Cannabis Cup
The High Times Cannabis Cup is a cannabis festival sponsored by High Times magazine. The event features judges from around the world who sample and vote for their favorite marijuana varieties, with cups (trophies) being awarded to the overall winner in the cannabis variety competition. Since 1997, the Cannabis Cup festival has hosted induction ceremonies for the Counterculture Hall of Fame.
Founded in 1988 by High Times editor Steven Hager, the Cannabis Cup is usually held each November in Amsterdam. The first U.S. Cannabis Cup was held in 2010; High Times now holds Cannabis Cups in Northern and Southern California, Denver, Michigan, Seattle, and Oregon . The High Times Medical Cannabis Cup recognizes medical marijuana in states that have passed medical marijuana laws.
The High Times Cannabis Cup also includes live music, educational seminars, and an expo for marijuana-related products from cannabis-oriented businesses.
== History ==
A DVD called High Times Presents: The Cannabis Cup was made after the 2003 festival.
The 20th High Times Cannabis Cup, held in 2007, featured hosts Tommy Chong and Redman; a film of the 2007 festival was released in the summer of 2008.
In 2010, Dutch police raided the Amsterdam Cannabis Cup location. That same year, High Times mounted its first Cannabis Cup in the United States, also inaugurating the High Times Medical Cannabis Cup, an annual event celebrating medical cannabis. The first Medical Cannabis Cup took place in San Francisco, California, on June 19–20, 2010.
In 2014, after 27 years, Amsterdam held what appeared to be its final High Times Cannabis Cup. This decision was partly due to the growing uncertainty about Dutch cannabis laws, the newly available legal cannabis locations in the United States and various other countries, and the after-effects of the 2010 raid. (The Cannabis Cup later returned to Amsterdam.)
In 2017, the festival celebrated its 30th anniversary, with the award show hosted by Danny Danko.
In 2018, the festival was held in the middle of summer, on 13th to 15 July, veering away from its usual schedule.
== Categories ==
Award categories include Best New Product, Best Booth, Best Glass, Best Hash, and Best Nederhash (hashish that is produced only in the Netherlands). A team of VIP judges decides which seed company has grown the Best Indica, Best Sativa, and Best Hybrid Strain, and which company has produced the Best Nederhash and Best Imported Hash.
The U.S. Cannabis Cup recognizes marijuana in states that have passed laws that legalize marijuana for adult, recreational use. Teams of expert judges vote on Best Indica, Best Sativa, Best Hybrid, Best Concentrates, Best Edibles, and Highest Level of CBD in cannabis products (All cannabis products are tested for THC content and CBD content by independent cannabis-testing laboratories). At each U.S. Cannabis Cup expo, festival attendees vote for Best Booth, Best Products, and Best Glass.
== Counterculture Hall of Fame ==The Counterculture Hall of Fame celebrates the history of the counterculture and the people who helped shape it. Previous inductees include Bob Marley (1997), Louis Armstrong (1998), William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac (1999), Bob Dylan (2002), Jack Herer (2003), Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin (2007), Peter Tosh (2008) Tom Forcade (2009) and Coke La Rock (2010). John Griggs, BEL (2011), Steven Hager (2012), Ben Dronkers (2013), and Alexander Shulgin & Ann Shulgin (2014).
