Over a decade on the cup circuit — Amsterdam, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Detroit, Michigan, Colorado, Jamaica, Toronto, and Washington. Every entry below has a paper trail in High Times, SeedFinder, or cannabis industry press. Recent wins (2018+) are licensed operators growing out Cali Connection genetics.
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Best Full-Term THC Sungrown Flower — Washington Sun Cup (CannaSol Farms)
Washington Sun Cup — judged outdoor-only competition run by the Washington Sun Growers Industry Association (WSIA), focused exclusively on sungrown full-term flower from Washington farms.
Best CBD Flower — High Times Bay Area Cannabis Cup (C.R.A.F.T.)
High Times Northern California / Bay Area Cannabis Cup — annual NorCal competition that ran judged and People's Choice rounds from 2016 through 2019 before the brand pivoted to a fully People's Choice model.
Best Indica Concentrate — High Times Michigan Cannabis Cup (Michigan Extracts)
Michigan Cannabis Cup — regional event launched as Michigan expanded its medical cannabis program.
Best CBD Flower — High Times Northern California Cannabis Cup (C.R.A.F.T.)
High Times Northern California / Bay Area Cannabis Cup — annual NorCal competition that ran judged and People's Choice rounds from 2016 through 2019 before the brand pivoted to a fully People's Choice model.
Best Indica — Los Angeles Cannabis Cup (RI Finest with The Finerside)
Los Angeles Cannabis Cup — regional event in the post-2016 High Times competition structure.
Best Indica — Los Angeles Cannabis Cup (Bhang)
Best Indica — Michigan Cannabis Cup (RI Finest with The Finerside)
Michigan Cannabis Cup — regional event launched as Michigan expanded its medical cannabis program.
Best Hybrid — Karma Cup
Karma Cup — Toronto-based Canadian competition that emerged after Canada expanded medical access. Strong regional judging reputation.
Best CBD Flower — High Times Cannabis Cup, Jamaica
High Times Cannabis Cup, Jamaica — first held in Negril in 2015 as cannabis competitions began expanding internationally.
Best Edible — High Times Medical Cup, Michigan
High Times Medical Cannabis Cup — regional US tour launched after state-level medical legalization, rotating through Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, Seattle, and Michigan from 2010 onward.
Best Topical — High Times Medical Cup, Michigan
Best CBD Flower — High Times Medical Cup, NorCal
Best Hybrid Flower — High Times Medical Cup, NorCal
Best Edible — High Times Medical Cup, Colorado
Best Indica Flower — High Times Medical Cup, Colorado
Best Hybrid Flower — High Times Medical Cup, Colorado
Best Sativa Flower — High Times Medical Cup, Colorado
People's Choice Flower — High Times Medical Cup, Colorado
Best Hybrid — High Times Medical Cup, Denver
High Times Medical Cannabis Cup — regional US tour launched after state-level medical legalization, rotating through Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, Seattle, and Michigan from 2010 onward.
Best Hybrid — High Times Medical Cup, Denver
Best Non-Solvent Hash — High Times Medical Cup, Detroit
Best Indica — High Times Medical Cup, Detroit
Best Indica — High Times Medical Cup, Los Angeles
Best Hybrid — High Times Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam
High Times Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam — the original cannabis competition, held annually in Amsterdam from 1988 to 2014. For most of that run it was the most prestigious award in the industry.
Best Hybrid — High Times Medical Cup, Los Angeles
High Times Medical Cannabis Cup — regional US tour launched after state-level medical legalization, rotating through Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, Seattle, and Michigan from 2010 onward.
Best Hybrid — High Times Medical Cup, Los Angeles
High Times Medical Cup, Los Angeles
Best Hybrid — High Times Medical Cup, Denver (MMJ America)
High Times US Cup, Seattle
High Times US Cup, Seattle
High Times Medical Cup, San Francisco
High Times Medical Cup, San Francisco
Highest CBD — High Times Medical Cup, San Francisco
High Times Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam
High Times Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam — the original cannabis competition, held annually in Amsterdam from 1988 to 2014. For most of that run it was the most prestigious award in the industry.
Best Indica — High Times Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam
High Times Medical Cup, Denver (Pink House)
High Times Medical Cannabis Cup — regional US tour launched after state-level medical legalization, rotating through Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, Seattle, and Michigan from 2010 onward.
High Times Medical Cup, Denver (The Clinic)
High Times Medical Cup, San Francisco
High Times Medical Cup, San Francisco
Best Hash — High Times Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam
High Times Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam — the original cannabis competition, held annually in Amsterdam from 1988 to 2014. For most of that run it was the most prestigious award in the industry.
Best Indica — High Times Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam
Best Coffeeshop — High Times Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam
High CBD — High Times Medical Cup, Denver
High Times Medical Cannabis Cup — regional US tour launched after state-level medical legalization, rotating through Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, Seattle, and Michigan from 2010 onward.
Best Concentrate — High Times Medical Cup, San Francisco
High Times Medical Cup, Detroit
High Times Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam
High Times Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam — the original cannabis competition, held annually in Amsterdam from 1988 to 2014. For most of that run it was the most prestigious award in the industry.
46 documented wins. Additional pre-2010 and booth-only honors exist in the archives; this list includes only entries traceable to published results.
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