Laguna Niguel, California–(May 18, 2023) – Cartel Blue, Inc. (OTC Pink: CRTL), a Nevada corporation, and manufacturer of hemp cigars, and THC products, edible gummies, vape pens, CBD oil products and branded accessories, reported promotion and sale of its products at two significant Southern California events in April 2023; the Coachella Music and Arts Festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California (April 14-16 and April 21-23) with estimated attendees of 200,000, and the Stagecoach Festival at the same venue, April 28–30 with 75,000 in attendance. The festivals featured artists across genres, attracting a wide demographic of music and arts fans.  Philip Moreb, Cartel Blue’s CEO was a vendor and guest/artist of Goldenvoice, the promotional arm of Coachella and Stagecoach, and confirmed hundreds of units of products were sold.

Cartel Blue has published upcoming events, and live feeds of its April event activities at www.cartelscigars.com/events  Upcoming summer events include product promotion at the Champs Trade Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada July 19-22, 2023, one of the world’s largest tobacco, hemp, CBD industry tradeshows for domestic and international tobacco distributors and dealers, and at the Green Label Expo at World Market Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada September 13-14, 2023 where Cartel will be an exhibitor.  Cartel will also be featured as a vendor at the Power Trip Music Festival October 6 – 8, 2023 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California featuring artists Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, ACDC, Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica, where 150,000 attendees are expected.

About Cartel Blue, Inc.

Cartel Blue, Inc. manufactures and distributes hemp consumable products, including branded cigars and cigarillos, 0.3 THC (psychoactive compound delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) edible gummies, CBD oil products, vape pens and branded accessories, and their common stock currently trades on the OTC Exchange  OTC Market’s Pinks under the symbol “CRTL”.

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