Cannabis Cup

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Cannabis Cup
Poster art for the 22nd High Times Cannabis Cup, 2009 By Steve Marcus
Date(s)	November 1988 (1988-11)
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Amsterdam
Country	Netherlands U.S.
Inaugurated	1988
Founder	Steve Hager
Most recent	2014
Sponsor	High Times
Website	www.cannabiscup.com

The High Times Cannabis Cup is a cannabis festival sponsored by High Times magazine. The event features judges from around the world who sample and vote for their favorite marijuana 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 Steven Hager,^[1] the Cannabis Cup is usually held each November in Amsterdam. The first U.S. Cannabis Cup was held in 2010; High Times now holds Cannabis Cups in Northern and Southern California, Denver, Michigan, Seattle, and Oregon .^[2] The High Times Medical Cannabis Cup recognizes medical marijuana 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.