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Another Emerald Cup has come and gone, and as expected, it was the biggest and best yet in the era of legal cannabis in California.<\/p>\n
As we have in years past, Cannabis Now\u2019s chief incinerators, Senior Editor Ellen Holland and I, hit the Emerald Cup<\/a>\u2019s aisles prepared to smell every jar of cannabis on hand. We call this the \u201cWeed Walk,\u201d and while we\u2019ve been doing it for years, we are now joined by a full spread of people from across the industry. The crowd of jar sniffers dwindled the further we got into the walk, and by the end, only Holland, her husband Milos Cam-Robb and myself were left grinding through jars on our annual take-no-prisoners terp search.<\/p>\n Over the route of the walk on Dec. 14, we got excited about a lot of things that would take podium spots at the award ceremony on Dec. 15, not to mention Peanut Butter Breath from our\u00a0Harvest Hype List<\/a>\u00a0coming in second in the ice water hash category this year. Overall, there was so much flame. The full list of winners from the Emerald Cup 2019 is below, but first, here\u2019s our favorites among what we personally checked out.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll dive right in with our first particularly exciting booth this year,\u00a0Varsity Cannabis Co<\/a>. Their Garlic Cocktail strain was very special. We really loved the notes we got off the pairing of GMO and Mimosa. Their Kush Sorbet was also very fun. The Varsity team told Cannabis Now they spend a lot of time pheno hunting, and we could smell the effort.<\/p>\n Another booth with a particularly stellar lineup was\u00a0Humboldt Brand Cannabis Co<\/a>. The first thing that caught our eye was the Green Lantern in the front row. At that point, I didn\u2019t realize it was \u201cthe\u201d Green Lantern strain\u00a0that won the Emerald Cup last year<\/a>. Then, when I looked at the top left of the display, I saw the Ridgeline Runtz, which would eventually take first place at this year\u2019s cup, but at that moment, it was just spectacular pot that confirmed where the Green Lantern was from too.<\/p>\n LitHouse\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Lemon Love also got a lot of admiration this weekend, but I think their orange-heavy Sundae Driver pheno stole the show for me. I didn\u2019t get to try smoking it, but I just loved how crisp and unique the nose was.<\/p>\n Coastal Star Cannabis Nursery<\/a>\u00a0had versions of their clones grown out for viewing. It was very proper. There was even some Pai Gow! We hadn\u2019t seen any since The Village gifted me some awhile back. Yes, it was awesome. Coastal Star also had a good version of Banjo and Santa Cruz\u2019s Zarabanda also had a competitive phenotype. The\u00a0Humboldt Terp Council<\/a>\u00a0turned some Banjo into wild dabs too.<\/p>\n IC Collective<\/a>\u00a0had everything fun we love about IC Collective. I would argue the new batch of\u00a0Ziablo<\/a>\u00a0had a little bit more cantaloupe aroma than I remember, and it was pleasant. All the other Ziablo flavor I expected was still there too. It was like a pinch of new color splashed onto the canvas.<\/p>\n Alien Labs<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Connected\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0weed fortress was as big as ever. It featured the release of Milky Way from Alien Labs and a wide array of other options like Cake Walk, Sherbacio, Alien Mints, Baklava and\u00a0Gelato #41<\/a>. Alien Labs also gifted me their Moonbow rosin collab with Archive Seed Bank and Field Extracts. It was weird how my allergies made my eyes water at that moment. I wouldn\u2019t be able to explain the science.<\/p>\n Over at\u00a0Woodman Peak<\/a>, the Banana Jam Gang was back, and the Banana Jam certainly looked a year more refined. So much so that it was the only thing the farm entered in the cup this year, despite their other offerings looking nice too.<\/p>\n South Lake Farms<\/a>\u00a0had dope Gelato #33, a Dosi Lemonade that smelt like lemon peels and fuel, and a lovely rendition of one of my current favorites, Animal Face.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve always appreciated\u00a0Greenshock Farms\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0visits to the tropics and sleigh rides, but this year I had to go with their Passion Orange Guava. The judges did also, as it placed second in the sungrown category.