Blue Ridge Hemp

What Blue Ridge Hemp does

Blue Ridge Hemp is a privately held, bootstrapped multi-brand cannabis and hemp product company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, operating a direct-to-consumer Shopify e-commerce storefront alongside a single physical retail location at 84 N Lexington Ave. The company sells topicals, tinctures, THCA flower, prerolls, hash rosin, edibles, gummies, and cannabis-infused beverages across five in-house brands: Blue Ridge Originals (topicals and tinctures, the foundational line), Tastemakers (THCA flower menu launched in 2019), Plant Tabs (plant-based edible confections, 2021), Headstash (cannabis-infused beverages, 2022), and the Nom De Guerre gummy line.

The company's underlying technology is centered on a solventless, ice-water hash extraction method that yields full-spectrum cannabinoid profiles (CBD, CBC, CBG, D9 THC, CBN) at specified ratios such as CBD 25:1 THC and CBD 1:1 CBG, marketed around the entourage effect. THCA flower products are positioned as federally compliant under the 2018 Farm Bill by keeping D9 THC at or below 0.3% by dry weight. Products are priced on a one-time, unit-purchase basis across a $10-$65 range with no subscription model, and Headstash beverages are additionally distributed through local Asheville restaurants and cafes as the only wholesale/on-premise channel.

Commercially, Blue Ridge Hemp is a founder-owned and bootstrapped operation with no disclosed external funding, no M&A activity, and no published management team or advisors. Customer acquisition is driven by educational content marketing (a THCA-focused blog and SEO-optimized product pages), organic Instagram presence, and email newsletters rather than paid media or partnerships. Customer segments are diversified across wellness and self-care consumers, cannabis enthusiasts, and health-conscious buyers, with no named enterprise or B2B customers disclosed and minimal revenue concentration risk offset by equally limited revenue predictability.

Name

Blue Ridge Hemp

Legal name

Blue Ridge Hemp

Website

https://blueridgehempco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blue Ridge Hemp is a privately held, bootstrapped Asheville, NC-based cannabis and hemp company that sells topicals, tinctures, THCA flower, edibles, and beverages under five in-house brands via a Shopify e-commerce store and one physical retail location.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cannabis and Hemp Wellness Products

NAICS

Food (Health) Supplement Retailers (456191), Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Other Smoking Supplies Retailers (459991), All Other Health and Personal Care Retailers (456199), Other Health and Personal Care Retailers (45619)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844), Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840)

akta.pro primary industry

Hemp-Derived Delta-8/Delta-9/THC-A Specialty Retail (Where Legal) (CRANAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

CBD/Hemp Specialty Stores (Tinctures, Oils, Edibles) (CRANAHAA), CBD/Hemp Topicals & Beauty Retail (CRANAHAB), CBD/Hemp Wellness & Supplements Retail (CRANAHAC), Cannabis Accessories & Smoke Shops (Pipes, Papers, Grinders) (CRANAHAG)

Keywords

• Hemp wellness products
• Cannabis topicals
• THCA flower
• Solventless extracts
• Cannabis tinctures

Headquarters

HQ city

Asheville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. E-commerce Product Sales: Direct-to-consumer online sales through their Shopify storefront, selling topicals, tinctures, edibles, flower, and paraphernalia products. Orders are shipped nationwide to customers.
2. Physical Retail Sales: Retail sales from their Asheville, NC store location at 84 N Lexington Ave. Currently offers Headstash beverages at local restaurants and cafes in addition to in-store purchases.
3. Wholesale/B2B (Local): Headstash beverage brand distributed to local restaurants and cafes in Asheville, NC area.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Blue Ridge Hemp is a vertically integrated cannabis and hemp wellness company that formulates, manufactures, and sells a range of natural care products including topicals (lotions, bath bombs, muscle gels), solventless full-spectrum tinctures, THC-infused edibles (chocolates and gummies), THCA flower and prerolls, and cannabis-infused beverages. All products are produced in-house across multiple sub-brands (Blue Ridge Originals, Tastemakers, Plant Tabs, Headstash, and Nom De Guerre) using solventless ice-water hash extraction, and sold direct-to-consumers through a Shopify e-commerce storefront and a physical retail location in Asheville, NC.

Product overview

Blue Ridge Hemp is a multi-brand cannabis company operating as a unified e-commerce platform with several distinct in-house brands. Blue Ridge Originals (est. 2015) provides topical products and tinctures for self-care. Tastemakers (est. 2019) offers a THCA flower menu including hash rosin, prerolls, and various cannabis strains. Plant Tabs (est. 2021) produces edible chocolates and confections. Headstash (est. 2022) creates cannabis-infused beverages. The Solventless Full-Spectrum line provides tinctures and topicals using traditional ice-water hash extraction. All brands are made in-house with organic ingredients, and the company operates a physical retail location in Asheville, NC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tastemakers: In-house brand founded in Croptober 2019, serving as creative outlet expressing love for cannabis, community, and culture. Features THCA flower products including hash rosin, prerolls, and various indoor/outdoor flower strains.
• Plant Tabs
• Headstash
• Nom De Guerre
• Blue Ridge Originals

