Josh Kesselman Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

As an importer and distributor, I’ve also created some of the world’s best rolling papers ever made, including RAW, Elements, Juicy Jay’s, Cyclones, and many more. The RAW family of papers is one of the most widely purchased rolling papers, with more than $100 million annual sales in the US alone, and our products are found in thousands of shops around the world and beloved by many — they even made their way into rapper Wiz Khalifa’s 2014 song “Raw.”I pride myself and our company on providing the most RAWESOME, plant-based and unbleached rolling papers to smoke shops, dispensaries, wholesalers, and distributors that get them into the hands of consumers (fans really!) who appreciate the highest quality smoking experience.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

I founded HBI International to increase smokers’ enjoyment by inventing, producing, and distributing some of the best roll your own (RYO) and make your own (MYO) products in the industry. From RAW unbleached rolling papers to multiple lines of scales for consumers and professionals, including MyWeigh, J-Scale, and ProScale, HBI offers something for everyone. We are smokers ourselves, and because we pay attention to what smokers need, we often anticipate and figure out how to provide what they want before they even know they want it. Our innovative products create and fill market needs with unique style and empathy. We support our clients with reliable distribution that delivers the goods with speed and efficiency.Because we treat our wholesale clients and individual smoke shops as an extension of our business, many of our customers have been with HBI for decades! We take their margins as seriously as our own, and we are committed to helping all our clients grow by providing excellent products and outstanding service.With more than 2,500 available SKUs, HBI produces and offers some of the top smoking products in the marketplace. We leverage our unique place in the industry to capture a deep understanding of market tendencies and create the brands customers love.I officially started in the industry in 1993 and opened several stores before officially opening HBI in 1997 and officially launching RAW in 2005. The idea for RAW came from my shop days in 1993 and I’d love to share that personal memory with you when we have a chance to meet 💚

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Our humanitarian initiative RAW Giving embodies our ethos of “We all get higher together.” Our contributions are genuinely given away in the spirit of “The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.” That’s our goal for RAW Giving — to give back in meaningful ways.Over the years, we’ve contributed more than $3 million in direct cash contributions, plus many thousands of dollars in in-kind contributions to a variety of charities. Our humanitarian work has helped bring clean water to thousands of people in drought-ridden communities and the Sisters of Mother Teresa hospitals (centers) in Ethiopia. We’ve contributed to the planting of hundreds of thousands of trees, as well as the delivery of health education and medical and dental treatment to needy children. We’ve also helped homeless pets in a no-kill rescue shelter, and we educate smokers about the dangers of dogs ingesting cannabis through edibles and discarded roaches, encouraging the community to toke responsibly and when done, “Put it out, then throw it out.” Since the pandemic, RAW Giving has focused on efforts closer to home, including helping people negatively impacted by cannabis laws that can result in serious charges for non-violent crimes like carrying a joint. Ramifications of these charges have long-lasting and negative impacts such as extreme poverty and an inability to find work due to a criminal record. RAW Giving intends to continue to donate money to help with these issues.