<\/p>\n Vital Garden Supply<\/a>, a gardening store located in Nevada City, California, also launched their new flower line Vital Grown at the cup. It looked great and included a 30% Cherry Punch. Cherry Punch was on the podium, after landing on the\u00a02018 Harvest Hype List<\/a>\u00a0last year. Vital Grown\u2019s White Runtz and Zkittelz were also well above average in the pack this weekend.<\/p>\n Royal Budline<\/a>\u00a0had a lot of jars out on display, and we enjoyed all of them with a few standouts. The indoor GMO was super legit. Sour Snow and another competitive Zkittelz also caught our attention. The dry-farmers of\u00a0Happy Dream Farms<\/a>\u00a0were sharing space with Royal Budline. They had a really cool Vanilla Frosting, grown in Southern Humboldt\u2019s Eel River watershed.<\/p>\n Emerald Mountain Legacy\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Oil Spill #9 was wild, and then we saw another great Oil Spill over at\u00a0Pacific Cultivation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Esensia Gardens<\/a>\u00a0had some lovely options including a Pixie Dust they just did a meristem recovery on with Phinest. The Esensia team said it gave the plant a lot of its vigor back and the jar wasn\u2019t a liar, you really smelled the life and energy it had while growing this season. Their Rum Punch and 31% THC Honey Dew also raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n Oakland\u2019s\u00a0Poseidon Estate<\/a>\u00a0had a selection of respectable wares that included Strawberry Kush Pop, The Village\u2019s Wedding Crasher #18 and one of our of the absolute highlights for me this weekend, Slurricrasher. I think Slurricrasher has a lot of potential.<\/p>\n Monterey Kush Co<\/a>. also brought some heaters. They included a True OG we definitely didn\u2019t hate, a nose-friendly Mango Brule and finally a delightfully authentic Gelato 33.<\/p>\n Humboldt Seed Co<\/a>.\u2019s Blueberry Muffin was out in force. They have a good pheno of the cut they bred in-house. They also had great Caramel Cream.<\/p>\n And finally, The Emerald Cup launched its new partnership with\u00a0Rosette<\/a>\u00a0at the cup. The first strain from the line is called Biancheto, Rosette\u2019s other weed looked pretty good too.<\/p>\n Here is the complete list of winners from the 2019 Emerald Cup, along with the home county of each winner.<\/p>\n Organic Medicinals, Humboldt<\/p>\n 1. Ridgeline Runtz \u2013 Ridgeline Farms, Humboldt 1. Ice Cream Cake \u2013 Josh D., Santa Barbara 1. LA Kush Cake\u00a0\u2013 Paula Jobe-Hudgens, Nevada 1. Holy Crunch \u2013 Phytologie, Alameda Talking Trees Farms Mixed Light \u201cIt\u2019s It\u201d Pre-Roll \u2013 Talking Trees Farms, Humboldt<\/p>\n Mel Frank<\/p>\n POG (Passion Orange Guava) \u2013 Greenshock Farms, Mendocino<\/p>\n 1. Zkittles\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Terp Hogz\/Humboldt Terp Council,\u00a0 Mendocino 1. Rainbow Driver Suprize Suprize \u2013 Sabertooth Farms, Humboldt 1. Nectar \u2013 Ancient Lime Eel River Organics, Humboldt 1. The Monarch\u00a0Tangie \u2013 Legion of Bloom of Bloom x Ridge Top Botanicals \u2013\u00a0 Sonoma 1. Lime Mojito Refined Live Resin Cartridge \u2013 Raw Garden, Santa Barbara 1. Chemistry x Lady Sativa Farm: Lady Benbow Full Spectrum High CBD Tincture SG Scientific x Chemistry x Lady Sativa Farm, Alameda 1 Deep Soak \u2013 Newell\u2019s Botanicals, Sacramento 1. CBD Infused Body Oil Rose Geranium \u2013 Akashic Creations DBA Om Wellness, Alameda 1. Chemistry x Wildland Farm: Electric Jah Full Spectrum Cart \u2013 SC Scientific, Alameda 1. SolDaze Tropical Mango Fruit Bites \u2013 SolDaze, Stanislaus 1. Susie Q Live Budder \u2013 Blessed Extracts, Yolo<\/p>\n 1. Cannabis Infused Granola Clusters\u00a0\u2013 Atlas Edibles, Alameda 1. All Natural Peanut Butter Zendo Edibles Orange 1. Tinley High Horse Spicy Ginger & Lime Sparkling Tonic\u00a0\u2013 Vet\u2019s Leaf & Lakewood Libations,\u00a0Riverside 1. THC BOMB 104u Water Hash \u2013 Papa\u2019s Select grown by Humboldt Kine Farms, Humboldt MMGreen Cannaster\u00a0\u2013 MMGreen Packaging Solutions, Santa Cruz <\/p>\n SULA Breathable Cannabis \u2013 Dispersa Labs, Alameda<\/p>\n 1. Fruit Stripe Rosin \u2013 Zenganic Inc. Kalya Extracts, Sours, Alameda 1. Elderberry Elixer \u2013 OM Edibles, Alameda 1. Deep Down Athletic Balm\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Cosmic View, Marin TELL US<\/strong>, what strain do you think deserves to win accolades?