In the world of cannabis, one thing both brands and consumers can look forward to each year is the Emerald Cup. Since its inception in 2004, the annual Emerald Cup has been the go-to competition to celebrate the cannabis harvest, bringing together the cannabis community that’s deeply rooted in the mountains of the Emerald Triangle in Northern California.
And for the first time, the competition finds itself in Southern California, sunny Los Angeles to be exact. 2022 proved to be the 18th Annual Emerald Cup Awards ceremony, which took place live from the legendary Ricardo Montalbán Theatre located in the heart of Hollywood. On the evening of May 14th, cannabis connoisseurs from all over the country came to celebrate the flower and all its glory — with some even deeming it the “Academy Awards of Cannabis.”
Presented by Boveda and PurePressure by Agrify, the evening was met with a star-studded red carpet, providing an elevated experience for all those in attendance. Guests in attendance enjoyed the ambiance as Emerald Cup Founder, Tim, took the stage with his daughter, Taylor Blake, with notable guest speakers awarding the winners from each category a unique trophy hand-blown by glass artist Ryan Fitt (in collaboration with Puffco).
Emerald Cup Judges, Nominees, and Hosts
So how were the nominees picked? Over the course of a month, official Emerald Cup judges sampled over 700 entries spanning over 50 different categories, in the end narrowing the picks to just 182 winners. What were they looking for? Top-tier, top-shelf cannabis. The award ceremony was live streamed worldwide by official Emerald Cup media partner ALTRD.tv.
As discussed in our last article previewing the Emerald Cup Awards, being included in the Emerald Cup almost immediately boosts your brand into the limelight. The Emerald Cup is best known for shaping the taste of the cannabis industry as a whole, with the “best in class” in each category being the highly coveted prize.
Cannabis activist and actor Woody Harrelson was also honored on stage, receiving the 2022 “Willie Nelson” (Lifetime Achievement) Award recipient. Thanks to decades of relentless advocacy on behalf of cannabis culture, veganism, and a healthy questioning of the status quo, Harrelson joins a much-respected association of past winners such as Winona LaDuke, Tommy Chong, and Valerie Corral.
A wide array of guests were in attendance, from experts to journalists to scientists and of course, cannabis lovers. Musical performances were enjoyed thanks to Andreas One, Jasmine Solana, and Lafa.
Legacy cannabis brand Fig Farms, founded in 2016 by Keith & Chloe Healy, prides themselves as breeders and cultivators growing the highest grade cannabis. Taking home the Indoor and Breeder’s Cup. Keith states:
“Thank you to the Emerald Cup judges for recognizing and validating our obsessive perfectionism in the garden – we are extremely honored to be receiving these awards. California is the epicenter of the cannabis culture universe, making a win in the Emerald Cup a worldwide achievement. Winning these awards in Hollywood amongst all of our respected friends and peers is a proud moment we’ll cherish for the rest of our lives.”
The Emerald Cup Announces the Winners for 2022
It is amazing to see just how many categories the Emerald Cup has today! We listed out the major ones, but feel free to download the full list of winners, here.
Sungrown Flower Category Winners
1st Place: Farmer and the Felon – Lemon Sponge Cake
2nd Place: Rebel Grown – Double OG Chem
3rd Place: Farmer and the Felon x Cookie Fam Genetics – Georgia Pie
4th Place: Farmer and the Felon – Double OG Chem
5th Place: Full Moon Farms – Black Water OG
6th Place: Canna Country Farms – #26
7th Place: Rebel Grown – Natty Bumpoo
8th Place: Farmer and the Felon – 92 OG
9th Place: Huckleberry Hill Farms – Mom’s Weed
10th Place: Esensia – Lime Juice
Sungrown – Breeder’s Cup Category Winner
1st Place: Rebel Grown – Double OG Chem
Mixed Light Flower Category Winners
1st Place: LitHouse – Modified Grapes
2nd Place: LitHouse – Jealousy
3rd Place: LitHouse – Lemon Lava
4th Place: Safier Family Farms x Peak Humboldt x Mattole Uplift Cooperative – Angel Food Cake
5th Place: Healing Herb Farms – Lemon Head OG x Zkittlez
6th Place: Monterey Kush Co – Matchalato
7th Place: LitHouse – Paragon
8th Place: Bono-Ape – Ice Cream Cake
9th Place: Monterey Kush Co – Citra-Lato
10th Place: Booney Acres – Strawberry Jelly Flower
Mixed Light – Breeder’s Cup Category Winner
1st Place: Healing Herb Farms – Lemon Head OG x Zkittlez
Indoor Flower Category Winners
1st Place: Fig Farms – Animal Face
2nd Place: Panacea – Pablo’s Revenge
3rd Place: Fig Farms – Blue Face
4th Place: NUG – Chocolatina
5th Place: Fig Farms – Holy Moly!
