Hemp product manufacturer wants to establish standards for NC
SECRETARY BLINKEN HAS BLAMED
HAMAS FOR HOLDING UP THE DEAL.
>> THIS FACILITY BEHIND ME
MIGHT LOOK LIKE YOUR TYPICAL
SCIENCE LAB, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY
NORTH CAROLINA'S FIRST
MANUFACTURER OF PHARMACEUTICAL
GRADE HEMP PRODUCTS FROM CBD
GUMMIES TO PRE-ROLLS PEOPLE
SWEAR BY THE PRODUCTS FOR A
VARIETY OF CONDITIONS. A LOT OF
A LOT OF THEM RELATED TO PAIN
AND ANXIETY WITHOUT THE MIND
ALTERING SIDE EFFECTS AS
WRAL'S. HEIDI KOCH REPORTS THE
NASH COUNTY COMPANY AIMS TO
SET A STANDARD FOR
MANUFACTURING HEMP PRODUCTS
ACROSS THE STATE
>> IT'S THE DREAM INTERNSHIP
FOR BLAKE SMITH. THERE'S NOT A
LOT OF STUFF OUT THERE LIKE
THIS WORKING ALONGSIDE A TEAM
OF PROFESSIONALS ASKED ERA LABS
OUT OF MY OTHER FRIENDS ARE
DOING, YOU KNOW, YOUR TYPICAL
INTERNSHIPS, YOU KNOW, WITH
DIFFERENT COMPANIES THE SUMMER
AND THIS IS DIFFERENT. THEY
TELL US IT'S THE FIRST FACILITY
MANUFACTURING PHARMACEUTICAL
GRADE HEMP PRODUCTS IN THE
STATE. THE GOAL HERE IS TO DO
IT IN A WAY THAT'S SAFE AND
CONSISTENT WHO WERE IN A STATE
THAT DOESN'T HAVE REGULATIONS
IN THE CBD. HIM SPACE. SO WE
WANT TO BE THAT GOLD STANDARD.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND
PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY JOHN
BELL TOOK US BEHIND THE SCENES.
THIS IS WHERE THE FUN PART THAT
SHOWING US HOW PRODUCTS ARE
MADE FROM START TO FINISH RIGHT
NOW. THEY'RE WORKING OUT OF
THIS 10,000 SQUARE-FOOT
FACILITY HERE IN NASHVILLE.
BUT THE HOPE IS THAT IN THE
NEXT COUPLE YEARS THAT BILL
DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THIS SPACE
AND SEND OUT A LOT MORE
PRODUCT. THE FACILITY IS MOSTLY
WORK WITH WHOLESALERS AND OTHER
BUSINESSES WHO PUT THEIR OWN
LABELS ON THE PRODUCTS. BUT THE
HOPE IS BY THE END OF THIS
WEEK, IT WILL SHIFT ITS FIRST
BATCH OF ITS OWN PRODUCTS TO
STORES IN THE STATE. 2 THINGS
ARE HAPPENING EVERY DAY HERE.
>> WE'RE ONLY PASSION ABOUT
WHAT WE DO, BUT BUT WE'RE
GROWING THIS INDUSTRY TOGETHER.
NOT ONLY IS THE FACILITY
SHIPPING OUT THOUSANDS OF
PRODUCTS, BUT THE TEAM
ADVOCATES FOR DOING THINGS
RIGHT AND BECOMING A LEADER
IN AN EMERGING INDUSTRY.
IT'S ALL HAPPENING RIGHT HERE
IN NASHVILLE. BUT ILL TELL YOU,
THE HOPE IS TO MAKE AN IMPACT