The Emerald Cup Awards Rocks Hollywood with Unforgettable Genetics and Guests News by admin - May 17, 2022May 17, 20220 Last Saturday, the 18th Annual Emerald Cup Awards was held at The Montalbán Theatre near Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood in Los Angeles, California—and it was truly a spectacle to behold. The venue quickly filled up as people came in and out, creating an endless stream of patients, advocates, breeders, growers, and breeders. Some attended made their way down to the Mezzanine level’s dab and drink bars. Others made their way up the rooftop where the magic really began. As I walked along a narrow corridor of vines to the roof party area, vendors LitHouse (Fig Farms) gave me generous gift bags containing eighths and double-pre-rolls. As the background, I was treated to a 360-degree panoramic view of Downtown Hollywood. Lafa, Jasmine Solana and Andreas One performed music. Danny Lee As for the ceremony itself, there was a whopping number of categories—over 50—and it was hosted by a number of special guests including Ngaio Bealum, Whitney Beattie, and the clear fan favorite hosts, Swami Chaitanya and Nikkie Lastreto of Swami Select, who we also recently profiled in print. The strong sense of community was something that impressed us. It felt almost like an Academy Awards ceremony. Rolling StoneHowever, the undercurrent of hippie and craft farmers was strong, as it is said. The crowd answered back when hosts ask them questions. “It’s our culture, it’s, it’s our community … they feel like there’s an ownership here because of my deep roots and connection to the community,” Tim Blake told Chronic News. “And they just feel the love. We don’t do it for the money, we do it to really do something special. Last year at Harvest Ball, over 50 booths were given away. And people just know who we are and where we’re coming from. “We’re not a big crew, our local people, and we love our, our community. And so it’s just a mutual love affair,” Blake added. And people feel it.” Individual, personal use categories were included, so that people without expensive licensing could participate. Tim Blake. Courtesy Danny Lee Blake and the Emerald Cup are often associated with Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity Counties. But this year the event moved to Los Angeles in a strategic move. “In 2017, legalization came in, I knew then that for our contestants and our vendors and sponsors that the future was LA—the largest cannabis market in the world, the largest media market in the world,” Blake said. “This is where they need it, we’re gonna do their Academy Awards in the cannabis industry.” 600 entries were considered and the judges narrowed them down to 182 winners. To avoid any biases for one farm, or company in some categories this year the judges used blind and doubleblind methods. Ryan Fitt, a glass artist and Puffco collaborated to hand blow the trophies. The event was overseen by executive producer Taylor Blake, Tim’s daughter, who is increasingly taking in the reins of the enterprise. 150 judges were needed to select the winners, including Alec Dixon from SC Labs and Bill and Jeff Levers. Guy Rocourt and Guy Rocourt also helped to choose Jimi Devine and Maya Elisabeth. Abdulah Saedd was among those who won, as well as Jimi Devine and Maya Elisabeth and The Dank Duchess. Swami Chaitanya said that the judges were kept in a small room to narrow down their selection. Dennis Hunter of Farmer and the Felon was forced to return many times to the stage as the team won numerous awards. I was able grab some Felon or Farmer seeds. LitHouse and Rebel Grown were also awarded that evening. Huckleberry Hill Farms was awarded. The audience went crazy. Since 2004, the Emerald Cup has served as “a grassroots celebration of the cannabis plant and harvest, and as an unbiased, free, and fair competition,” but Blake and the leadership of the event emphasize that it is really about people—farmers, judges, entertainers, and attendees. Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award Woody Harrelson received the Willie Nelson lifetime achievement award and was honored as the guest-of honor. Winona LasDuke and Tommy Chong were previous winners. Valerie Corral was also a past winner. Harrelson had a history of active activism and was known for his advocacy work going back many decades. “So we got the information to Woody, and he checked us out,” Blake said. “And, you know, he almost thought about not taking the award this year, because Green Street lost their permit. And then The Woods couldn’t get their permit to open. We didn’t have a venue. What was he to do then? In just one week we had found the place and got him a permit. He called me and had a lengthy conversation with me. And he said, you know, heck, I’m gonna come out there and join you guys. And I’ll tell you what, I was tickled pink, I told him, I said, You know what, you have no idea what this means to us. And now, seeing The Woods open up.” Danny Lee Harrelson’s celebrity power was not the reason he was selected, but rather because of his activist work in the cannabis industry. That dates back to Woody’s symbolic protest by illegally planting a hemp seed in Kentucky in 1996 and his vocal activism in favor of environmental sustainability, veganism, and regenerative agricultural practices. It’s the same environmentally healthy practices that are already a part of the Emerald Cup. “For the first time ever, we had more indoor than the sungrown entries, which is, you know, pretty big change,” Blake said. “The beverages and the edibles are just blowing up. The enhanced beverages are unbelievable and the pre-rolls had gone from like afterthought D grade trim to where it’s like just stunning representations. We did a classification system separating the terpenes into classification systems and gas and desserts and sweets and whatnot, so that we could really do an educational process not only for our judges, but for our community, and get people really to break out of that mold and looking for the highest THC and start looking for the right cannabinoid profile fits best for them.” Danny Lee Wooks and Wizards One person dressed up as wizards and the other in period pieces of a zoot costume. Others looked as though the hippie lifestyle never faded at all since the ‘60s. Pebbles Trippet, a long-standing advocate for the cause, was the center of attention and received devotionals by both Blake and Harrelson. “People down here are pretty cool,” Blake said. “And they get to get dressed up for a show like this. And now people are just, it’s exciting for a lot of these hill people to have a reason to come out, come down here and get dressed up. And they’re not they’re not pitching at all. They’re excited. And they’re coming up and telling me how wonderful it is.” It was on the roof that I had the greatest time, so I went back. Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down came to support his 22Red flower. There was a beautiful shrine that had representations from the Hindu faith. Throwing events such as this isn’t all fun and games when the rules become involved, but Blake is hopeful. “This year, the DCC [Department of Cannabis Control] came in heavy at the Harvest Ball,” Blake said. “They were telling small farmers that they couldn’t display things; they were going after small farmers and people … in their booth smoking, you know, it’s like that personal stuff. We had to keep that education going. But it’s so critical for farmers and brands to have direct access to consumers … We need to