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festival sponsored by ''

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'' magazine. The event features judges from around the world who sample and vote for their favorite

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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

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, the Cannabis Cup is usually held each November in

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. The first U.S. Cannabis Cup was held in 2010; ''High Times'' now holds Cannabis Cups in Northern and

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, and

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, with plans to hold a Cannabis Cup in Portland in 2015. The High Times Medical Cannabis Cup recognizes

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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

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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

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, also inaugurating the High Times Medical Cannabis Cup, an annual event celebrating

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. 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

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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.

Counterculture Hall of Fame

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(1997),

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(1998), William S. Burroughs,

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, and

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(1999),

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(2002),

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(2003),

and

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(2007),

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(2008)

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(2009) and Coke La Rock (2010). John Griggs, BEL (2011),

(2012), Ben Dronkers (2013), and

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(2014).

Past winners

Overall Cannabis Cup

# 1st Cup 1988 —

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#1 from Cultivator's Choice # 2nd Cup 1989 — Early Pearl/Skunk #1 x Northern Lights #5/

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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 —

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 —

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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 #

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- 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 :(

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) 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. # - 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 Flowers: # Barney's Coffeeshop- Cookies Kush # Green Place - OG Reekn # The Green House - Pure Kush ;Best Sativa by a Seed Company: # Crockett Family Farms - Tangie Crockett's Cut # DNA Genetics - Tangie # PhenoFinders - Lemon Bubble ;Best Indica by a Seed Company : # The Vault Genetics - Colorado Bubba # True Canna Genetics - The Truth # DNA Genetics - Kosher Kush ;Best Hybrid by a Seed Company: # The Vault Genetics - Larry OG # Rare Dankness Seeds - Star Killer # BC Bud Depot - Night Nurse ;Best Import Hash (Concentrates) by a Seed Company: # Loud 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 Coffeeshop: # Barney's Coffeeshop - Cookies Ice-Cream # The Green House -Green House Ice # The Grey Area - Grey Crystan ;Best Import Hash Coffeeshop: # the Green House - Super Lemon Haze Cream # Barney's Coffeeshop - Carmella Cream # The Green Place - Twisla ;Best Neder Hash by a Seed Company: # The Vault Genetics - The Kong 73 Non-Solvent Hash # DNA Grow Your Own - Betty Ross # Drysift by House of the Great Gardener -Barb 99 ;CBD Flowers: House of the Great Gardener - CBD Rene ;CBD Concentrate: # CannaVest - CBD Simple ;Best Product: # The Loud Seeds Gift Bag # Devil's Harvest # Sensi Seeds ;Best Glass: # Roor # Flav421 History in the Making by the Dampkring Gallery # Team Japan Onigari/ Demon Hunter by the Dampkring Gallery

References

External links

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YouTube site

The story of the Cannabis Castle, run by Neville Shoenmaker a.k.a. The King Of Cannabis

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