April 2021 Welcome

It’s a brave new B2B world.

Our goal at HQ has always been about introducing retailers to the best of the best products and brands in the smoke shop and cannabis industries. Sure, you can check out the ads in our monthly magazine, read up on the latest industry news and meet the leading store owners, vendors and glass artists — and we hope you do — but to keep up with our fast-moving, ever-demanding audience, we’ve gone digital with the HQMarketZone shopping platform (hqmarketzone.com) which gives buyers flexibility, vendors increased exposure, and ultimately, the ability to deliver on the promise of a great customer experience.

Wholesalers can register and begin selling their products to verified retailers almost immediately. Retailers can conveniently search for top, trusted products through vetted wholesaler storefronts and place orders via an easy-to-use shopping cart feature. Those orders will be instantly submitted and quickly on their way to your store — and your customers.

HQ is excited to offer this new state-of-the-art solution and continue to deliver on the promise of an exceptional end-to-end selling and buying experience.

Recent Articles

“Winter rain Now tell me why Summers fade And roses die.” – Bob Weir, “Weather Report Suite”
For years, Jennifer Mansour felt them coming. “You can’t stop one,” she said. “As soon as I’d notice that the lights felt a little too bright, I knew I was done for. I’d tell my boss, and then I’d get in the car and pop on my sunglasses because I could feel another one coming on, and I couldn’t do a thing to stop it.”
We love a good music festival here at HQ Magazine. Now that the major music festivals in the U.S. are starting to release their initial lineups, we figured it would be a great time to review some of the best 2026 music festivals in cannabis-friendly states.
An old adage tells us not to judge a book by its cover, but A Woman’s Guide to Cannabis: Using Marijuana to Feel Better, Look Better, Sleep Better–and Get High Like a Lady makes a powerful statement about the role of beauty and femininity in the cannabis industry before you even read the first page.
Sometimes, it’s good to be obsessed. In an industry heavy with similar products, it’s often the little things on the margins that separate great products from good ones.
Even without the representation and recognition they deserve, women have always been at the center of the cannabis movement.
There are objects Americans buy because they need them, and objects Americans buy because they let them be a certain kind of person. A perfectly functional version exists, usually for a fraction of the price. But the other version comes with a name, a story, and a reason to pay extra.
Walk into any warehouse rave, desert gathering, or rooftop after-hours in 2026, and you’ll feel it: the psychedelic underground is back, louder, weirder, and far more self-aware than its ‘60s predecessor ever imagined.