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Another Emerald Cup has come and gone, but this year\u2019s outdoor cannabis celebration was like no other before it. We\u2019ve got the strains that blew us away in the first legal edition of the outdoor marijuana world championship.<\/p>\n
But first and foremost, it is worth noting that the number of flower options both available to purchase onsite and entered in the competition were down this year. The blame for that really can\u2019t be placed on the\u00a0Emerald Cup<\/a>\u2019s organizers. Surely if the\u00a0bar for legalization set by regulators<\/a>\u00a0had been a bit lower for the many small farmers painfully close to making the cut, we can only imagine the number of strains available for purchase and entered for a chance at the grand prize would have been a lot higher. Nevertheless, it was an honor to browse the work of the cultivators who made it through this year. Not only did they navigate\u00a0the treacherous regulatory waters<\/a>\u00a0that had pushed so many farmers out of the legal market, but in the turmoil, they retained the quality of their product.<\/p>\n Our process started with a weed walk early on Saturday as not to miss out on anything the masses might be dying to get their hands on. Cannabis Now Senior Editor\u00a0Ellen Holland<\/a>,\u00a0Bong App\u00e9tit<\/a>\u00a0author Elise McDonough, former West Coast High Times editor David Bienenstock (also of The Great Moments of in Weed History Podcast<\/a>) and I made up the initial squad of folks who toured the Emerald Cup\u2019s cannabis, though a few reputable guests made appearances as we traveled. We started in one corner of the event and systematically made our way from booth to booth, jar to jar, while sampling many along the way.<\/p>\n Some booths were more exciting than others, but we visited every booth \u2014 no matter how fancy their d\u00e9cor. Personally, if I smelled the first couple of jars and they were at least of average quality, I figured it was worth smelling the spread. I wanted to make sure I didn\u2019t miss a top-of-the-class strain, hidden within a spread of regular bud! And I\u2019m glad I did, because a few booths had upwards of 15 samples, and it took time on certain occasions to get to the good stuff.<\/p>\n So based on this general methodology, these are some of the strains that really stood out to us at the 2018 Emerald Cup.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A post shared by Humboldt Seed Company Multiple phenotypes of Blueberry Muffin caught our attention this year. The first we came across belonged to the folks at Humboldt Seed Company<\/a>. When opening the jar, we were hit with an array of aromas. But we could pick out the strain\u2019s namesake \u2014 and one might even argue a sugary glaze went along with the blueberry smell. The next version we found came from Spring Creek Farm<\/a>. Again, we were taken back to some of the best breakfasts of our lives when we opened the jar. Similar to the first, it was almost like the milk left over in the bowl after eating Boo Berry cereal.<\/p>\n Fig Farms<\/a> offered up a rendition of Seed Junky Genetics Animal Mints that knocked our socks off. It was the first thing the team spun up and the hints of gasoline mixed with a ton of other spicey flavors were something to behold. Animal Mints pairs Girl Scout Cookies x Blue Power with Animal Cookies. What you get in the end is all the best of the cookies with a little bit of extra fuel on top to spice it up. We loved it. We return to the Humboldt Seed Company booth for the next installment on our list with Pineapple Upsidedown Cake. The HSC team spent last summer hunting through thousands of seeds to find this gem that brings together Pineapple Trainwreck and Cookie Monster for something that is definitely top class.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A post shared by The Village (@_thevillage)<\/a> on Jul 26, 2018 at 7:04pm PDT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Wifi Mints quickly validated our suspicions that The Village<\/a> was an absolute must-stop booth at this year\u2019s Emerald Cup. Another one from Seed Junky Genetics, the Wifi Mints pairs Wifi 43 \u2014 the popular White Fire OG cut bred by OG Raskal and propagated from seed by\u00a0the Jungle Boys<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 with the previously mentioned Animal Mints. When in the hands of experts, Seed Junky Genetics easily provided some of the best weed at The Emerald Cup.<\/p>\n It\u2019s tough to pick a favorite from the Cookie Fam<\/a>. Offerings like Snowman and Gelati had our mouths watering, but there was something about this year\u2019s batch of Lemoncello that really caught our eyes and nostrils. While the lighting was dim by the Cookies booth, it was easy to see that we were dealing with something special as soon as the jar got anywhere near our face.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A post shared by Elyon (@elyoncannabis)<\/a> on Nov 19, 2018 at 7:29pm PST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Elyon Cannabis<\/a> booth had a few nice selections, but Animal Punch took the cake. It was like a Lamborghini in the corner at a BMW dealership. The jar smelled like some kind of cherry cotton candy concentrate that would give you diabetes with just a spoonful. We rolled it up within 10 minutes of smelling the jar for the first time and were equally impressed with the high.