open that up. And so it’s educating the DCC so that we set the bar and show them how to do it so that these farmers markets and all kinds of events, not just ours, can happen all over the state because it’s so critical for the consumers and for the farmers.” Danny Lee Coverage of the 18th Annual Emerald Cup Awards at the Montalbán Theatre will be provided by ALTRD.TV. All taped education fireside chats and exclusive interviews can be viewed, as well as the entire ceremony. The Emerald Cup has a full list below of all the winners. FLOWER Categories Winners for Sungrown Flowers1st Place Farmer and the Felon – Lemon Sponge Cake2nd Place Rebel Grown – Double OG Chem3rd Place Farmer and the Felon x Cookie Fam Genetics – Georgia Pie4th Place Farmer and the Felon – Double OG Chem5th Place Full Moon Farms – Black Water OG6th Place Canna Country Farms – #267th Place Rebel Grown – Natty Bumpoo8th Place Farmer and the Felon – 92 OG9th Place Huckleberry Hill Farms – Mom’s Weed10th Place Esensia – Lime Juice Sungrown – BREEDER’S CUP Category Winner1st Place Rebel Grown – Double OG Chem Mixed Light Flower Category Winners1st Place LitHouse – Modified Grapes2nd Place LitHouse – Jealousy3rd Place LitHouse – Lemon Lava4th Place Safier Family Farms x Peak Humboldt x Mattole Uplift Cooperative – Angel Food Cake5th Place Healing Herb Farms – Lemon Head OG x Zkittlez6th Place Monterey Kush Co – Matchalato7th Place LitHouse – Paragon8th Place Bono-Ape – Ice Cream Cake9th Place Monterey Kush Co – Citra-Lato10th Place Booney Acres – Strawberry Jelly Flower Mixed Light – BREEDER’S CUP Category Winner1st Place Healing Herb Farms – Lemon Head OG x Zkittlez Indoor Flower Category Winners1st Place Fig Farms – Animal Face2nd Place Panacea – Pablo’s Revenge3rd Place Fig Farms – Blue Face4th Place NUG – Chocolatina5th Place Fig Farms – Holy Moly!6th Place Sovereign – Lemon Vuitton7th Place STIIIZY – Blue Burst8th Place Cure Company – Marathon OG9th Place Source Cannabis – Quest10th Place Atrium Cultivation – Juice Z Indoor Flower BREEDER’S CUP Category Winner1st Place Fig Farms – Holy Moly! Sungrown Greenhouse Flower1st Place Local Cannabis Co – Sherbhead2nd Place Glass House Farms – Glass House Farms Waiting Game3rd Place Local Cannabis Co – Ice Cream Cake4th Place Local Cannabis Co – Orange 435th Place Harborside Farms – The Mac6th Place Harborside Farms x Bloom Farms – SFV OG7th Place Humboldt Redwood Healing x The Humboldt Brand – Sour G8th Place Country Club Cannabis – EVB Rainbow Frootz9th Place Ridgeline Farms – Ridgeline Runtz10th Place Harborside Farms – Motorhead For personal use1st Place Parker PZ Moselle – Ohrangatang Titties2nd Place Colin Teurfs x Dan Pomerantz – Double OG Chem 43rd Place Matt Jones – Cheese4th Place Brandy Schneider – AM Lime5th Place Mary Polson – Pink Champagne Third Party Certification of Sungrown Flowers1st Place Emerald Spirit Botanicals – Farm Cut – Pink Boost Goddess Third Party certified mixed light flower category winners1st Place Old Briceland Cannabis Company – Epiphany2nd Place Old Briceland Cannabis Company – Area 413rd Place Old Briceland Cannabis Company – White Gummies #1 Award Winner in the Best-in-Show Category1st Place Farmer and the Felon – Lemon Sponge Cake PRE-ROLLS Pre-Roll – Infused Solventless Extract Category Winners1st Place Sovereign – Geode Joint – Modified Lemons2nd Place El Toro Verde – El Toro Verde Cannagar3rd Place Vital Grown x Sticky Fields x Compassionate Heart x Massive Creations x Feeling Frosty – Mendo Massive Pre-Roll – Infused Solvent Extract1st Place Paletas – Paletas Mother’s Milk Infused Blunt2nd Place Sugar Daddy – Sugar Daddy Indica 2.5G Infused Blunt3rd Place Weedwoodz – Weedwoodz XOXO Pre-Roll – Non Infused Category Winners1st Place Lost Paradise Organics – Gelonade 6pk Flower Pre-Roll2nd