Founder of Essential Extracts- the first legal tax paying hash company in the United States of America.
Industry Expert- Nicholas Tanem is a sought-after lecturer, panelist, event host, dj, and cannabis cup judge.
2018 HIGHTIMES Visionary Award recipient given in recognition of over two decades experience in Cannabis and Cannabis extraction methods.
Nicholas Joseph Tanem aka Nikka T is a DJ, Host, cannabis visionary, educator, public speaker, hash maker, and activist. Originally from The Bay Area, California, Nikka T moved to Colorado to continue his professional board sport aspirations and attend CU Boulder where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 2007.
After college Nikka T continued his music career as well as his cannabis industry career founding Essential Extracts, the first legal Hash Company in the US, and keeps thriving as an influencer in these spaces.
When he isn’t building extract empires, Nikka T spends his time traveling DJing, throwing and hosting various MMJ related events including weekly and monthly Reggae parties, producing radio programs, huge festivals and sold out shows, always with a spliff hanging out of his mouth.
Featured In
- First Smoke of the Day: Nikka T Makes Global Hash Making Journey, Changing an Entire Industry
- James Loud Podcast EP #35: Nikka T from Essential Extracts
- A History of the Solventless Dab From the Guy Who Pioneered It, Nikka T
- Nikka T Talks About Sovlentless Extraction and What Makes a Strain Viable For Ice Water Hash
- Nikka T of Essential Extracts: An Interview, Pt 1
- Nikka T of Essential Extracts: An Interview, Pt 2
- An Interview with Legendary Hash Maker, Nikka T
- Nikka T Teaches Processing Methodology, Assessing Flowers & Concentrates, & Contemporary Consumption Options Exclusively For Ganjier
International DJ & Host
Between his passion for cannabis and music, timed perfectly with the onset of legalization in the US and beyond, Nikka T continues to expand his brand, techniques, and music all over the globe nationally and internationally. For now you can find him blessing California with Solventless Extracts and cultivating the most irie musical experiences worldwide!
Essential World Tour 2024