6th Place: Sovereign – Lemon Vuitton
7th Place: STIIIZY – Blue Burst
8th Place: Cure Company – Marathon OG
9th Place: Source Cannabis – Quest
10th Place: Atrium Cultivation – Juice Z
Indoor Flower Breeder’s Cup Category Winner
1st Place: Fig Farms – Holy Moly!
Sungrown Greenhouse Flower
1st Place: Local Cannabis Co – Sherbhead
2nd Place: Glass House Farms – Glass House Farms Waiting Game
3rd Place: Local Cannabis Co – Ice Cream Cake
4th Place: Local Cannabis Co – Orange 43
5th Place: Harborside Farms – The Mac
6th Place: Harborside Farms x Bloom Farms – SFV OG
7th Place: Humboldt Redwood Healing x The Humboldt Brand – Sour G
8th Place: Country Club Cannabis – EVB Rainbow Frootz
9th Place: Ridgeline Farms – Ridgeline Runtz
10th Place: Harborside Farms – Motorhead
Personal Use Flower
1st Place: Parker PZ Moselle – Ohrangatang Titties
2nd Place: Colin Teurfs x Dan Pomerantz – Double OG Chem 4
3rd Place: Matt Jones – Cheese
4th Place: Brandy Schneider – AM Lime
5th Place: Mary Polson – Pink Champagne
3rd Party Certified Sungrown Flower
1st Place: Emerald Spirit Botanicals – Farm Cut – Pink Boost Goddess
3rd Party Certified Mixed Light Flower Category Winners
1st Place: Old Briceland Cannabis Company – Epiphany
2nd Place: Old Briceland Cannabis Company – Area 41
3rd Place: Old Briceland Cannabis Company – White Gummies #1
Best in Show Category Winner
1st Place: Farmer and the Felon – Lemon Sponge Cake
Pre-rolls
Pre-Roll – Infused Solventless Extract Category Winners
1st Place: Sovereign – Geode Joint – Modified Lemons
2nd Place: El Toro Verde – El Toro Verde Cannagar
3rd Place: Vital Grown x Sticky Fields x Compassionate Heart x Massive Creations x Feeling Frosty – Mendo Massive
Pre-Roll – Infused Solvent Extract
1st Place: Paletas – Paletas Mother’s Milk Infused Blunt
2nd Place: Sugar Daddy – Sugar Daddy Indica 2.5G Infused Blunt
3rd Place: Weedwoodz – Weedwoodz XOXO
Pre-Roll – Non-Infused Category Winners
1st Place: Lost Paradise Organics – Gelonade 6pk Flower Pre-Roll
2nd Place: Atrium Cultivation – Juice Z Pre-Roll
3rd Place: Country – 1:1 Good Neighbor Pre-Roll 6pk
Solventless Concentrates
Ice Water Hash Category Winners
1st Place: Heritage Hash Co – Whitethorn Rose Live Bubble Hash
2nd Place: el Krem – Papaya Bomb Ice Water Hash
3rd Place: Papa’s Select – Amarelo #9 90u Ice Water Hash
4th Place: Feeling Frosty – Banana Cream Cake x Jealousy 120u Ice Water Hash
5th Place: Kalya x Dancing Dog Ranch – Double Rainbow
Rosin Category Winners
1st Place: Rosin Tech Labs x Luma Farms – Papaya
2nd Place: Heritage Hash Co – Whitethorn Rose Live Rosin
3rd Place: Kalya x LUMA Farms – Lemon Limez
4th Place: FIELD – FIELD Papaya Cold Cured Live Rosin
5th Place: Rosin Tech Labs – Garlic Cookies
6th Place: Rosin Tech Labs – Garlic Juice #3 Cold Cure
7th Place: el Krem – Strawberry Runtz – Rosin
8th Place: Moon Valley Hash Co – Strawberry Banana Cold Cure Live Rosin
9th Place: Doc Green’s – White Buffalo Cold Cured Live Rosin
10th Place: Have Hash – Zkittlez Cold Cure Live Rosin (Headstash)
Personal Use Solventless Category Winners
1st Place: Alice Reis x Flynn Abeln – Wooksauce Winery Screaming Mimis
2nd Place: Brett Byrd – Modified Grapes Full spec 45-159 creme brulee consistency w/THC-A layer
3rd Place: Brett Byrd – Gush Mints Full Spec 45-159
4th Place: Brett Byrd – Modified Grapes Full Spec 45-159
5th Place: Brett Byrd – Apple Fritters Full Spec 45-159
Cartridges
C02 Cartridge Category Winners
1st Place: Haku – Haku CO2 Live Resin
2nd Place: Featured Farms x Burzt Farms – Burzt by Featured Farms
