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Top weed contests of 2023—July update

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10 months ago

July 13, 2023

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It’s getting frenzied out there, Leafly Nation. Cannabis contests now happen nearly every week across the US, so we’ve started tracking the best ones.

Why? We all need expertly judged selections of what to smoke, vape, and ingest next, and contests fill that vital function. We got your High Times Cannabis Cups doing “people’s choice” competitions now where anyone can purchase a contest kit and judge. We got state-specific, industry-judged contests like The Emerald Cup, and now the terpene-based California State Fair Cannabis Awards. There’s new weed royalty to be had everywhere, every month. Put down that reggie, it’s time to explore the best pot produce of your era.

Here’s the singular list of 2023 cannabis contests that you need to know.

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Today

A row of buds in a contest case under white light. little placards behind each bud give descriptors like dessert. photo by David Downs for Leafly at the emerald cup 2023. — May the best bud win. The Emerald Cup contestant case in Richmond, CA. (David Downs/Leafly)

Contest entry period open for The Transbay Challenge V’s Los Angeles qualifier. Live judging event goes down Aug. 5. [@TheJimiDevine]

July

July 14

California State Fair Cannabis Awards opens to the public in Sacramento ,and runs through July 30. [California State Fair Cannabis Awards]

July 15

Intake forms due for The Grow-OffMassachusetts and Maine. The Grow-Off’s Skunk contest clones drop all month, including in New York, Virginia, and Hawaii. [The Grow-Off]

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July 21

Intake closes for NYC’s strain-specific Sweet Tooth Competition. [@SweetToothCompetition]

Get to the golden bear trophy. (Photo by Justin Abrahams, courtesy of CA Cannabis State Faire)

July 22

Drop off for Maine division of the multistate NECANN Cup 2023. Awards ceremony slated for Aug 12. [NECANN]

July 31

The submission window closes for New York’s first Excelsior Cup. [CannaStockNY]

August

Aug. 1

The submission window opens for the inaugural Missouri Growers Cup. Closes Sept. 15. Awards ceremony Sept. 23. [Missouri Growers Cup]

Aug. 5

Cultivators Cup awards ceremony in Kingstown, Rhode Island. [Cultivators Cup]

All of 2022’s Cannabis Cup winners and where to buy them

September

Sept. 11

The submission window opens for all categories of The Harvest Cup in New England. Closes September 24. [The Harvest Cup]

Sept. 15

Deadline for entries for Missouri Growmaster competition. [Growmaster]

Sept. 21

Cowboy Cup Oklahoma category drop offs begin, with rolling dates through Nov. 22. Awards party Dec. 8-9 in Tulsa. [Cowboy Cup]

October

Oct. 1

Intake for Oregon Growers Cup opens. Hard deadline of Nov. 26. [Oregon Growers Cup]

Oct. 5-8

Ganja Grail in Starks, Maine. [Ganja Grail]

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Oct. 7-8

Errl Cup Arizona awards and festival in Mesa. [Errl Cup]

December

Dec. 9

Oregon Growers Cup awards in Riddle. [Oregon Growers Cup]

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2023 cannabis contest winners so far

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The ultimate weed contest calendar of 2024

Published

3 months ago

January 24, 2024

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Life is short—so smoke the best weed in human history. Shoot, help vote for the next best weed in human history.

More cannabis competitions are coming coast to coast, and even across oceans, in 2024. High Times results come in hot this month, and entries are already open for multiple East Coast competitions.

To help you keep up with deadlines and ceremony events, we’re tracking dates for the cannabis cups, contest, and championships you can’t miss. Keep an eye on upcoming deadlines, and make sure to grab your tickets early to be the cannabis culture you want to see in the world.

Here’s the singular list of winter and spring 2024 cannabis contests that you need to know.

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January cannabis cups

High Times judges kits bring smiles to Oregon consumers this year. (Courtesy High Times)

Voting is now open in multiple categories for the inaugural International Cannabis Awards, with the ceremony slated for March 13 in Barcelona. [link]

Entry for the Spring 2024 Maryland Home Growers Cup is open. [link]

Entry for the Greenskeeper Cup in Massachusetts is open. [link]

Entry for the Florida Cup 2024 is now open. [link]

Fig Farms' winning Animal Face. Hybrid. 30%+THC. (David Downs/Leafly) — Fig Farms’ winning Animal Face. Hybrid. 30%+THC. (David Downs/Leafly)

2023 Cannabis Cup winners and where to buy them

Winners announced for High Times Cannabis Cup Massachusetts: People’s Choice 2023. [link]

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Nominations for the 2024 Pennsylvania Cannabis Awards are now open. Deadline is Feb. 14. [link]

Winners announced for Farmers Cup: Harvest edition in San Diego, CA. [link]

Winners announced for High Times Cannabis Cup Oregon: People’s Choice 2023. [link]

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February cannabis cups

February 5

Winners announced for the Cannabis Cup Arizona: People’s Choice 2023. [link]

February 9

Entries due for the 20th Emerald Cup in California. If you’re not entering, what are you doing? [link] Judge applications are also still open. [link]

February 15

Voting begins for the 2024 Pennsylvania Cannabis Awards. [link]

February 24 & 25

Winners announced for the X Cup in Connecticut. [link]

Talking Trees owner Craig Nejedly accepts an Emerald Cup award in 2023. (David Downs/Leafly)

Stay high in Dry January on Blue Dream—2024’s first Leafly HighLight strain

March cannabis championships

March 1

Entry deadline for the Greenskeeper Cup in Massachusetts. [link]

March 2

Entry deadline for the National Cannabis Championship in Washington, DC. [link]

March 13

The first International Cannabis Awards, “the Oscars of weed” will be held in Barcelona in a 14th-century building. This will also open the stateside competition portion to 2025, so prospective entries should keep an eye out for the official announcement and how to enter. Leafly is a media sponsor and judge. [link]

March 15–17

Spannabis lights up Barcelona. [link]