<\/p>\n The post The Best Strains of the Emerald Cup 2019<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Another Emerald Cup has come and gone, and as expected, it was the biggest and best yet in the era of legal cannabis in California. As we have in years past, Cannabis Now\u2019s chief incinerators, Senior Editor Ellen Holland and I, hit the Emerald Cup\u2019s aisles prepared to smell everyContinue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":40132,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[148,50,478,6914,69,107],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40131"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40133,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40131\/revisions\/40133"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/emeraldcup2019-1.jpg\")
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<\/figure>\nRegenerative Cannabis Farm Award<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Flower \u2013 Sungrown\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. POG (Passion Orange Guava) \u2013 Greenshock Farms, Mendocino
3. White Runtz \u2013 Humboldt Redwood Healing,\u00a0 Humboldt
4. Double OG Chem \u2013 Earthen Farms, Mendocino
5. Ice Cream Cake \u2013 Ridgeline Farms, Humboldt
6. Rose Lemonade \u2013 Wild Band of Mystics, Trinity
7. GMO Cookie \u2013 Green Light Farms, Humboldt
8. Mother Chronic\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Wild Band of Mystics, Trinity
9. Green Lantern \u2013 Ridgeline Farms, Humboldt
10. Gelato 41 \u2013 Lost Coast Elixirs, Humboldt
11. Sour Limon \u2013 Down Om Farms, Nevada
12. \u201cMixed Light\u201d Zkittles \u2013 Talking Trees Farms, Humboldt
13. Pixie Dust \u2013 Esensia, Mendocino
14. Candied Banana \u2013 DewPoint, Humboldt
15. Ice Cream Cake \u2013 Skyline Farms\u00a0
16. Love Humboldt\u2019s Mac 1 \u2013 Love Humboldt, Humboldt
17. Lemon Butter Creme \u2013 Marigold Terra Luna Farms, Sonoma
18. Honey Dew \u2013 Esensia Gardens, Mendocino
19. Roze Water Zkittles \u2013 Savage Farms, Humboldt
20. Do-Si-Dos Zkittles \u2013 Savage Farms,\u00a0 Humboldt<\/p>\nFlower \u2013 Mixed Light Flower\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. T.I.T.S. \u2013 Diamondback Genetics, Yolo
3. OG T.I.T.S. \u2013 Diamondback Genetics, Yolo
4. GMO \u2013 Palomar Works, San Diego
5. Ghost OG \u2013 Josh D., Santa Barbara
6. Baklava \u2013 Alien Labs, Stanislaus
7. Dynasty OGN \u2013 Josh D., Santa Barbara
8. Lemon Lava \u2013 Lit House, Mendocino
9. Chem-D (Victor) \u2013 Palomar Works, San Diego
10. Motor Breath \u2013 Josh D., Santa Barbara<\/p>\nFlower \u2013 Personal Use\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. \u201cSkunky\u201d Cookies \u2013 Jon \u201cTexas\u201d Kelley\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
3. Blackjack \u2013 Debbie Perticara, Humboldt
4. Mac Daddy Purp \u2013 Malcom Hunter \u2013 Placer
5. Wedding Cake\u00a0\u2013 Jason Sparkes, Mendocino
6. Eden\u2019s White Fire \u2013 Debbie Perticara, Humboldt
7. Orange Terp-entine \u2013 Mark Greyshock, Mendocino
8. Pluto \u2013 Casey Bernsdorf, Mendocino
9. Purpello \u2013 Corey Sangiacomo, Mendocino
10. Tropical Sleigh Ride \u2013 Mark Greyshock, Mendocino<\/p>\nFlower \u2013 CBD<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Medihaze \u2013 Foothill River Farms, Nevada
3. Harle Bubba \u2013 Amaranth Farms, Humboldt<\/p>\nFlower \u2013 Pre-Roll<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Breeders Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Breeders Cup\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
BHO Liquid<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Banjo \u2013 Humboldt Terp Council, Humboldt
3. ErrlHill-BlueBerryMuffins live resin from the Humboldt Seed Company \u2013\u00a0ErrlHill x The Humboldt Seed Company, Humboldt
4. Forbidden Jelly Suprize \u2013 Suprize x Neukom Family Farms, Humboldt
5. Peach Z\u00a0\u2013 Humboldt Terp Council, Humboldt<\/p>\nBHO \u2013 Solid<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Strawberry Banana Batter ArcataX, Royal Budline, Humboldt
3. Live Resin Project Red Congolese CWG Botanicals, Alameda
