In a recent edition of CSP&#x27;s &quot;At Your Convenience&quot; podcast, our team talked to industry experts Dan Razowsky from R-Marts and Rick Schepp from GTI and Rhythm, discussing the current trends, challenges and opportunities for hemp beverages in the Chicago market.<br>As the hemp beverage market continues to grow in Chicago, the podcast highlights both the challenges and opportunities of this emerging category. Retailers must remain adaptable to changing regulations and consumer preferences while leveraging partnerships to enhance brand visibility. For consumers, the increasing availability of hemp beverages in familiar retail spaces offers a welcome introduction to the world of THC products.<br>Here are the brand assets to share about the campaign to save hemp beverages: https://brandfolder.com/wswa/save-hemp-bevs<br>Link to take action: https://wswa.quorum.us/campaign/SaveHempBevs/

Hemp Beverages in Chicago: Exploring the Market Potential

At Your Convenience

Hello and welcome to At Your Convenience. My name is Melissa Vonderhaar. I am the chair of the CSP C-Store Cannabis Board. And joining me today are Dan Rozowski of R-Mart's and Rick Shep of GTI and Rhythm. And we are here to talk all things hemp beverages, convenience, and specifically both of you operate out of the Chicago market. So both Rick and Dan, your companies are based out of Chicago.

So why don't we start there? Chicago is kind of a fascinating market because while Illinois does not officially have hemp regulations the way a state like Minnesota or Georgia does, when we were discussing where to host this first annual CSP C-Store Cannabis Forum, Chicago was at the top of the list and where we actually went. The three of us got to go out to a restaurant and enjoy ordering hemp beverages off the market, many delicious rhythm drinks.

So can you talk about what is going on specifically within Chicago and the hemp beverage markets? And I'll start with Dan. So I think it's, we all know it's a very exciting thing right now. And I think as soon as we knew that we were able to carry it, we were all over it. So I think each city has its own, you know, milligram strain. So I think that was kind of a tricky play with it. But I think we were really just looking for partners that was

really sky's the sky's the limit on how much this can grow. Hopefully everything plays out nicely in November and we'll see.

Hemp Beverages in Chicago: Exploring the Market Potential

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Hemp Beverages in Chicago: Exploring the Market Potential

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.