== Past winners ==
=== Overall Cannabis Cup ===
1st Cup 1988 — Skunk #1 from Cultivator's Choice
2nd Cup 1989 — Early Pearl/Skunk #1 x Northern Lights #5/Haze from the Seed Bank
3rd Cup 1990 — Northern Lights #5 from the Seed Bank
4th Cup 1991 — Skunk from Free City
5th Cup 1992:
Haze x Skunk #1 from Homegrown Fantasy
Master Kush Winner— Hindu Kush X Skunk #1
6th Cup 1993:
Haze x Northern Lights #5 from Sensi Seed Bank
Master Kush Winner — Hindu Kush X Skunk #1
7th Cup 1994 — Jack Herer from Sensi Seed Bank
8th Cup 1995 — White Widow from the Green House
9th Cup 1996 — White Russian from De Dampkring
10th Cup 1997 — Peace Maker from De Dampkring
11th Cup 1998 — Super Silver Haze from the Green House
12th Cup 1999 — Super Silver Haze from the Green House
13th Cup 2000 — Blueberry from the Noon
14th Cup 2001 — Sweet Tooth from Barney's
15th Cup 2002 — Morning Glory from Barney's
16th Cup 2003 — Hawaiian Snow from Green House
17th Cup 2004 — Amnesia Haze from Barney's
18th Cup 2005 — Willie Nelson from Barney's
19th Cup 2006 — Arjan's Ultra Haze #1 from Green House
20th Cup 2007 — G-13 Haze from Barney's
21st Cup 2008 — Super Lemon Haze from Green House United
22nd Cup 2009 — Super Lemon Haze from Green House United
23rd Cup 2010 — Tangerine Dream from Barney's
24th Cup 2011 — Liberty Haze from Barney's
25th Cup 2012 — Flower Bomb Kush from the Green House
26th Cup 2013 — Rollex OG Kush from The Green Place
27th Cup 2014 — MaraDawg Blue Flake Cheese Pearl from Chopper Special
=== 17th Cup (2004) winners ===
Overall Cannabis Cup
Amnesia Haze by Barney's Breakfast Bar
Killer Green by Katsu
Jack Flash by Sensi Seeds
Indica Cup
God Bud by BC Bud Depot
MK Ultra by TH Seeds
L.A. Confidential by DNA Genetics
Sativa Cup
Love Potion No. 1 by Reeferman Seeds
Arjan's Haze No. 1 by Green House Seeds
Sage 'N Sour by TH Seeds
Import Hash Cup
Caramella Cream by Barney's Breakfast Bar
Royal Cream Gold by Rokerij
Nepal Pollen Shoe by Green House Seeds
=== 18th Cup (2005) winners ===
Overall Cannabis Cup
Willie Nelson by Barney's
Arjan's Schoenmaker Zwevers Ultra Haze 2 by Green House
Silver Haze by Coffeeshop Dampkring
Indica Cup (Seed Company)
Lavender by Soma Seeds
LA Confidential by DNA
Sensi Star by Paradise Seeds
Sativa Cup (Seed Company)
Martian Mean Green by DNA
Nebula by Paradise Seeds
Kushage by THSeeds
Romulan by Meekseeds
Import Hash Cup
Caramella Cream by Barney's
Rifman Malika by De Dampkring
King Hassan by Green House
Nederhash Cup
Waterworks by De Dampkring
Kadni Bubble by Barney's
Arjan's Ultra 2 Haze Hash by Green House
Glass Cup
Triple Perculator by Green Devil
D-Line by DNA
Opal Smooth by ROOR Glass
Product Award
Vapezilla by Wicked Roots
Pollinator by Bubblator
Mini Matches by De Dampkrin
Phil Lesh Kadeshhh by Golden Bud of Unlimited Tokevotion
=== 19th Cup (2006) winners ===
Cannabis Cup
Arjan's  Ultra Haze #1 - Green House
G13 Haze - Barney's
Martian Mean Green - Grey Area
Sativa Cup
Mako Haze - Kiwiseeds
Opium - Paradise Seeds
Blue Cheese - Big Buddha Seeds
Indica
Big Buddha Cheese - Big Buddha Seeds
Fruity Thai - Ceres Seeds
Night Shade - Barney's
Hash
Sexpot Holland- Netherlands, Holland Home Brew
