About this episode

Brian Adams discusses his innovative extraction process and the challenges facing the cannabis industry.

This week, Brian Adams, founder and CEO of Hudson Botanical Processing and founder of Nimbus Cannabis, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss his proprietary ethanol extraction process, his upstart craft grow, life as a contract manufacturer, his approach to making quality vapes that people want to buy and the state of cannabis testing—including how companies can protect themselves from curious COAs. We also discuss how strong brands can boost dispensary sales (and whether or no...

People in this episode

Host: David Mantey

Guest: Brian Adams

Topics covered

• cannabis extraction
• craft growing
• contract manufacturing
• cannabis testing
• brand strategy
• dispensary sales

Keywords

• ethanol extraction
• craft grow
• quality vapes
• cannabis testing
• COAs
• brand strength
• dispensary sales

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hudson Botanical Processing, Nimbus Cannabis

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