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, today announced sales of Hemp Hop Blunt Wrap smoking papers are now underway. Created and launched under a joint venture with hip hop icon Rick Ross and Rap Snacks, Inc. founder and CEO James Lindsay, the expanding line of Hemp Hop Smokables products can be purchased online at www.HempHop.shop and in a growing number of select retail outlets.

"Working with Rick and James on launching Hemp Hop has been a remarkable experience in professionalism and dedication. The attention to detail Rick brings to the flavoring and developing of the hemp CBD cigarettes and hemp blunt wraps is remarkable," added Sandro Piancone, Co-Founder and CEO of Hempacco. "We now have the capacity to significantly scale manufacturing to meet what we believe will be strong demand for our growing portfolio of Hemp Hop Smokables products."

"The new hemp blunt wraps look, taste, and smell spectacular. In addition to ecommerce sales through our online store, we're making these available to wholesale distributors and retailers immediately," commented Jorge Olson, Hempacco's Co-Founder and CMO. "With Rick Ross and James Lindsay spearheading the sales, distribution, and marketing, we expect to deliver a wonderful experience for consumers. And with James Lindsay's impressive track record as a wholesale distributor, we anticipate a rapid rollout as we make the most of the vast network of Rap Snacks distributors across the country."

James Lindsay is a lifetime entrepreneur and wholesale distribution expert. Before he started Hemp Hop Smokables, a 50/50 joint venture with Hempacco, Lindsay already built national distribution for his Rap Snacks brands, including major retailers like Walmart and thousands of convenience stores all around the country. Rap Snacks currently offers over 40 products including potato chips, ramen noodles, and lemonades.

Rick Ross, one of hip hop's biggest moguls with a healthy slew of investments, including his most prominent venture as a franchise owner of multiple Wingstop locations throughout the country, is expected to drive strong brand awareness of the Hemp Hop brand with consumers.

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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