Hempacco Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: HPCO) ("Hempacco" or the "Company"), a hemp smokables company Disrupting Tobacco's™ nearly $1 Trillion industry with hemp cigarettes, smoking paper, and alternatives to nicotine tobacco, commences sales of new Cheech & Chong-branded hemp blunt wraps.

"We're excited to expand our hemp smokables product line under our JV with Cheech & Chong," commented Sandro Piancone, Co-Founder and CEO of Hempacco. "Working with Cheech & Chong's team to develop several unique products has been an absolute pleasure, and we look forward to ramping sales as we leverage their iconic, globally recognized brand."

In January 2022, Hempacco entered into a joint venture agreement with Cheech and Chong's Cannabis Company ("CCCC"). Hempacco debuted its initial line of Cheech & Chong-branded hemp smokables and hemp blunt wraps products, as well as a Cheech & Chong-branded kiosk vending machine, with Tommy Chong, at the Tobacco Plus Expo in Las Vegas in January.

"Working with Cheech & Chong has been a dream come true," added Jorge Olson, Co-Founder and CMO of Hempacco. "Bringing this brand to life has been an exciting adventure, and we look forward to marketing these incredible products to Cheech & Chong's baked-in customer base."

According to a July 2022 Gallup poll, Americans now smoke more cannabis than tobacco.

About Hempacco

Hempacco Co., Inc.'s goal is Disrupting Tobacco's™ nearly $1 trillion industry with herb and hemp-based alternatives to nicotine cigarettes by manufacturing and marketing herb, spice, and cannabinoid smokables and rolling paper. Hempacco owns The Real Stuff™ functional hemp cigarette and rolling paper brand.

Hempacco's operational segments include:

1. Manufacturing of smokables and hemp rolling paper
2. Smokable technology development
3. The Real Stuff™ brand of functional smokables and rolling paper
4. Cheech and Chong Hemp Cigarettes and Hemp Hop Smokables with Rick Ross

Learn more at www.hempaccoinc.com

Order products at www.realstuffsmokables.com

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