Emerald Cup 2018 winners

The Emerald Cup, renamed by some the Oscars of Cannabis, took place this weekend in Santa Rosa, California. The famous competition is known for bringing together the best outdoor-grown, pesticide-free weed. It rewards the region's best growers and cannabis artisans, and has forged an international reputation for itself.

But it's also a fair and a festival, with fashion, music, food and stalls offering a unique opportunity for industry players to meet and exchange ideas. It attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world in a spirit of community and sharing, and around values such as sustainability and respect for nature (and the love of cannabis).

A brief history of the Emerald Cup

The Emerald Cup was originally held in Mendocino County in the heart of the Emerald Triangle, a region known for its high-quality cannabis cultivation in Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties. Connoisseurs are bound to have heard of Emerald Triangle where some of the best weed in the world is reputed to grow. This expertise is about to be recognized with the establishment of’a system of appellations of origin for Californian weed, like wine, which recognizes and guarantees the quality of cannabis.

The Emerald Cup began in 2003 as a secret festival between growers to celebrate the harvest. Today, the festival is one of the largest cannabic events in the world, but it has managed to preserve the spirit of its beginnings: «The Emerald Cup is still about growers. growers coming out of their mountains seed makers coming out of their mountains, processors coming out of their mountains, and now we've got all these people coming to meet us,» enthuses Swami Chaitanya, judge and famous Mendocino County farmer.

A strong sense of community unites festival participants, who have an almost religious love of the plant. Founder and organizer Tim Blake asked for a moment of silence to reflect on what cannabis brings and to express his gratitude.

The festival also featured Willie Nelson, country music legend and fervent cannabis campaigner, who thanked attendees for their «ongoing commitment to the sacred plant». Tim Blake also recalled and honored all those who have been or are «unjustly criminalized and incarcerated» for cannabis-related offenses.

THC

Outdoor cultivation with license :

1. Ridgeline Farms - Green Lantern
2. Rebel Grown - Double OG Chem #15
3. Tar Hill - Cherimoya

Mixed light culture with license :

1. Tar Hill - Pink Lemonade
2. Josh D. - OG Kush Story
3. DEVI - Peanut Butter Breath

Outdoor cultivation without a license:

1. JD Lee - Chili Verde
2. Paula Hudgins - Wedding Cake
3. Cory Rodgers - Cherry Punch 15

Edibles :

1. Utopia - Raspberry Macarons
2. SolDaze - Tropical Mango Bites
3. WildSeed, LLC - Heritage OG - CBD
4. (ex æquo) Budlette Confections - Mellows Black Sesame

Dyes :

1. Alchemy Jane - Create THC Tincture
2. OM Edibles - Nighttime Elixer
3. Humboldt Apothecary - Love Potion No. 7

Topicals :

1. Newell's Botanicals - Deep Skin Penetrating Roll-on
2. OM - Lavender Bath Salts
3. CAD - Mimosa

Distillates :

1. Herer Group - The Original Jack Herer
2. Gold Drop/Lemon Tree/Blue River - Lemon Tree
3. Gold Drop/Bon Vivant/Blue River - Blueberry Muffin

Concentrates :

1. Peak - Huckleberry Zkittlez Amber
2. WildSeed - Candyland
3. Big Sur Extracts - Cloud Drop

Diamonds :

1. The Humboldt Cure - The Humboldt Cure Blend Diamonds
2. WildSeed, LLC - White Recluse Diamonds
3. NUG - White Buffalo OG Live Resin Diamonds

Live resin :

1. Fieldz Extracts - Zkittlez Sauce Pen
2. Friendly Farms - Forbidden Fruit
3. Fiddler's Green - Rogue OG Kush

Rosin:

1. GDP Genetics - Super Glue
2. Fieldz - Zkittles Premium Rosin
3. Field Extracts - Papaya Premium Rosin

Sauce :

1. Humboldt Terp Council - Zkittlez Cake
2. Raw Garden - Zookies
3. Summit Boys - Sundae Driver

Extractions Shatter Batter :

1. Suprize Suprize - Cherry Tangerine
2. Suprize Suprize - Royal Kush BX1 “Badder”
3. Suprize Suprize - Holy Nana Crack Batter

Solvent-free extractions :

1. Frosty - Papaya 120u
2. Tar Hill and Frosty - Tar Hill Pink Lemonade
3. Papa's Select, in collaboration with Select Solventless grown by Emerald Queen Farms - GMO 1st Pull 120u Water Hash

CBD

Flowers :

1. Molecular Farms - Blueberry Banana Bread
2. Molecular Farms - Dr. Fizz
3. Molecular Farms - Garlic Jam

Concentrates :

1. Sublime - Sleep
2. Sublime - High-C
3. WildSeed, LLC - Heritage OG - CBD

Edibles :

1. Somatik - Goji Berry
2. OM Edibles - CBD Gummi Melange
3. Space Gems - VITA Gems

Dyes :

1. Humboldt Apothecary - Relax
2. Fiddler's Green - ACDC Rogue Tincture
3. Humboldt Harvest - 13:1 CBD Terpene Rich

Topicals :

1. Om Edibles - Rose Geranium Bath Salt

Distillates :

1. Gold Drop - Lemon Penny