Who Is The White Lion?

Chemical engineer, master grower, glass blower, geneticist and Cannabis Supremo.  Meet the man behind the White Lion!

Cornel van der Watt

With over 28 years of international, large scale cannabis cultivation experience under his belt, Cornel van der Watt is in a class of his own.  His knowledge of all aspects of the cannabis industry and his connections in the global cannabis community are unparalleled.  He has also been at the forefront of the cannabis movement in South Africa since inception.

Every path he has walked in his professional and personal life has led him back to the cannabis industry.  This path traces back to his qualification in chemical engineering, experience in chemical glassblowing, expertise in cultivation abroad and locally, studies in tissue cultivation, cloning and genetics, his community upliftment work as well as training and consulting.

While Cornel has become a scientist, a geneticist, a businessman and Cannabis Supremo, at the heart of his consultancy lies a deep and spiritual connection with the cannabis plant.

“No matter what your need for weed, even if it’s greed, it all starts from seed.”

– The White Lion

Cornel’s Career Highlights

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Assisted with initial research and development in the legal South African cannabis industry at Dube Trade Port, KZN

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Consulted, set up and managed the first licenced cannabis farm in Lesotho to achieve legal cannabis exports overseas

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Consulted to multiple grow operations in the USA and Canada

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Advised to the Australian cannabis industry and assisted with research and development

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Performed strain breeding and genetic sourcing for major European seedbanks.

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Perfected distillation processes to isolate and purify specific cannabinoids

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Instrumental in various cannabis product development and formulation programs

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Sourced offtake markets for cannabis oil and related cannabis products

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Assisted with several cannabis white labelling programs

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Been named the preferred master grower for Medigrow Africa, a collective that produces international medical grade cannabis products for global distribution

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Founded his own distribution holding company, White Lion Holdings, which supplies award-winning seeds, leading brands of fertilizer, grow lights, extractors and all the equipment required to grow premium grade cannabis at scale

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Attended and presented at international and local conferences and trade shows

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