifically highlights its ability to manufacture non-carbonated, shelf-stable cannabis beverages at scalable volumes.

Two areas are particularly central to its differentiation: culinary-style infused products and beverages. The company says it has produced New Jersey’s first legal canned THC beverages and New Jersey’s first legal sugar-free infused brownie line.

Brands & Commercial Platform
CannPowerment currently identifies ButACake, Prolific Grow House and Angry Gorilla among brands/products it manufactures. ButACake predates CannPowerment, having been established in Jersey City in 2015 by co-founder Matha Figaro.

The company emphasizes that it is already operational and revenue-generating, rather than a pre-operational cannabis license holder. Its website states that it generates wholesale revenue and has distribution infrastructure.

Founders & Operating Expertise
CannPowerment was co-founded by Matha Figaro and James Barrett, lifelong friends who combine two complementary skill sets. Figaro is a classically trained pastry chef with experience in food safety, cannabis formulation, manufacturing and product development. Barrett brings pharmaceutical/CPG and packaging-automation experience, including work involving major consumer brands.

That combination supports the company’s positioning as an operator-led manufacturer rather than simply a cannabis brand: culinary/product-development expertise on one side and manufacturing, automation, packaging and commercialization expertise on the other.

Strategic Positioning
From an investor or strategic-partner perspective, the website currently positions CannPowerment around several core assets: an operational New Jersey manufacturing license, existing wholesale revenue, established production capabilities, distribution infrastructure, differentiated product formats, existing brands/customers, and the ability to take products through formulation → compliance → manufacturing → packaging → distribution/retail.