Lucas Nelson comes from an amazing lineage through Kemin’s long history of nutritional supplements. When asked to lead Bud & Mary’s, it wasn’t a huge leap. Kemin, established in 1961, is a privately held, family-owned-and-operated company with more than 2,800 global employees. It operates in 90 countries, and has manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, India, Italy, Russia, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa and the United States. Taking that expertise and deep rooted knowledge and leveraging it to build a cannabis operation has been fairly logical and simple.
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The Bud & Mary’s team of dedicated plant scientists, dispensary specialists and cannabis experts all share one thing in common– their collective passion for cannabis.
Bud & Mary’s takes a future-forward approach to cannabis. From cultivation to formulation and beyond, they leverage their deep roots in plant science and medical cannabis research to deliver high-quality products. Their teams incorporate pharmaceutical experience along with organic and sustainable best practices to create consistent cannabis products across all of their brands.