{"id":719,"date":"2022-06-20T20:36:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T20:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunstatehemp.com\/blog\/?p=719"},"modified":"2025-11-07T16:51:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:51:00","slug":"the-story-of-how-sun-state-opened-its-doors-to-become-the-leader-in-the-cbd-and-hemp-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunstatehemp.com\/blog\/the-story-of-how-sun-state-opened-its-doors-to-become-the-leader-in-the-cbd-and-hemp-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Our journey to becoming a CBD Vertically Integrated Company."},"content":{"rendered":"
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At Sun State Hemp, our journey into the world of CBD started in 2012 with the birth of Atmos RX, our sister company, which specialized in vape technology.<\/p>\n

Atmos had been in the Vape industry long before Sun State Hemp became the leading Delta 8 & CBD Company. Atmos was responsible for pioneering the portable vape industry, developing<\/p>\n

Over 34US patents AND 17 trademarks in the field.\"HC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ten years ago, we took a leap of faith to build a fully vertically integrated CBD business. The biggest decision of our careers came down to a simple question:<\/p>\n

Should we be responsible for controlling our destiny?\"\"<\/p>\n

As a company established a decade ago, first as a vape company<\/a>\u00a0and later as a CBD and hemp-derived edible product<\/a>, we already had many of our development processes set in place. We chose to maintain a laser focus on our wholesale distribution market.<\/p>\n

Through the years, we forged solid partnerships to help build a robust upstream production infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Challenges of Vertical Integration:<\/h2>\n
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Still, a decision needed to be made: would we tackle the biggest challenge of our careers? Would we vertically integrate?<\/p>\n

The question opened up many new worries for us:<\/p>\n