Photos by Sarah Mills & Lisa Kaler
2025 is Hall of Flowers Biggest Year Yet!
Look out NYC, you haven’t seen nothing yet! Hall of Flowers (the incredibly awesome b2b Cannabis business show of all time) is coming to NYC on October 8 & 9!
The Cannabis business community on the east coast is about to find out how it’s done and done RIGHT! Ever since NY went “legal” the state and especially the boroughs of NYC has gone wild with entrepreneurs from street traps to bodegas to actual dispensaries, they’ve attempted it at all angles. One of the best things to come from legalization in our opinion in NYC is being able to smoke where ever you want! Except for cars, churches, schools, and other areas that no smoking or vaping is allowed, otherwise you are free to light up on the street and enjoy. The streets have never smelled so good as they do today in NYC.
A lot of craziness came just before and after legalization as the market had to get situated and organized. Just like a lot of big cities, there’s problems with illegal shops and operations selling Cannabis products that are not following the rules. New York is setting a new standard for legalization in many respects and different from the west coast states that have in many ways over regulated and strangled the legal market and industry. Then again, they too have made some interesting turns down the road of legalization that have yet to allow the community and new industry to flourish. This is why it’s a critical and such an important time for Hall of Flowers to come to NYC and bring some fresh perspective and vibe to this young industry.
Hall of Flowers is not open to the public, only retailers (store buyers & owners) can attend day one and only industry insiders, budtenders, and other industry professionals can buy a ticket to day 2).
Above: Hall of Flowers in Southern California this year in Ventura, Ca
Above: Heritage Hash Company & Heritage Mendocino Dispensary in Ukiah CA is one of these incredible family owned Cannabis businesses that define California Cannabis culture at its finest.
If you build it they will come!
For years, (almost a decade now) Hall of Flowers has built its reputation in the greatest Cannabis community in the country, California. Yeah, we said it. The biggest and brightest started in Cali; the iconic strains, the culture, the farmers, the breeders and the brightest brands all started in California. It’s been that way for decades with the multi generational family farms. Whether that style of growing be built on pheno hunting and creating new strains, growing clean green, outdoor regenerative, indoor hydroponic, light deprivation and more. Northern California or southern California, Cannabis community all together formed a culture like no other. That California culture invented 420! All that said, it’s now time for the east coast to light up and add to that culture. After all, being Cannapolitan is all about being inclusive.
No one goes BIG like New York City!
They are setting their own standard for not only their own regulations and rules but also how they want the community to be seen and represented. One thing NYC is known for is their pizza! Check out what HOF has included in their debut to NYC below.
SAMPLE NYC’S BEST ‘ZA’ AT HOF
To celebrate the first-ever Hall of Flowers in New York, we’re bringing you an unforgettable slice of the city, including top brands, retailers, and a bring-your-own-oregano pizza tour.
Produced by Canna Management Group and curated by Scott’s Pizza Tours, this exclusive excursion will depart directly from the Hall of Flowers trade show at the end of Day 1 and hit five of the city’s most iconic pizzerias for an exclusive VIP experience.
Brands on Brands on Brands!
Only the best come to Hall of Flowers, this is no place for junk weed. Many successful brands that have already built a reputation in their home states are also expanding to New York and other East Coast states, many that started in California. Brands like Jetty, Dime Industries, Heavy Hitters and more.
Check out the list of exhibitors here.
NYC Hall of Flowers 2025 will be a Historical Event!
Hall of Flowers has earned the bragging rights to be considered the finest and most cultured Cannabis business show of its kind. Here is a list of all the brands that will be exhibiting at NYC Hall of Flowers.
HOF is the UNconvention of the Cannabis industry in the best ways, because everything else just doesn’t vibe the same.
There are huge business to business expos that happen in Las Vegas and those are dedicated to a more national and international crowd of business people that in many cases are focused on only the business side of the industry. Not that there’s anything wrong with those type of conventions, because that’s what those are- conventions. Conventions have a lot of seminars (mostly on how to start a Cannabis business) along with one large convention hall, full of joint making machines, jar fillers, packaging, and extraction tech.
It’s been experienced (myself included) about those more formal conventions that not all attendees even partake at all or enjoy Cannabis at those events. We call those folks Chads. Chads can be considered by some to be the less cool outsiders of the industry coming in to take advantage of the green rush. The impression is that these “suits” are only looking for big money and only care about their bottom line- not so much about the plant or culture. Hall of Flowers doesn’t attract Chads, and if they do they have dressed down and will attempt to blend in with the “all the real ones”. So be it, they have a purpose somewhere in the business, perhaps in finance. Those who know, know.
It takes a lot of money to enter the Cannabis business no matter what and with all the taxes and regulations it’s hard to stay in business too. The best strategy that California Cannabis business people will tell you is to just stay operating and get through these times, because eventually we all hope that the legal sales model can thrive along with the consumer, whom both are over paying in taxes that are truly ridiculous. Imagine paying 40% tax on a bottle of wine? That’s the tax in some parts of California with all the excise taxes, sales taxes, city taxes, etc. Hopefully other states will learn that this is no way to build an industry or a growing economy.
New York will hopefully grow their young Cannabis industry by helping and less hindering their potential wins when they tax and regulate reasonably. Only time will tell, but HOF is here to help and grow that industry in New York and in the surrounding states that are also getting on board with medical and retail Cannabis sales and consumption.
Above: Hall of Flowers at its birthplace, Santa Rosa, Ca.
Hall of Flowers rolls differently on all aspects.
Hall of Flowers is geared and wired differently; the culture and the business of Cannabis are one at HOF. Here, you can meet the farmers, breeders, the enthusiasts and learn about their products and most importantly, you get to try them as well. That’s everything!
Remember when you had a dealer? Some of us are old enough to remember what that was like… You got what you got, there wasn’t much selection or quality in some cases to speak of and you hoped it would be good when you got home to try it. Well, when you’re at HOF, buyers and owners have the opportunity to sample the brands’ products and take them back home to further explore. This allows the buyers to really try the products with their team members and help decide what brands are best for their customers and store. This most certainly will be one of many HOF in NYC to come. After all, the most successful brands of Cannabis in California have exhibited at HOF, generally more than once, sometimes every show!
Above: Brands like Country are in California and are expanding to multiple states through farm partnerships that represent their strains, quality, and reputation.
Oilvia Alexander of famed brand Kush Queen.
When you’re at HOF; quality, quantity, and legacy are all at your reach!
Each of the exhibitors at HOF are legal brands either from NY or have branched their brands through legal avenues that are strong sellers in other states. This is the next evolution of Cannabis business shows and you’re going to be so happy you attended. There’s more than just booths to see at Hall of Flowers, there is a very engaging speaker series with some of the top minds and entrepreneurs in the business today.
Take a big hit outta the NYC Hall of Flowers!
As the sun sets over the skyline and the energy of the city pulses through the streets of NYC, Hall of Flowers will be the heartbeat of innovation and creativity in the Cannabis space. This is where dreams meet reality and where the future of Cannabis is shaped and molded by those who live and breathe it every day. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this vibrant community and witness the evolution of an industry that is just getting started. Be part of history for the first of many Hall of Flowers in New York and east coast states to follow.
Here’s a video that Hall of Flowers put together for the HOF in Ventura this year.
Check out our gallery below and scroll through images of the past Hall of Flowers in California.
Gallery Photos by: Sarah Mills
