Ways of making and using a recombinant organism configured to produce a cannabinoid are provided. The recombinant organism can include a eukaryotic microorganism expressing a recombinant construct including a geranyl diphosphate synthase (GPPS2), an isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI), an isopentenyl phosphate kinase (IPK), and a 5-(hydroxyethyl)-methyl thiazole kinase (ThiM). A cannabinoid can be produced by a process that includes growing the recombinant organism configured to produce the cannabinoid in a growth medium and separating the cannabinoid from the recombinant organism and the growth medium. A biosynthetic system for producing a cannabinoid is provided that includes a bioreactor, the recombinant organism configured to produce the cannabinoid, and a growth medium for the recombinant organism.