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The holiday elves at the HQ office have come up with a five-point plan to help with this onerous yet hopeful task.

Women in Cannabis

Picture this: It’s the early ‘90s, a time when the good herb was very much in the shadows—a subculture thriving behind closed doors. Wendy Campbell is a small-town girl from Ohio. She is introduced to something even more out of the ordinary: cannabis.
Rebecca Abraham is yet another extraordinary human facing another heroic task. A nurse by trade—and more importantly, by inclination —Abraham is working to convince the relatively conservative American medical community that cannabis does indeed have a role to play in clinical practice.
Julietta Neas is the owner of a thriving group of dispensaries known in these parts as Amnesia Dispensaries and Accessories LLC, a homegrown business that now includes 4 locations and an edibles bakery called Sunbaked.
Live pipe-making demonstrations are just one of the ways shop owner Treasure Rose is expanding the idea of what a smoke shop can be.
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Heads of Industry

The CounterCulture Awards, organized by the CounterCulture Association (CCA), is an initiative designed to recognize and celebrate outstanding achievements within the cannabis, tobacco, other tobacco products (OTP), and alternative products industries.
There’s something about small companies. They move fast. They innovate. They provide god-tier customer service. Okay, maybe that’s not true for all small companies. But it is for Purr Glass.
When consumer products in the ‘60s needed a shot in the arm, they called Madison Avenue. When a modern cannabis company needs guidance, they text Alfred Viggiani. The New York-based founder and creative director of Advantage Marketing Solutions has built a career as the industry’s go-to guy for branding and promotions.
The CEO and founder of Ultimate Product Distributors (UPD) was the first to suggest that vaping products should be sold alongside cigarettes. If that seems obvious, well, that’s how the greatest ideas always look in the rearview mirror.

Quest for the Best

The Best Products from HQ Wholesalers
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The nicest gift a retailer in this space can get for the holidays is something they can use all year round: a really good distributor.
The holiday elves at the HQ office have come up with a five-point plan to help with this onerous yet hopeful task.
Holiday shoppers crave spectacle, and with this kind of competition, it shouldn’t be hard to throw a 420-themed holiday party that puts the rest to shame.

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United we stand

Adults have a natural right to use nicotine; any attempts to infringe upon this right should be met with resistance from everyone who values their liberty.
Now that you know switching is a relatively simple process, I want to make the case that it’s essential. Here are just a few reasons why adult smokers should at least try to switch.
If you’re truly ready to quit, here’s a beginner’s guide to help you make the transition that could save your life.
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