Products and services

• Blue Ridge Originals Topicals and Tinctures Foundational in-house brand offering cannabis-infused topical products and tinctures for self-care, including muscle care, joint care, and relaxation. Topicals include hand and body lotion ($40), bath bombs ($15), and muscle care products ($15-$50).
• Tastemakers THCA Flower and Prerolls In-house cannabis brand offering a THCA flower menu including hash rosin, indoor and hemp THCA flower strains (Sativa, Hybrid, Indica varieties), and prerolls. Hemp flower priced from $20, indoor flower from $40, prerolls from $10, and Tier 1 Hash Rosin from $50.
• Plant Tabs Edible Chocolates In-house edible brand producing plant-based confections including D9 THC Cannabis Chocolate (40mg per bar) made with 75% cacao gourmet chocolate sourced from shade-grown, regeneratively farmed cacao.
• Headstash Cannabis Beverages In-house beverage brand featuring Cold Blooded Refreshers and Two Faced Teas. Currently available at the Asheville shop and distributed to local restaurants and cafes.
• Nom De Guerre Cannabis THC Gummies Vegan and gluten-free cannabis gummies with natural colors and flavors, available in Peach flavor with Sativa and Indica variants at 20mg, 50mg, and 200mg doses. Two-pack contains 20mg total THC at $10.
• WIP Full-Spectrum Muscle Care Gel Limited release topical gel containing full-spectrum cannabinoids (200mg CBD, 14.7mg CBC, 11.95mg CBG, 8.53mg D9 THC, 0.19mg CBN) made with organic aloe, menthol, capsaicin, and 19 essential oils. Provides warming and cooling sensation for muscle pain, soreness, and inflammation. Priced at $50.
• Solventless Full-Spectrum Hash Tincture CBD 25:1 THC Hash tincture with 1000mg CBD and 38.7mg D9 THC per 30ml bottle, plus 80.2mg CBC, 38.4mg CBG, and 0.1mg CBN. Made with strain-specific solventless ice water hash in MCT oil base. Priced at $65 with a $100 bundle option.
• Plant Tabs D9 THC Cannabis Chocolate Bittersweet 75% cacao gourmet chocolate infused with 40mg D9 THC per bar. Made with naturally occurring D9 THC distillate from hemp (<0.3% by weight). Shade-grown cacao from highland jungles using regenerative agriculture and organic practices. Priced at $20.
• Tier 1 Hash Rosin Solventless full-spectrum cannabis concentrate produced using ice water hash extraction. Tier 1 Hash Rosin (e.g., Key Lime Pie Sativa) priced from $50.
• Infused Hand and Body Lotion Infused hand and body lotion from Blue Ridge Originals, formulated for self-care and skin application. Priced at $40.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products have made a difference in the lives of people around the world and are the foundation of our company.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• 3Chi: 3Chi is one of the largest hemp-derived cannabinoid brands (Delta-8, THCA, HHC) selling flower, edibles, and vapes online nationwide. It is a direct peer to Blue Ridge Hemp's Tastemakers and Headstash brands in the federally legal THCA/hemp-THC category.
• Botany Farms: Botany Farms sells indoor THCA hemp flower, prerolls, and small-batch craft cannabis online. It directly competes with Blue Ridge Hemp's Tastemakers indoor and hemp THCA flower lineup.
• Moonwlkr: Moonwlkr markets hemp-derived Delta-8 and THCA gummies, vapes, and flower with a strong lifestyle/brand aesthetic. Comparable to Blue Ridge Hemp on multi-category hemp-THC DTC strategy and target consumer.
• Plain Jane: Plain Jane sells hemp flower, prerolls, and CBD topicals direct-to-consumer. Comparable product mix to Blue Ridge Hemp's flower and topicals portfolio with similar pricing and online positioning.
• Extract Labs: Extract Labs produces and retails CBD tinctures, topicals, and minor-cannabinoid products with an emphasis on in-house formulation and lab testing. Closely comparable to Blue Ridge Originals' full-spectrum tincture and topical lines.
• Hemp Flower Co. Hemp Flower Co. retails THCA and CBD hemp flower, prerolls, and smalls nationwide. Directly overlaps with Blue Ridge Hemp's Tastemakers THCA flower and preroll SKUs in pricing and customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Charlotte's Web: Charlotte's Web is the largest publicly recognized CBD wellness brand, selling tinctures, topicals, and gummies in mass retail. It is a broader incumbent operating at much greater scale than Blue Ridge Hemp in overlapping wellness categories.
• Lazarus Naturals: Lazarus Naturals sells CBD tinctures, topicals, capsules, and edibles with strong value positioning and wholesale distribution. Comparable product categories to Blue Ridge Originals with significantly broader scale.
• Green Roads: Green Roads is a pharmacist-formulated CBD brand sold in retail pharmacies and online. Overlaps with Blue Ridge Hemp's topical and tincture wellness positioning at greater scale and distribution depth.
• cbdMD: cbdMD is a publicly listed CBD wellness company offering topicals, tinctures, gummies, and sleep/calm SKUs nationwide. Comparable to Blue Ridge Hemp's wellness-oriented topical and edible lines at meaningfully larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• InstagramInstagram.com/blueridgehemp
• Xx.com/blueridgehempco
• Facebookfacebook.com/blueridgehempco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blue-ridge-hemp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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