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Carolina Hemp Hut – Durham is a CBD and hemp dispensary at 4600 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Suite 21 in Durham, North Carolina — claimed as NC’s largest cannabis dispensary and the recipient of IndyWeek’s “Best of the Best” award in both 2024 and 2025. The shop was founded by Mary Lopez Carter, who began researching CBD in 2018 as Read more...
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Kibou Botanicals – Durham is a THCA hemp and kratom shop at 2635 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd in Durham, North Carolina — the Triangle location of the 2-store brand that has been operating since 2014 (with the Shelby flagship) and expanded to Durham around 2019. The Durham shop markets itself on Triangle-area selection depth: the in-store CBD flower bar carries Read more...
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Carolina Hemp Hut – Hillsborough is the flagship location of the Carolina Hemp Hut chain at 137 Mayo St in Hillsborough, North Carolina — the store that launched Mary Lopez Carter’s brand and earned IndyWeek’s “Best of the Triangle” award before the Durham location took over the title. Founded in 2018, the Hillsborough store served as the proving ground for Read more...
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Emerald Medicine Company is Durham’s original CBD and hemp dispensary at 1921 N Pointe Dr, Suite 110 in the North Pointe shopping center north of downtown Durham — a distinction the shop wears proudly as the Triangle’s longest-running dedicated hemp retail operation. The product selection is among the most comprehensive in the Research Triangle: THCa flower, disposable vapes, and cartridges Read more...
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Sweet Tea’s Hemp House is a CBD and hemp shop at 1555 NC Hwy 56, Suite B3 in Creedmoor, North Carolina — Granville County’s first and only dedicated CBD and hemp retail store, also operating as Sweet Tea’s Vape Lounge under the same roof. The combined format reflects the practical reality of operating a hemp dispensary in a small county Read more...



