Issue 28 CHAMPS Show Magazine November December 2021

Next Show... WINTER VEGAS (FEBRUARY (february 2nd-5th, 2022)

ISSUE 28 - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021

COVER SPONSORED BY

Content The Outlaws Return to Atlantic City

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High in Colorado

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Let’s Winter in Las Vegas

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By Amear Moretall

By Elev A Chun

By Kevin Dankman

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1836 KRATOM 31 ABR 38 AFG 16-17, 53 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH 73 ATMOS 66-67 B2B CANNABIZ WHOLESALER 81 BDD WHOLESALE 32 BEAMER CANDLE CO 2-3 BENTFISH TRADING 29 BLAZER 59 CHAMPS UPCOMING SHOWS 93, 97, 110-111 CHOICE INSIDE FRONT COVER SPREAD COLORADO CBD COMPANY 102 DELTA MAN 34-35 EARTH KRATOM 60 EMPIRE GLASSWORKS 90 EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS 105 FLKR 27 GOURMET INNOVATIONS 96 GREENLANE 21, 36, 46, 47, 64, 74, 76, 84, 86 HOMETOWN HEREO 39 ICONIC DOHKA 75 KARMA HEMP WRAPS 19 KING’S DISTRIBUTION 41 KR8TOM 42-43 KRATOMADE 82-83 KRAKEN KRATOM 55 KRAVE 71 LIFESTYLE MARKETING 108-109 MAHA-K 103 MEGA DISTRIBUTION 24 MT BRANDS 13 MY BUD VASE 40 OCB 10-11 OMNI VAPES 22-23, 61 OPMS KRATOM 62-63 PARTYNUTS 48-49 PIECE WATER 25 POWERHITTER 51 PURE HEMP 56-57 RARE 100-101 ROKIN VAPES 26 RYOT INSIDE BACK COVER SPREAD, BACK COVER SEAN DIETRICH 37 SMOKE HOUSE 68-69 SMOKE ODOR 92 SMOKEZILLA 98 SOL TRADING 85, 87 SPRAY420 104 SPS WHOLESALE 106 STONED 89 STR8 BRAND 5 SUNSHINE JOY 99 SWAG 44-45 SWEATLEAF 90 TOP EXTRACTS 12 TORO IMPORTS 50 VAPOR TECH 28, 58 VOODOO 94 ZIG ZAG 18 ZION HERBAL 8-9

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Contacts

ISSUE 28 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021

Publisher

CHAMPS Trade Shows

Editorial Director

Kevin Dankman

Ad Sales:

Kevin Dankman Office 818-616-7424

Credits Writing:

Elev A Chun Kevin Dankman Amear Moretall

Photography: Nick Gaulin

Cover Art: Sean Dietrich

Design & Layout: Sixxx

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The Outlaws Return to Atlantic City

By Amear Moretall Photos by Nick Gaulin

When history records the events of the last week in August 2021, CHAMPS Trade Shows will have beaten the odds once again and successfully brought Atlantic City Convention Center, an event the northeast has awaited. With the remains of Hurricane Ida barreling towards NJ, somehow the weather fairy doused the Atlantic City area with good weather dust, and it saw just a little rain and wind. Our hearts do go out to all those affected and in the line of fire of Ida. We hope for a speedy recovery for them all.

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Registration moving faster and faster.

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Atlantic City is the Second city for CHAMPS. It was the first place that CHAMPS moved, outside Las Vegas. It has grown every year since then. The hype was tremendous, and the buyers were excited to be there. Atlantic City is different than the Vegas show. It is a more regional show that allows northeastern shops that cannot travel that far the ability to attend a show. Shops from all over the Northeast come for just one or two days.

This stat means a whole new batch of buyers attends each day.

Wizard Smoke Shop $1000 Winner

Hempire State Smokeshop $1000 Winner

CHAMPS was generous enough to give $1000's to one lucky buyer each day! In classic outlaw fashion, one of them has chosen to remain anonymous. So here are a couple of pics from the show and our two shop winners!

Tamar from Wizard Smoke Shop and Tony from Hempire State Smoke Shop.

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The Sponsors went all out. The swag bags were huge and filled by the time each buyer left.

I heard tales of enough samples that would pay for the whole trip if the shop resold them.

From the fabulous bags at the Cali Kulture, Just CBD, and the Beamer booth to the Lost8's, Zion, Ultimate Products, samples, it was easy to see how they filled so fast.

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When you walked around the show, you couldn't help but notice that there was a considerable buzz around the Glass Games arena. Some big names in the game came out to participate and put on a little show. Even Hugh Glass got on the torch for a minute to demo one of his signature techniques. Well-known artists like Punty and Rocko were spotted in the games arena as well.

There were five events to choose from for the artists. Ride It, MultiPipe, (Shots, Shots, Shots), Believe it or Not, and Transparent.

1st Place - Puntington Wig Wag

1st Place - Aaron U Glass

This year all the winners will advance to our Masters Competition Next Year at Winter CHAMPS.