Carmello Cream - Barney's
Carmello Royale - Green House
Rifman's Noor - De Dampkring
Nederhash
Barney Rubble - Barney's
Water Works - De Dampkring
Master Kush Isolater - Green House
Product
Super Vapezilla - Wicked Roots
Portable Vortex Gravity Bong - Gravity Vortex
Aleda Papers - Aleda
Expo
Barney's Farm
Green House
Wicked Roots
=== 20th Cup (2007) winners ===
Cannabis Cup
G-13 Haze - Barney's
Chocolope - Grey Area
Super Silver Haze - Green House United
Indica Cup
Top Dog - Amnesia Seeds
Crimea Blue - Barney's Farm
Reserva Privada #18 - Reserva Privada
Sativa Cup
Kaia Kush - Apothecary
Tasman Haze - Kiwi Seeds
The Purps - BC Bud Depot
Neder Hash
Violator Ice-o-lator - Barney's
Bubble Mania - Green House United
Grey Crystals - Grey Area
Import Hash
Triple X - Barney's
King Hassan Supreme - Green House United
Rifman's Habibi - De Dampkring
Product Cup
Barney's Gift Bag - Barney's
Portable Vortex Gravity Bong - Gravity Vortex
Vaporstar Vaporizer by Vaporstar
Best Booth
Barney's Farm
DNA Seeds
Green House Seeds
=== 21st Cup (2008) winners ===
Cannabis Cup
Super Lemon Haze - Greenhouse United
Utopia Haze - Barney's
Chocolope - The Green Place
Indica Cup
Mt. Cook - Kiwi Seeds
Cheese - Homegrown Fantaseeds
LSD - Amnesia Seeds
Sativa Cup
Utopia Haze - Barney's
DeLaHaze - Paradise
Cannatonic - Resin Seeds
Neder Hash
Royal Jelly - Barney's
Greenhouse Ice - Greenhouse
Grey Crystal - Grey Area
Import Hash
Triple Zero - Barney's
Super Palm - Greenhouse
Shiraz - Amnesia
Product Cup
(tie) 1. BC Chillum - Barney's
(tie) 1. Pocket Alchemy - DNA
2. Bubble Bags - Bubble Bags
3. Glass Vaporizer - Herborizer
Best Booth
Barney's
Glass Cup
AK - DNA Genetics
Mr Nice Custom - RooR
MOE - Green Devil
=== 22nd Cup (2009) winners ===
Cannabis Cup
Super Lemon Haze - Green House
Vanilla Kush - Barney's
Head Band Kush - The Green Place
Indica Cup
Starbud - Hortilab
OG18 - Reserva Privada
Kush D - AllStar Genetics
Sativa Cup
Super Lemon Haze - Green House
The Purps - BC Bud Depot
Neder Hash
Royal Jelly - Barney's
Greenhouse Ice - Green House
Grey Crystal - Grey Area
Import Hash
Rif Cream - Greenhouse
Triple Zero - Barney's
Azilla - Amnesia
Product Cup
Vapor Swing - Original Design by HMK
Incredibowl i420 - Incredibowl Industries
Strain Hunters DVD - Green House
Best Booth
Greenhouse Seed co
Barney Farm
Big Buddha Seeds
Glass Cup
RooR Excalibur
shattered dreams
Incredibowl i420 - Incredibowl Industries
=== 23rd Cup (2010) winners ===
Cannabis Cup
Tangerine Dream – Barney's Coffeeshop
Super Lemon Haze – Greenhouse United
L.A. Cheese - The Green Place
Indica Cup
Kosher Kush – Reserva Privada
Cold Creek Kush - TH Seeds
White OG - Karma Genetics
Sativa Cup
Acapulco Gold – Amnesia Seeds
Chocolope – DNA Genetics
Sour Power - Hortilab
Neder Hash
Tangerine Nectar Ice-O-Lator - Greenhouse
Tangerine Nectar Iceolator- Barney's
Grey Area Crystal - Grey Area
Import Hash
Caramella Cream- Barney's Coffeeshop
Rif Cream – Greenhouse United
Twizla – The Green Place
Product Cup
Barney's Bud Scope – Barney's
Strainhunters India DVD - Greenhouse Seed Co.
NO2 Vaporizer- Vapir
Best Booth
Barney Farm
Greenhouse Seed Co.