Place Atrium Cultivation – Juice Z Pre-Roll3rd Place Country – 1:1 Good Neighbor Pre-Roll 6pk SOLVENTLESS CONCENTRATE Category Winners of Icewater Hash1st Place Heritage Hash Co – Whitethorn Rose Live Bubble Hash2nd Place el Krem – Papaya Bomb Ice Water Hash3rd Place Papa’s Select – Amarelo #9 90u Ice Water Hash4th Place Feeling Frosty – Banana Cream Cake x Jealousy 120u Ice Water Hash5th Place Kalya x Dancing Dog Ranch – Double Rainbow Rosin Category winners1st Place Rosin Tech Labs x Luma Farms – Papaya2nd Place Heritage Hash Co – Whitethorn Rose Live Rosin3rd Place Kalya x LUMA Farms – Lemon Limez4th Place FIELD – FIELD Papaya Cold Cured Live Rosin5th Place Rosin Tech Labs – Garlic Cookies6th Place Rosin Tech Labs – Garlic Juice #3 Cold Cure7th Place el Krem – Strawberry Runtz – Rosin8th Place Moon Valley Hash Co – Strawberry Banana Cold Cure Live Rosin9th Place Doc Green’s – White Buffalo Cold Cured Live Rosin10th Place Have Hash – Zkittlez Cold Cure Live Rosin (Headstash) Individual Use Solventless Category Winners1st Place Alice Reis x Flynn Abeln – Wooksauce Winery Screaming Mimis2nd Place Brett Byrd – Modified Grapes Full spec 45-159 creme brulee consistency w/THC-A layer3rd Place Brett Byrd – Gush Mints Full Spec 45-1594th Place Brett Byrd – Modified Grapes Full Spec 45-1595th Place Brett Byrd – Apple Fritters Full Spec 45-159 CARTRIDGE The C02 Cartridge Category Winners1st Place Haku – Haku CO2 Live Resin2nd Place Featured Farms x Burzt Farms – Burzt by Featured Farms3rd Place Wildseed Co x Cannabis Refined – Cherry Wife CO2 Cartridge Distillate Cartridge Category Winners1st Place LEGION – Monarch – Strawberry Banana – Cannabis Derived Terpenes2nd Place GoldDrop x Fig Farms – Kush Mint Cookies Nug Run Vape Cartridge3rd Place Beezle Brands – Orange Blossom Buzz Cartridge Kategorie Winners in Live Resin Cartridge1st Place URSA Extracts – Liquid Diamond Sauce Humboldt Jack2nd Place Arcata Fire x Humboldt Seed Co – Raspberry Live Resin Sauce Cart3rd Place Lemon Tree x Holy Water x Orchard Beach Farms – Kiwi tree Single Source Live Resin Cartridge4th Place ColdFire Extracts x Turtle Pie Co – Prickly Pear Juice by ColdFire Extracts5th Place Friendly Farms – Friendly Farms Liquid Live Resin Apple Fritter6th Place The Bohemian Chemist – The Bohemian Chemist Cart Blanche .5g Hotsy-Totsy Live Resin Cartridge7th Place Halara – GMO Live Diamond Sauce8th Place Friendly Farms – Liquid Live Resin Flight #239th Place ColdFire Extracts – UpDog Juice by ColdFire Extracts10th Place Oakland Extracts – Papaya Pucker Solventless Cartridge Category winners1st Place Doc Green’s – Runtz Live Rosin Vape Cartridge2nd Place Jetty Extracts – Fatso Solventless Vape3rd Place Arcata Fire x Highwater Farms – Key Lime Pie Solventless CONCENTRATE OF SOLVED ANTI-INFECTIVES Hydro-Carbon Solid Category Winners1st Place Beezle Brands x Luma Farms – Key Lime Paya Live Resin Budder2nd Place Beezle Brands x Earthen Farms – Gary Payton Live resin Budder3rd Place URSA Extracts – -Live Badder Modified Grapes4th Place Cookies x ArcataX – Day Day5th Place PaperPlanes Extracts x Land Hammer Farms – Donnie Burger #5 Live Resin Batter Hydro-Carbon Liquid Category Winners1st Place Cosmic x Peak x Feeling Frosty – White Runtz2nd Place FIELD x Wizard Trees x Doja – FIELD x Wizard Trees x Doja RS-11 Live Resin3rd Place Cosmic x Peak x Feeling Frosty – Orange Daiquiri4th Place Terphogz – Live Resin Sauce Melon Brainz5th Place Orchard Beach Farms x Holy Water – Kiwi Tree TOPICALS Therapeutic Topical Category Winners1st Place Care By Design – CBD Joint & Muscle Cream2nd Place Kush Queen – Kush Queen Transdermal THC Water Based Personal Lubricant3rd Place OM x Feeling Frosty – Sweet Dreams CBN Rosin Bath Bomb Top Cosmetic Category Winners1st Place Proof – Face Serum2nd Place OM x