Since 1988, when former High Times editor Steve Hagar founded it, the Cannabis Cup is the premier championship showcase of the best cannabis products in the world.
Judged by industry experts, the competition ranks entries and rewards the top three products per category – with the top spot awarded the Cannabis Cup trophy.
The People’s Choice Edition
Because of COVID-19, High Times needed to pivot from high profile events judged by experts and celebrities including Tommy Chong, Snoop Dogg, Patti Smith, Wiz Khalifa, Joe Rogan, Damian Marley, Kid Cudi and Method Man.
For the first time ever, High Times decided to open the judging process to members of the public via exclusive kit drops in participating retailers.
This means judging has moved from dozens of expert judges to crowdsourced rankings, offering 224 kits per category to consumers in state-wide competitions across the country.
Current competitions in Nevada and Illinois are in progress right now, with the Illinois competition winners are scheduled to be announced on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 4:20 PM (CST).
Nevada winners are scheduled to be announced on Sunday, December 19.
Judge Kits in Nevada went on sale on a first-come first-serve basis with limited quantities starting on October 29, at retailers including Exhale, Jardín, Sanctuary, Zen Leaf, Cookies, Essence, Silver Sage Wellness, Oasis, Jade as well as other select retailers across the state.
Nevada categories and pricing can be seen at https://www.cannabiscup.com/nevada-2021/, and anyone can follow High Times on Instagram @hightimesmagazine for competition updates.
Additional information on Cannabis Cup can be found here:
https://www.cannabiscup.com/about/
If you are interested in registering to judge, check out this link here:
https://www.cannabiscup.com/preregister/
To register to compete for upcoming Cups, check out this link here:
