I looked at the cannabis industry and saw a lack of reliable medicine that can help people be their best selves.
Russ Harrison founded Golden Trends with one goal in mind: providing life-changing remedies to Oklahomans. The idea came to him after he saw how medical cannabis helped treat his wife’s insomnia, which led her to quit her prescribed sleep medication.
Inspired by the positive change medical cannabis had on his wife’s health, Russ wanted to help Oklahomans gain access to this powerful natural medicine. When he researched the cannabis market, he realized Oklahoma had become became a dumping ground for uncertified hardware and products with toxic ingredients.
That’s when Golden Trends was born. The lack of quality and safe products in Oklahoma inspired Russ to use his experience in food-grade manufacturing to create an award-winning CO2-extraction process that creates safe and consistent cannabis experiences.
Russ went on to build a next-generation processing facility equipped with machinery and processes that produce the same high-quality medicine, every time.
After building a team and a process to make clean medicine, Russ and The Golden Trends team was finally recognized.
Golden Trends placed Top 5 for vape products at High Times, giving us the steam to enter Oklahoma’s most coveted cannabis championship – The Cowboy Cup.
In Stillwater in December of 2021, Golden Trends won first, second, and third place for Best CO2 Vape in the state of Oklahoma.
In 2022 we launched 12 vape flavors, 3 Gummy Flavors, and another brand Abstract Extracts.
We reached over 200 dispensaries.
We came in 1st place for Distillate Vapes at The Cowboy Cup (Back to Back Best Vape in the state)
Abstract extracts came in 3rd Place for Edibles at The Cowboy Cup
5 Awards Total for Golden Trends
In 2023, we’re committed to accesible and effective medicine. We’re launching a cheap vape line called Prime, we’re developing our Blitz Drop edible line further.
We’re creating more functional medicine with Abstract Extracts.
This year, Russ and the Golden Trends team have taken leaps forward in quality. We’ve developed our standardized Golden 10 process, and continue to test new processes to create better medicine. Today, Golden Trends focuses on research and development to create effective and functional medicine that patients need.
Chad was born and raised in Oklahoma, studying at North Eastern State University in Tahlequah. He spent the last 12 years innovating products and opening production facilities in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Maryland. After missing home, Chad moved back to Norman in July of 2021 to apply what he learned to create the best products for his community.
Jason Davenport has a B.S. in Biochemistry from Oklahoma Christian University, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Oklahoma State University. He has worked as a Field Application Scientist and as a university lecturer in Chemistry. He currently serves as Chemist and Quality Control Lead for Golden Trends. Jason loves chocolate, plants, dogs, and adventures.
Russ was raised in Lindsay, Oklahoma, and studied marketing at OSU. He spent 1986 to 2018 working as one of three A+ rated suppliers to Anheuser-Busch, making Gypsum for international products. He’s also involved in several organizations to help create a future for Oklahoma. The idea for Golden Trends came to him after seeing how cannabis helped his wife quit prescription drugs. He wanted to spread alternative medicine to Oklahoma and help our overprescribed community regain control of their lives. Russ lives in Oklahoma City with his wife.
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