Attitude Seed Bank
Glass Cup
Ghost - RooR
The Klingon – The Cali Connection
Dragon Bong – Dragon Bong & Earth Spirit
Freedom Fighter of the Year
=== 24th Cup (2011) winners ===
Cannabis Cup
Liberty Haze – Barney's Coffeeshop
Hawaiian Snow – Greenhouse United
Buddha Tahoe - The Green Place
Indica Cup
Kosher Kush - Reserva Privada
Star Bud - Hortilab
Tahoe OG - Cali Connection
Sativa Cup
Moonshine Haze - Rare Dankness Seed co
Electric Lemon Haze - TH Seeds
Dominator - Karma Genetics
=== 25th Cup (2012) winners ===
Cannabis Cup
Flower Bomb Kush - the Green House Coffeeshop
Shoreline - the Green Place
Evergrey - the Grey Area
Indica Cup
Kosher Kush – Reserva Privada
True OG - Elemental Seeds
SFV OG Kush - Cali Connection
Sativa Cup
Amnesia Haze - Soma's Sacred Seeds
Sour Amnesia - Hortilab
Green Shack - Strain Hunters Seedbank
Hybrid
Loud Scout - Loud Seeds
Rock Star - Bonguru Seeds
Rug Burn OG - Rare Dankness Seedse
Neder Hash
Lemon Crystal - the Green House Coffeeshop
Grey Crystal - the Grey Area
M.O.G - the Green Place
Seed Company Hash
The Wheezy - Reserva Privada
Tangerine Compound - Rare Dankness Seeds
The Tangie - DNA Genetics
Import Hash
Sharkberry Cream - the Green House Coffeeshop
Twizzler - the Green Place
Maroc Lemon Haze - The Bushdocter
Product Cup
Big Buddha Seeds Goodie Bag - Big Buddha Seeds
PUFFiT Inhaler/Vaporizer - VapoShop and Discreet Vape
Tiny Sister - Roor
Best Booth
Big Buddha Seeds
Cali Connection
Roor
Glass Cup
Drill Bill - Roor Glass
Puk Pipe - Puk Pipe
The MF Doom Borch - DNA Genetics and Hitman Glass
CBD Award
Lion's Tabernacle - Cali Connection
Freedom Fighter of the Year
Mason Tvert
Dutch Master Honorees
Wernard Bruining and Nol van Schaik
=== 26th Cup (2013) winners ===
Cannabis Cup
Rollex OG Kush – the Green Place
Flowerbomb Kush – the Green House
Tangie - the Bushdoctor  Coffeeshop
Indica Cup
Whitewalker OG – Gold Coast Extract
True OG - Elemental Seeds
KnightsBridge OG – Lady Sativa Genetics
Sativa Cup
Tangie – Reserva Privada
Sour Power - Hortilab
Headbangar- Karma Genetics
Hybrid
Somari – Soma's Sacred Seeds
Girl Scout Cookies – Tahoe Wellness Cooperatives
Dieseltonic – Resin Seeds
Neder Hash
Lemon Crystal - the Green House Coffeeshop
Shoreline Solventless - the Green Place
Tangie Wax – the Bushdoctor Coffeeshop
Seed Company Hash
Lemon Cleaner OG Nectar – TCLabs/TerpX/EmoTex
Whitewalker OG – Gold Coast Extracts
Chemblend Solventless Wax – Elemental Seeds/Essential Extracts/ Johnny Trill
Import Hash
Twizzla - the Green Place
Chemdog Cream- the Green House
Maroc Lemon Haze - The Bushdocter
Product Cup
Buddha Giftbag - Big Buddha Seeds
Cloud V – Cloud V
Sublimator - Sublimator
Best Booth
Big Buddha Seeds
Devil's Harvest
Sensi Seeds
Glass Cup
Master Yoda/Big Buddha Seeds – Honey Collabs Collection
Loud/Silka – Sika Glass
Ray Pack - Roor
CBD Award
Cannatonic- Elemental Seeds
Inductee High Times Hall of Fame
Ben Dronkers
=== 27th Cup (2014) winners ===
Cannabis Cup
Best Coffeeshop FlowersBarney's Coffeeshop- Cookies Kush
Green Place - OG Reekn
The Green House - Pure Kush
Best Sativa by a Seed CompanyCrockett Family Farms - Tangie Crockett's Cut
DNA Genetics - Tangie
PhenoFinders - Lemon Bubble
Best Indica by a Seed CompanyThe Vault Genetics - Colorado Bubba
True Canna Genetics - The Truth
DNA Genetics - Kosher Kush
Best Hybrid by a Seed CompanyThe Vault Genetics - Larry OG
Rare Dankness Seeds - Star Killer
BC Bud Depot - Night Nurse