Feeling Frosty – Himalayan Kush Rosin Bath Bomb Topical Category for Personal Use1st Place Erica A – Deep Muscle Rub – Liniment Lotion TINTTURES Tincture category winners1st Place Care By Design – Refresh Drops 1:1 MAX2nd Place Santa Cruz Mountain Tops – La Luna3rd Place Lempire Farmaseed – LEM OG 1000mg Rosin Tincture EDIBLES Edibles – Beverage Category Winners1st Place HiFi Sessions x Lagunitas x Absolute Xtracts – HiFi Hoppy Chill2nd Place Pure Beauty – Little Strong Drink3rd Place K-Zen Beverages – Mad Lilly Passion Fruit Mango Spritzer Edibles – Beverage Enhancer Category Winner1st Place S*Shots – Berry Blast Edibles – Gummies Category Winners1st Place Kalya x Elephante – Papaya Rosin Gummies2nd Place Space Gem – Sweet Sleepy Fig3rd Place Queen Mary – Enchanted Edibles – Sweet Category Winners1st Place Cosmic Edibles x Kalya – Solventless Rosin Plant-Based Chocolate Chip Sprinkles Cookie Dough2nd Place Oasis – Peanut Butter Cup Minis3rd Place Mammamia – Capri Lemon Cake Bites Edibles – Savory Category Winners1st Place Potli x SF Roots – Shrimp Chips2nd Place TSUMo Snacks – TSUMo Snacks Classic Cheese Crunchers ALTERNATIVE CANNABINOIDS Category Winners for Alternative Cannabinoid Flowers1st Place Pure Beauty – Terry T & Gelato 332nd Place Glass House Farms – Jelly Fish3rd Place Glass House Farms – Tangelo Flow Alternative Cannabinoid Flower Breeder’s Cup Category Winner1st Place Pure Beauty – Terry T & Gelato 33 Category Winners for Alternative Cannabinoid Hemp Flower1st Place Flowgardens – Orange Glaze #32 2nd Place Flowgardens – Grapefruit Award Winners in the Alternative Cannabinoid Edible Categories1st Place Papa & Barkley – Sleep ReleafGranny B Goods 1 Canamels 2nd Place3. 3rd place Hi Burst Raspberry Lemonade fruit Chews Kategorie Winner: Alternative Cannabinoid Beverage1st Place KHEMIA – Chakra Chai Alternative Cannabinoid Topical category Winner1st Place Carter’s Aroma Therapy Designs – Rasta Roll-On Other Cannabinoid Tincture category Winners1st Place Sunrise Mountain Farms – PACIFIC – Full Spectrum CBD Rich Tincture2nd Place PROOF – CBN Tincture3rd Place Fiddler’s Green – Kindred Spirit – Raw Tincture Alternative Cannabinoid Cartridge category Winners1st Place Chemistry – Serpentine2nd place Kurvana – CBD All-In-One – Banana Smoothie 5:1:5 The Hemp-Derived Ingestible category winners1st Place Green Truth – Trifecta Immune (CBDA-CBGA-CBDVA)2nd Place Kurvana CBD Dream 2:1:3 The Hemp-Derived Topical Category winners1st Place WeedSport – WeedSport CBD Muscle Stick2nd Place Pure Dharma – Glow CBD Activated Oil Serum Most Innovative Product – Consumable Category Winner1st Place Holy Water x Honey Suckle Lotus – Jelly Ranchers. Split Jar for Unholy Rosin/Resin Most Innovative Product – Industry Asset Category Winner1st Place Huckleberry Hill Farms – Sow Your Own Magic Champion of the Breeders Hall Of Fame Category1st Place Greg McAllister Visionary Award in Glass Artistry Category Winner1st Place Scott Deppe – Mothership Glass Regenerative Farm Award Category Winner1st Place Emerald Spirit Botanicals – Farm Cut Best Photo Contest Winner – Amateur Category Winner1st Place Claudia Price – Pancake Stomper No. 5 Best Photo Contest Winner – Professional Category Winner1st Place Benjamin Neff – The Heart Best Dispensary – Northern California Category Winner1st Place Mercy Wellness – Redwood Dr – Cotati Best Dispensary – Central California Category Winner1st Place Big Sur Canna + Botanicals – Carmel Rancho Ln – Carmel Best Dispensary – Southern California Category Winner1st Place Cornerstone Wellness – Colorado Blvd – Los Angeles Eco-Conscious Packaging – Category WinnerSol Spirit Farms – 1st place Environmentally Conscious Indoor – Category WinnerMoon Valley Cannabis, 1st place Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share