Intake & Quality Control

Quality Control

STIX's intake protocol ensures that no material enters production without passing through a rigorous, documented verification sequence. From the moment a shipment departs the extractor, STIX maintains full chain-of-custody control — minimizing contamination risk and ensuring every batch meets our analytical specifications before distillation begins.

Stix Enterprises receives all post-extraction crude oil via dedicated, controlled route transportation, ensuring product integrity and compliance with our quality management expectations. All extraction partners are located within a 10-hour driving radius, allowing for predictable delivery timelines and minimizing risks associated with extended transit, temperature variability, or handling delays.

Upon arrival, each drum is transferred directly into our GMP-aligned intake and verification room, where it is immediately logged into our custom track and trace system. Every barrel receives a unique SKU and identification tag, establishing full traceability from receipt through final processing. Although all crude oil must undergo third-party laboratory testing prior to shipment — conducted through KCA Laboratories, a nationally recognized leader in hemp and cannabinoid analytics — we retest every drum upon arrival using our internal analytical suite.

Only after passing our internal quality checks is the crude oil released for distillation and downstream refinement. If a drum fails to meet specifications, the entire lot is transferred to a designated quarantine zone for review by our scientific and quality teams. This structured, GMP-aligned intake protocol ensures that every batch entering our production environment meets the stringent standards required for high-purity cannabinoid refinement.