Welcome to Palmetto Hemp Company (PHCO). We are a family-operated, disability-owned independent retail storefront and online curation team proudly rooted right here in South Carolina. Our company was founded not just as a retail marketplace, but as a living, purpose-driven mission born directly in the middle of our family’s sudden, life-altering battle with complex hereditary illnesses.

The Foundation of Our Mission

Our entire retail operating blueprint was established during our founder’s unexpected diagnosis and victorious battle with Stage 3 colorectal cancer. Navigating this intensive healthcare crisis led our family to discover that we carry Lynch syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (specifically Type 3, also known as Hypermobile EDS).

Experiencing these profound physical trials firsthand completely altered our worldview. It instilled in us a fierce, uncompromising dedication to consumer transparency, rigorous third-party batch laboratory testing, and clean, high-integrity retail curation. We launched this storefront to provide our community with an honest, premium retail space where consumers never have to guess about the quality, legality, or purity of their botanical selections.

Understanding Our Family's Genetic Realities

To understand the heartbeat of Palmetto Hemp Company is to understand the hereditary conditions that unite our team and inspire our community outreach.

Lynch Syndrome is an inherited genetic condition caused by a mismatch repair gene mutation. This genetic predisposition significantly increases an individual's lifetime risk of developing certain types of cancers, most notably colorectal cancers, and requires proactive, lifetime medical surveillance.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Type 3 / hEDS) is a hereditary connective tissue disorder driven by structural variations in the body's collagen production. This condition fundamentally impacts joint stability, tissue integrity, and physical resilience, requiring constant daily awareness and physical management.

Strict Underwriting & Operational Disclaimer

While our family manages the daily, intensive realities of Lynch syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and proudly supports clinical research, Palmetto Hemp Company operates strictly as a compliant retail vendor of premium industrial hemp-derived cannabinoids. In strict accordance with federal compliance guidelines, we do not make therapeutic, clinical, or medical claims. The curated consumer products distributed across this platform are intended solely for general adult lifestyle enhancement and relaxation. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, stabilize, cure, or prevent cancer, Lynch syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, or any other physical or mental medical condition.

Our Charitable Commitment: AliveAndKickn

Because we know exactly what it means to sit in a clinic and face a hereditary diagnosis, we refuse to let our business operate without giving back to the organizations fighting these exact battles. We believe in turning awareness into direct action.

We are exceptionally proud to pledge that five percent (5%) of all profitable retail sales generated through Palmetto Hemp Company are donated directly to AliveAndKickn.org. AliveAndKickn is a premier national non-profit organization dedicated to providing immediate resources, patient education, genetic screening advocacy, and crucial research funding for individuals and families affected by Lynch syndrome and associated cancers.

When you shop with Palmetto Hemp Company, you are directly supporting a disability-owned family business, highlighting local clinical research involvement, and actively funding the national framework for genetic advocacy and cancer research survival. If you would like to contribute an additional donation to support AliveAndKickn's vital medical research and education initiatives, you may do so below.

Thank you for standing with our family and supporting the people's flower.