Best Import Hash (Concentrates) by a Seed CompanyLoud Pack Extractions & Greenwolf, LA - Super Lemon OG Concentrate
Oasis Medical Seeds in Flint, MI - Paris OG Shatter Dab Vader
DNA Unlimited - Lemon OG 18 Live Resin
Best Neder Hash by a CoffeeshopBarney's Coffeeshop - Cookies Ice-Cream
The Green House -Green House Ice
The Grey Area - Grey Crystan
Best Import Hash Coffeeshopthe Green House - Super Lemon Haze Cream
Barney's Coffeeshop - Carmella Cream
The Green Place - Twisla
Best Neder Hash by a Seed CompanyThe Vault Genetics - The Kong 73 Non-Solvent Hash
DNA Grow Your Own - Betty Ross
Drysift by House of the Great Gardener -Barb 99
CBD FlowersHouse of the Great Gardener - CBD ReneCBD ConcentrateCannaVest - CBD Simple
Best ProductThe Loud Seeds Gift Bag
Devil's Harvest
Sensi Seeds
Best GlassRoor
Flav421 History in the Making by the Dampkring Gallery
Team Japan Onigari/ Demon Hunter by the Dampkring Gallery
== Australian Cannabis Cup ==
The Australian Cannabis Cup is an annual cannabis competition held in Nimbin, New South Wales, Australia. It has been celebrated since before 1995 and is known for recognizing excellence in cannabis produce.
The event features judges from around Australia who sample and vote for their favourite cannabis varieties, with cups (trophies) being awarded to the overall winner in the cannabis variety competition and in the best wax , dabs and rosin categories.
=== History ===
The Australian Cannabis Cup gained national attention in 1995 when it was featured in a documentary by 60 Minutes. Over the years, the event has evolved, with a focus on two primary categories: buds/flowers and extracts like oils and hash. In recent years, Alec ‘Craze’ Zammitt and Will Stolk, members of the 420 cannabis protest group 'Who Are We Hurting?,' have documented the event through video coverage.
=== Categories ===
Award categories include Best Flower, Wax or Dab, Best Hash, (hashish that is produced only in Australia). A team of  judges decides which grower  has grown the Best Indica, Best Sativa, and Best Hash.
The U.S. Cannabis Cup recognizes marijuana in states that have passed laws that legalize marijuana for adult, recreational use. Teams of expert judges vote on Best Indica, Best Sativa, Best Hybrid,
While in Australia the illegality of Cannabis has made the Cannabis Cup more of an underground hush ,hush affair for members of the tight nit cannabis community.
=== Impact ===
This event has played a significant role in showcasing and pushing for change within the cannabis community in Australia and raising awareness about medicinal cannabis, which began being prescribed en masse to the public in 2018.
=== Community Involvement ===
More than just a competition, the Australian Cannabis Cup fosters community and camaraderie among cannabis enthusiasts and positively impacts the local Nimbin community.
=== Legal Considerations ===
The event operates in a legal landscape where recreational cannabis remains illegal at the federal level in Australia. Nevertheless, changing attitudes toward cannabis legislation and the growing medicinal cannabis industry have influenced the event's reception and its role in the broader discourse on cannabis in Australia.List of cannabis competitions

== External links ==
Official website
YouTube site
Cannabis Cup Winners, Awards & History 
The story of the Cannabis Castle, run by Neville Shoenmaker a.k.a. The King Of Cannabis
The 1st European Tour Operator for the HTCC Amsterdam