3rd Place: Wildseed Co x Cannabis Refined – Cherry Wife CO2 Cartridge
Distillate Cartridge Category Winners
1st Place: LEGION – Monarch – Strawberry Banana – Cannabis Derived Terpenes
2nd Place: GoldDrop x Fig Farms – Kush Mint Cookies Nug Run Vape Cartridge
3rd Place: Beezle Brands – Orange Blossom Buzz Cartridge
Live Resin Cartridge Category Winners
1st Place: URSA Extracts – Liquid Diamond Sauce Humboldt Jack
2nd Place: Arcata Fire x Humboldt Seed Co – Raspberry Live Resin Sauce Cart
3rd Place: Lemon Tree x Holy Water x Orchard Beach Farms – Kiwi tree Single Source Live
Resin Cartridge
4th Place: ColdFire Extracts x Turtle Pie Co – Prickly Pear Juice by ColdFire Extracts
5th Place: Friendly Farms – Friendly Farms Liquid Live Resin Apple Fritter
6th Place: The Bohemian Chemist – The Bohemian Chemist Cart Blanche .5g Hotsy-Totsy
Live Resin Cartridge
7th Place: Halara – GMO Live Diamond Sauce
8th Place: Friendly Farms – Liquid Live Resin Flight #23
9th Place: ColdFire Extracts – UpDog Juice by ColdFire Extracts
10th Place: Oakland Extracts – Papaya Pucker
Solventless Cartridge Category Winners
1st Place: Doc Green’s – Runtz Live Rosin Vape Cartridge
2nd Place: Solventless CartridgeJetty Extracts – Fatso Solventless Vape
3rd Place: Solventless CartridgeArcata Fire x Highwater Farms – Key Lime Pie Solventless Rosin Cart
Solvent Concentrate
Hydro-Carbon Solid Category Winners
1st Place: Beezle Brands x Luma Farms – Key Lime Paya Live Resin Budder
2nd Place: Beezle Brands x Earthen Farms – Gary Payton Live resin Budder
3rd Place: URSA Extracts – -Live Badder Modified Grapes
4th Place: Cookies x ArcataX – Day Day
5th Place: PaperPlanes Extracts x Land Hammer Farms – Donnie Burger #5 Live Resin Batter
Hydro-Carbon Liquid Category Winners
1st Place: Cosmic x Peak x Feeling Frosty – White Runtz
2nd Place: FIELD x Wizard Trees x Doja – FIELD x Wizard Trees x Doja RS-11 Live Resin
3rd Place: Cosmic x Peak x Feeling Frosty – Orange Daiquiri
4th Place: Terphogz – Live Resin Sauce Melon Brainz
5th Place: Orchard Beach Farms x Holy Water – Kiwi Tree
Topicals
Therapeutic Topical Category Winners
1st Place: Care By Design – CBD Joint & Muscle Cream
2nd Place: Kush Queen – Kush Queen Transdermal THC Water-Based Personal Lubricant
3rd Place: OM x Feeling Frosty – Sweet Dreams CBN Rosin Bath Bomb
Cosmetic Topical Category Winners
1st Place: Proof-Face Serum
2nd Place: OM x Feeling Frosty – Himalayan Kush Rosin Bath Bomb
Personal Use Topical Category Winner
1st Place: Erica A – Deep Muscle Rub – Liniment Lotion
Tinctures
1st Place: Care By Design – Refresh Drops 1:1 MAX
2nd Place: Santa Cruz Mountain Tops – La Luna
3rd Place: Lempire Farmaseed – LEM OG 1000mg Rosin Tincture
Edibles
Edibles – Beverage Category Winners
1st Place: HiFi Sessions x Lagunitas x Absolute Xtracts – HiFi Hoppy Chill
2nd Place: Pure Beauty – Little Strong Drink
3rd Place: K-Zen Beverages – Mad Lilly Passion Fruit Mango Spritzer
Edibles – Beverage Enhancer Category Winner
1st Place: S*Shots – Berry Blast
Edibles – Gummies Category Winners
1st Place: Kalya x Elephante – Papaya Rosin Gummies
2nd Place: Space Gem – Sweet Sleepy Fig
3rd Place: Queen Mary – Enchanted
Edibles- Sweet Category Winners
1st Place: Cosmic Edibles x Kalya – Solventless Rosin Plant-Based Chocolate Chip Sprinkles Cookie Dough
2nd Place: Oasis – Peanut Butter Cup Minis
3rd Place: Mammamia – Capri Lemon Cake Bites
Edibles- Savory Category Winners
1st Place: Potli x SF Roots – Shrimp Chips
2nd Place: TSUMo Snacks – TSUMo Snacks Classic Cheese Crunchers
Photo Credit: Emerald Cup
