Collin Palmer is a cannabis scientist, cultivator, and founder with over 25 years of hands-on experience spanning genetics, cultivation, formulation, and solventless extraction. He is the founder of Vessel Life Science (VLSNY), a New York cannabis brand built on a rigorous seed-to-oil philosophy — producing living soil flower, fresh press live rosin, and bubble hash with an uncompromising commitment to organic cultivation, terpene integrity, and medicinal quality. Collin is widely recognized as one of the foremost practitioners of solventless hash production in the country. His team ranks among the largest solventless producers nationally, with major formulation partnerships including PAX Labs across multiple markets.

His work at the intersection of cultivation science and extraction craft has helped define quality benchmarks for the solventless category — most notably through the development and launch of PAX’s first-ever consumable product, a fresh pressed Live Rosin with Natural Diamonds, widely regarded as a landmark formulation in the regulated market. At the core of Collin’s practice is a belief that medicinal quality begins long before extraction — it begins in the seed. Over four decades, he has assembled an extensive global genetic library, sourcing rare and landrace cultivars through relationships with growers across multiple continents. He views genetic preservation as an act of scientific conservation: the terpene profiles, cannabinoid expressions, and therapeutic potential locked in heirloom and rare genetics represent an irreplaceable body of botanical knowledge. His preferred cultivation methodology is organic greenhouse regenerative growing, which he credits with producing the richest resin expression and the most complete terpene profiles he has encountered.

Collin brings a comprehensive advisory background across the full spectrum of regulated cannabis operations. He has consulted on the design and engineering of licensed cultivation and processing facilities, genetics programs, good manufacturing practices, proprietary extraction methodologies, formulation development, branding, retail operations, wholesale distribution infrastructure, and data collection networks. He has worked with academic and research institutions including Thomas Jefferson University’s Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp, and has advised multi-state operators, early-stage startups, and complex enterprises through market entry, scale, and operational transformation.

Vessel Life Science (VLSNY) is the direct expression of everything Collin has built and believes — a craft cannabis operation rooted in the science of the soil, the integrity of the seed, and the discipline of solventless process. The brand operates under a strict “From Soil to Oil” standard: organic inputs, living soil cultivation, fresh frozen harvests, and mechanical separation only. No solvents. No shortcuts. No compromise. VLSNY is available now in New York at vessellifescience.com. Beyond cannabis, Collin has built an extensive career as a creative director, commercial filmmaker, and brand strategist, working with global organizations including Canon, Toyota, MTV, Vogue, and Saatchi & Saatchi. His work has been featured in Forbes, Artforum, Rolling Stone, and the New York and LA Times. He is a founding member of the artist collective New Villager and an avid surfer whose travels in pursuit of waves have taken him to cannabis communities — and rare genetics — around the world.