Trouble The Maker

Shoeless Glass

Aakon U Glass

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Ride It: 1st Place Amorphous Symphony 2nd Place Tony Kazy 3rd Place Topher Glass MultiPipe: 1st Place Shoeless Glass 2nd Place Zombie Glass 3rd Place Plug A Nug Shots, Shots, Shots: 1st Place Aaron U Glass 2nd Place Natrix 3rd Place Plug A Nug Believe it or Not: 1st Place Topher Glass 2nd Place Tony Kazy 3rd Place Aaron U Glass *Honorable Mention Monster Glass

1st Place - Amorphous Symphony

Transparent: 1st Place Puntington Wig Wag 2nd Place Shoeless Glass 3rd Place Casta Glass Continues On Page 38

1st Place - Topher Glass

Amorphous Symphony

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1st Place - Shoeless Glass

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Buyers, You know what that means, right? It means winter CHAMPS will be an excellent opportunity to score some of these great artists' work. I know I want to score a Punty Piece and a Shoeless Glass one as well.

Tony Kazy

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Puntington Wig Wag

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We invite you to CHAMPS Trade Show in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. February 2nd - 5th 2022. This event will mark the beginning of CHAMPS' 23rd year and the largest show ever! So come refill your shelves after the winter holiday sales season.

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Topher Glass

Natrix Glass

Topher Glass

Plug A Nug Power Glass

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High in Colorado

By Elev A Chun Photos by Nick Gaulin

2021 was a year to remember, from the epic Vegas comes to Orlando winter show to the largest and best-attended summer Vegas show ever.

CHAMPS Trade Shows finished the year in classic Denver style.

Keeping with the trend of 2021, Colorado was better than ever before, with over 300 booths and the most buyers ever in attendance for a Denver show.

The energy was high, and the smiles were more prominent than usual. The New C-hall location didn't bother anyone.

It was easy to find and felt just like home.

Zion Herbals

The Sponsors, like most shows, brought their A-game. Upfront, you had companies like Just CBD, CHOICE Nutritionals, HBI, and Partynuts, with larger upfront booths and plenty of samples to hand out. Their staff was busy writing orders from Continues On Page 65 54

HBI Raw

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beginning to end. Everywhere you looked, you saw buyers actively engaging the vendors and orders taken.

If you were into the Glass scene and needed glass, this was the place to be. The Glass Games brought out artists from all over the country. From Southern States like North Carolina, and Florida to the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington, they came to join the locals who already have a vast local scene.

More of the sponsors were located here. Ohio Hippies was on the scene, and Zion Herbals and a newcomer to the scene, Iconic Dohka, parked their Maclaren - AbuDabi Police interceptor on the show floor next to the glass games for all to see.

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Futurola

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Kr8om, Fuse, Bolt, and AFG rounded out the floor with strategically located booths around the show. It didn't matter what part of the floor you were on. It was busy and packed with great companies to fill your store with.

Back to the Glass Games. The Denver Games is famous for bringing the Game of Marbles to life among grown-ups. They also do my favorite Game of the year, The Goblet Grab! This year they added, "At the Zoo." Continues On Page 72

Miguel and Hugh going over and judging the pieces

Busy buyers placing orders

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Let me explain just in case you have not been there to play.

First, the Game of Marbles.

Artists make and bring their own marble set to the show, and it is displayed proudly for judges and the crucial judging.

After judging, the players play in a bracket-style Marbles Tournament. The winner of the judging part gets a ticket to the Master's Tournament and a Chance at $10000 Plus prizes!

This trophy is one of the most prestigious awards in the Glass Art Scene. Names are made famous, and skills are displayed proudly. The Game of marbles is played for keepsies to win money and each other's marbles and the bragging rights of being the country's best Marble Player. Now for the winners!

MARBLES (BEST SET): 1st: Jef Durfee 2nd: FireFox Glass 3rd: Cajun Rick

Marbles 1st Place Jef Durfee Marbles 2nd Place FireFox Glass

MARBLES (GAME): 1st: Jes Durfee 2nd: H2 Glass (H Squared) 3rd: MattZ Glass Continues On Page 77 Marbles 3rd Place Cajun Rick

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Next is "At the Zoo" Artists bring a piece themed around the famous Denver Zoo. The assortment of pieces was exceptional. From Giraffe feeding time to a Flamingo, the samples were awesome. There were three clear winners in the competition:

At The Zoo 1st Place C-Martin Glass

AT THE ZOO: 1st: CMartin Glass 2nd: Burtoni 3rd: Dellaluna

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At The Zoo 1st Place C-Martin Glass At The Zoo 2nd Place Burtoni

At The Zoo - 3rd Place - Della Luna

At The Zoo 3rd Place Dellaluna

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The final and most exciting part of the show was the Goblet Grab! Again, buyers line up to take their chance at taking home one of the fantastic pieces of art. This year, the buyers had to pay $200 for each ticket, giving them a guaranteed choice of one of the Goblets. It is a great way to end the show with each buyer having 30seconds to pick their piece and head home! The Competition Winners are:

Goblet Grab 2nd Place Jes Durfee

GOBLET 1st: Rye Deyer 2nd: Jes Durfee 3rd: Thriving Lotus

Goblet Grab 1st Place Rye Deyer

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Thanks to all the sponsors that donated to the goody bags and Prize Packs for the Glass Artists, UST Glass, ABR, Ohio Hippies, Bethlehem Burners, DipDevices, and many more were super generous in their support.

