In episode 9 Gary meets 3 award winning CBD brands from the Hemp and CBD Expo, which was held at the Birmingham NEC.

Green Stem

First up hear from Brett Horth, CEO of Green Stem, who won the award for best CBD oil at the expo.

Green Stem are a brand that quickly established themselves as a major player in the UK CBD industry, achieving UK wide distribution, award winning products and creating plush expo stands too.

Brett explains how Green Stem was set up by himself and his brother and how they come from a vape background. The duo also own a chain of shops called Vaporiz.

He explains how the team were able to leverage in-house skills and resources to create the CBD brand, which is now stocked in over 350 stores.  

He discusses the UK CBD industry, regulations and some ways new CBD brands may be able to market their business online, in spite of CBD being a somewhat restricted industry. 

More info: https://www.greenstemcbd.com

BNatural CBD

Next up meet Sam and Georgina from BNatural CBD. The pair started the business over 12 months ago and produce a range of CBD oils and balms.

They discuss compliance, self-regulation, product testing and why a legalised, regulated cannabis market could be a positive change.

More info: https://www.bnaturaloil.co.uk/ 

Herbl

In the final section meet Louis from Herbl.

He explains the challenges he has faced launching a new CBD edibles brand from scratch. As well as the difficulties in getting approval from the local council and FSA to make CBD products at his home.

More info: https://herbl.co.uk

Full show notes for this Canna Machine episode are available at – https://cannamachine.co.uk/ep009-green-stem-bnatural-herbl

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