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Custom Cones USA came to MJBizCon 2025 in Las Vegas looking to showcase a smattering of new products.
The new humidor line from Custom Cones USA is designed to enhance the flavor and profile of smokable products while maintaining freshness. Inspired by the cigar industry, these humidors have been modified to suit cannabis-industry applications.
Harrison Bard, co-founder and CEO of Custom Cones USA, said the humidors are perfect for retail, specifically for storing infused pre-rolls and top-shelf flower pre-rolls. He said manufacturers are also using humidors to keep blunt cones moist. For example, hemp wraps can dry out and crack, which makes them difficult to use in automation. Using the humidor, blunt wraps are more consistent.
Some operators are making 10,000 to 20,000 pre-rolls per shift, but they're not sold immediately. So, storing finished or work-in-progress pre-rolls in a humidor ensures they stay fresh, providing an optimal smoking experience.
Bard said the humidor gives manufacturers more control than humidity packs.
Bard also debuted the new Cone Loader from Custom Cones USA, a low-tech device that helps load cones into pre-roll machines. Loading cones into pre-roll filling devices is the most time-consuming part of the process; the cone loader helps drop all the cones in at once.
Bard expects pre-roll innovation to continue. In some states, seven of the top 10 SKUs are all infused pre-roll products. While he thinks pre-roll sizes may continue to shrink, the product category will continue to rise in popularity.
Custom Cones USA is known for providing a wide variety of products.
On the smoking accessory side of the business, the company debuted new flavors in its wooded-tip products: vanilla and sugar. The flavor is on the wood tip, so the consumer doesn't smell it; rather, they taste it, complementing the terpene profile. Bard said competitive products are often scented, so consumers can smell them, but they don’t offer any flavor.
