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INDUSTRIAL HEMP MANUFACTURERS
ABUNDANT LABS FIND A HOME IN CANTON
Canton has a new kid in town, y’all! Allow us to
introduce you to the ‘green’ groundbreakers,
Abundant Labs. The emerging industrial
hemp manufacturers are making an economic
impact on the county, and we are here for it! The
$12 million state-of-the-art facility is located just
off of I-40, an ideal location for the company.
“We have relationships and access to product in
Tennessee, Kentucky, some Virginia properties,
Eastern North Carolina, and now we even have
a relationship with a group in South Carolina,”
explained Chip Miller, Abundant Labs co-founder
Interviewed by Nikki White
Written by Amanda Stiles
and chief executive officer. “Being right where
we are on 40 makes it real appealing logistically
to be able to get raw material to us and to ship
stuff back out.” Plus, for the key founders of
Abundant Labs, this is home. All three families
live in Haywood County.
Miller has been involved in the cannabis industry
for about five years. For Abundant Lab investors,
excitement and interest peaked during
some non-traditional financing transactions
involving hemp. “We actually started working on