Overall, we here at CHAMPS Show Magazine would call this show a great success! CHAMPS Trade Shows has genuinely done a great job building the industry and providing a great place to do business.

Kurt and Uncle Stoner ready for their Goblet number to be called

See you Next year at our first show of the year in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2-5th, 2022. Join us and restock your store after the busy Holidaze season!

Goblet Grab 3rd Place Thriving Lotus

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Let’s Winter in Vegas

By Kevin Dankman

Have you been freezing it out in the winter cold at home? Are you tired of looking out the window at gloomy skies and frigid temps? Well, schedule your trip now for Sunny Las Vegas! February 2nd-5th 2022, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Shows flagship winter event was held. That ends February 2nd-5th 2022! We hope you are as excited about it as we are.

They did have that super exciting one-of-a-kind Vegas Summer show… Technical issues aside everyone called it Two years… That’s how long it’s a momentous success. No been since the CHAMPS Trade show is like the winter show.

CHAMPS and all the Vendors bring the heat to Vegas for winter. Not that it’s cold in Vegas, just it’s an amazing place to make an impact statement.

and Vendors are often still doing business as the lights go dim at night and that familiar voice comes across the speakers that the time to go home has arrived.

If you have never made it to a Vegas Show, now is the time.

There is so much excitement on the show floor that you never want to miss a minute. Buyers

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Starting off, we will be in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The main entrance and registration will be in the front of the building, on the Paradise Rd side.

Through the doors and up the escalators on the left, from there follow the signs to the largest CHAMPS Trade Show EVER! This will be an amazing show!

I can tell you already that there will be more “STAR” power than ever before. Some really big names are entering the smokeshop space, CHAMPS will be their way to get the most attention from the most buyers.

The most BANG for the buck.

Sponsors are already working on amazing things for the show, the staff at CHAMPS Trade Shows has already been contacted about special events, Celebrity Appearances, and after-show parties.

CHAMPS has already reserved the Tuscany Hotel and Casino as the Hotel of Choice. Check the website soon for your discount code. The Tuscany is an amazing all-suites hotel with Dinettes in every room.

Two hot tubs and pools make it a great place to relax after the show. Once you’ve settled in and are ready for adventure, the Tuscany Casino awaits!

A centralized bar and multiple restaurants make this a great place to gamble away some aftershow hours.

Not only will there be stars from the sports, film, music, and influencer crowds. They will also have those homegrown stars of the CHAMPS GLASS GAMES! 40 of the best glass artists in the business will be competing for a prize package worth more than $10,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES! Continues On Page 95

South Hall Escalators and Stairs

Upstairs South Hall where registration will be.

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The list below is all the qualified glassblowers from the last year.

Armor Glass Noah, Durin Glass, Shuhbuh, Moose and Fire Glass, Hensley Art Glass, Plug aNug, Indigenious Glass, Nathan Belmont, Windstar Glass, Slims Glass, Solfire Glass, FireFox Glass, Della Luna Glass, Jonny Carrcass, Smitty Glass Art, The Wisco Kid, Kimmo Glass, Kaleb Folck Glass, Habitat Glass, HicDogg, Fourwinds Flameworks, Sir Pyro Glass, Tony Kazy Glass, Clayball Glass, Amorphous Symphony, Sko Eet Glass, Ford 20 Glass, Gus Glass, Taffy the Grey, Eli Mazet, Aaron U Glass, Natrix Glass, Shoeless Glass, Zombie Neil Glass, Puntington Wig-Wag, Casta Glass, Original Topher, Jes Durfee, Burtoni,CMartin Glass, and Ryedeyer Glass.

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1st Place Good vs Evil Shuhbuh

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The 2022 Masters will be judged by a very distinguished panel of judges. Libby Rohr- Northstar Glass/DFO, Rob MorrisonRMorrison Glass, and N8 Miers will be there selling their wares and judging the artist’s work deciding the Big winner and the next artist to join the Hall of Flames!

This will be the largest grand prize ever awarded. 2022 will ring in a whole new era of CHAMPS Glass Games.

4th Place Piece Noah - Armor Glass

Artist Choice 2nd Place Durin Glass

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Stay tuned to CHAMPS Trade Shows social media and future issues of CHAMPS Show Magazine for more details on the next CHAMPS Show in Las Vegas, February 2-5th 2022!

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