<\/p>\n FLOWER<\/em><\/p>\n Licensed Sungrown<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Ridge Line Farms, Green Lantern<\/p>\n 2nd Place: Rebel Grown, Double OG Chem #15<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Tar Hill, Cherimoya<\/p>\n Breeder\u2019s Cup<\/b><\/p>\n Rebel Grown, Double OG Chem #15<\/p>\n Licensed Mixed Light<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Tar Hill Family Farms, Pink Lemonade<\/p>\n 2nd Place: Josh D, OG Kush Story<\/p>\n 3rd Place: DEVI, Peanut Butter Breath<\/p>\n Personal Sungrown<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: JD Lee, Chili Verde<\/p>\n 2nd Place: Paula Hudgins, Wedding Cake<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Cory Rodgers, Cherry Punch 15<\/p>\n Personal Mixed Light<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Jett Jenetix, Pink Pixie<\/p>\n 2nd Place: JD Lee, Carrot Cake<\/p>\n Regenerative Cannabis Farm Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n Radicle Herbs<\/p>\n Sun Roots Farms<\/p>\n Happy Day Farms<\/p>\n CONCENTRATES<\/em><\/p>\n Distillate<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Herer Group, The Original Jack Herer<\/p>\n 2nd Place: Gold Drop\/Lemon Tree\/Blue River, Lemon Tree<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Gold Drop\/Bon Vivant\/Blue River, Blueberry Muffin<\/p>\n CO2<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Peak, Huckleberry Zkittlez Amber<\/p>\n 2nd Place: WildSeed, Candyland<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Big Sur Extracts, Cloud Drop<\/p>\n Diamonds<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: The Humboldt Cure with Murder Mountain and Joe Fasho Genetics, The Humboldt Cure Blend Diamonds<\/p>\n 2nd Place: WildSeed with Cannabis Refined, White Recluse Diamonds<\/p>\n 3rd Place: NUG, White Buffalo OG Live Resin Diamonds<\/p>\n Live Resin Carts<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Fieldz Extracts, Zkittlez Sauce Pen<\/p>\n 2nd Place: Friendly Farms, Forbidden Fruit<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Fiddler\u2019s Green, Rogue OG Kush<\/p>\n Rosin<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: GDP Genetics with Candy Stripe Concentrates x the Boutique, Super Glue<\/p>\n 2nd Place: Fieldz, Zkittles Premium Rosin<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Field Extracts with Str8 Organics, Papaya Premium Rosin<\/p>\n Sauce<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Humboldt Terp Council with Royalbudline, Zkittlez Cake<\/p>\n 2nd Place: Raw Garden, Zookies<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Summit Boys with Noble Farms, Sundae Driver<\/p>\n Shatter Batter<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Suprize Surprize with Arcata, Cherry Tangerine<\/p>\n 2nd Place: Surprize Suprize with Woodman Peak Farms, Royal Kush BX1 \u201cBadder\u201d<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Surprize Surprize with Biovortex, Holy\u00a0 Nana Crack Batter<\/p>\n Solventless<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Frosty, Papaya 120u<\/p>\n 2nd Place: Tar Hill and Frosty, Tar Hill Pink Lemonade<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Papa\u2019s Select in collaboration with Select Solventless grown by Emerald Queen Farms, GMO 1st Pull 120u Water Hash<\/p>\n OTHER PRODUCTS<\/em><\/p>\n Edibles<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Utopia, Raspberry Macarons<\/p>\n 2nd Place: SolDaze, Tropical Mango Bites<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Budlette Confections, Mellows Black Sesame<\/p>\n Tinctures<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Alchemy Jane, Create THC Tincture<\/p>\n 2nd Place: OM Edibles, Nighttime Elixer<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Humboldt Apothecary, Love Potion No. 7<\/p>\n Topicals<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Newell\u2019s Botanicals, Deep Skin Penetrating Roll-On<\/p>\n 2nd Place: OM Edibles, Lavender Bath Salts<\/p>\n 3rd Place: CAD, Mimosa<\/p>\n CBD: ALL CATEGORIES<\/em><\/p>\n CBD Flower<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Molecular Farms, Blueberry Banana Bread<\/p>\n 2nd Place: Molecular Farms, Dr. Fizz<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Molecular Farms, Garlic Jam<\/p>\n CBD Concentrate<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Sublime, Sleep<\/p>\n 2nd Place: Sublime, High-C<\/p>\n 3rd Place: WildSeed, Heritage OG-CBD<\/p>\n CBD CO2\/Distillate<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Gold Drop, Lemon Penny<\/p>\n CBD Edibles<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Somatik, Goji Berry<\/p>\n 2nd Place: OM Edibles, CBD Gummi Melange<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Space Gems, VITA Gems<\/p>\n CBD Tinctures<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: Humboldt Apothecary, Relax<\/p>\n 2nd Place: Fiddler\u2019s Green, ACDC Rogue Tincture<\/p>\n 3rd Place: Humboldt Harvest, 13:1 CBD Terpene Rich<\/p>\n CBD Topical<\/b><\/p>\n 1st Place: OM Edibles Rose Geranium Bath Salt<\/p>\n TELL US,<\/b>\u00a0what was your favorite strain of the 2018 Emerald Cup?<\/p>\n The post The Most Exciting Strains of the Emerald Cup 2018<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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