Tony Lange, Cannabis Business Times
The competition spotlights the best of California cannabis with gold medalists now going head-to-head for the prestigious Golden Bear trophies.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 9, 2024 – PRESS RELEASE – The California State Fair Cannabis Awards announced its gold and silver medal winners. Judges awarded more than 100 medals across nine categories and 44 subcategories, including outdoor flower, mixed-light flower, pre-rolls, concentrates, cartridges, edibles, beverages and wellness products.
Gold medal winners are now vying for nine coveted “Best of California” Golden Bear trophies, likened to the new “Michelin Guide” of cannabis products. With more than 500 entries in 2024—double that of 2023—the California State Fair Cannabis Awards is the largest sanctioned cannabis competition in the world.
As a small, multigenerational farm from the heart of Mendocino County, cultivating the highest quality cannabis with mixed ratios of cannabinoids in harmony with nature and spirit is our guiding light…We are so proud of our award-winning cannabis and are grateful for this opportunity to honor the importance of this plant and of environmental stewardship on such a grand stage.
– Joseph Haggard, Emerald Spirit Botanicals
For 170 years, the California State Fair has awarded farmers from California’s traditional agricultural industries for their best-in-class bounty. In response to California voters’ overwhelming support for cannabis legalization and in recognition of the tremendous role cannabis plays as one of the state’s top-ranking crops by value, the California State Fair has included cannabis in these…