4. Hibiscus Batter ArcataX, Fire Mountain Farm, Humboldt Seed Co., Humboldt
5. Larry Bird Live Resin Budder Big Oil, Co (Bear Labs), Critical Concentrates, San Bernadino<\/p>\nCarts \u2013 CO2\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Elevated Sativa Vape Cartridge \u2013 Humboldt Alchemy Group, Humboldt
3. Ghost Train Haze \u2013 Accentian x Gold Drop, Alameda
4. Key Lime Pie 1902\u00a0-Wildseed, Humboldt
5. Forbidden Fruit 1901 \u2013 Wildseed, Humboldt<\/p>\nCarts \u2013 Distillates<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Roses Sauce Cartridge \u2013 Beezle Brands, Sonoma
3. The Monarch Banjo Solventless Terpenes \u2013 Legion of Bloom x Humboldt Trees, Sonoma
4. Sherbert Sauce Cartridge \u2013\u00a0Beezle Brands, Sonoma
5. Pineapple Muffin Live Terp Distillate Cartridge \u2013 Bloomfield, Nevada<\/p>\nCarts \u2013 Live Resin<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. California Sauce Lemon Cake \u2013 Legion of Bloom, Sonoma
3. Blue River x Talking Trees Angel Food Cake Jelly Cart \u2013 Advesa Wellness x Talking Trees, Alameda
4. Raspberry Punch Refined Live Resin Cartridge\u00a0\u2013 Raw Garden, Santa Barbara
5. URSA Liquid Diamond Sauce Cartridge \u2013 Lemon Tree URSA Extracts Humboldt<\/p>\nCBD \u2013 Tincture<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Fiddler\u2019s Green ACDC Rogue Tincture \u2013 Fiddler\u2019s Green (High Tide Mfg. Inc), Sonoma
3. Humboldt Harvest Tincture-wellbeing CBD Rich \u2013 Humboldt Harvest, Humboldt<\/p>\nCBD \u2013 Topicals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2 REWIND for Restoration \u2013 MPlant Productions, San Mateo
3 High CBD Tincture \u2013 CAD, Sacramento<\/p>\nCBD \u2013 Hemp Topicals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Weed Sport CBD\u00a0\u2013 Canna Sport CBD, Los Angeles
3. CBD Athletic Epsom Salt\u00a0\u2013 Akashic Creations DBA Om Wellness, Alameda<\/p>\nCBD \u2013 Carts Product Name Entrant County<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Humboldt Alchemy\u2019s Cannatonic 6:1 CBD Vape Pen Cartridge \u2013 Humboldt Alchemy Group, Humboldt
3 Island Twist Refined Live Resin CBD 2:1 Cartridge \u2013 Raw Garden, Santa Barbara<\/p>\nCBD \u2013 Edibles<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Somatik Golden Berry \u2013 Sparks Somatik x Endorphin Foods, San Francisco
3. SolDaze Strawberry Mango CBD \u2013 Lyfted Farms, Stanislaus<\/p>\nCBD \u2013 Concentrates<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Edibles \u2013 Sweet<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Binske Gummy Mango 100mg\u00a0\u2013 Binske, Humboldt
3. Strawberry & Rhubarb\u00a0\u2013 Coda,\u00a0Alameda
4. Hard Coffee Drops \u2013 Ms. Greenfields Exquisite Edibles, Sacramento
5. Pear & Ginger Fruit Notes\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Coda,\u00a0Alameda<\/p>\nEdibles \u2013 Savory<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Mandarin Teriyaki THC Infused Beef Jerky Sticks\u00a0\u2013 Stoned Age Edible Company, Alameda<\/p>\nEdibles \u2013 Beverage<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Tinley \u201927 Coconut Cask Elixir\u00a0\u2013 Vet\u2019s Leaf & Lakewood Libations, Riverside
3. Pink House of Saka,\u00a0Napa
4. DRENCH Unflavored IHP \u2013 Integrative Health Products, Santa Cruz
5. High Dose Adaptogenic Cold Brew THC Coffee\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Somatik, San Francisco<\/p>\nIce Water Hash<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Peanut Butter Breath 104u Water Hash \u2013 Papa\u2019s Select grown by Humboldt Kine Farms, Humboldt
3. Wedding Crasher 104u Water Hash \u2013 Papa\u2019s Select Grown, Humboldt
4. Cherry Blossom Full Melt \u2013 Kalya Brand, Alameda
5. Sour Diesel Full Melt \u2013 Kalya Brand, Alameda<\/p>\nPackaging \u2013 Eco-Conscious<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Packaging \u2013 Most Innovative<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Solventless Rosin Winners<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Banana Cream Rosin \u2013 Zenganic Inc., Kalya Extracts & Monterey Kush Co., Alameda
3. Garlic Juice Rosin \u2013 Zenganic Inc, Kalya Extracts, Dancing Dog Ranch, Alameda
4. Moonbow Premium Rosin \u2013 F\/ELD, F\/ELD X Alien Labs, Los Angeles
5. Tar Hill Pink Lemonade Premium Live Rosin \u2013 Papa\u2019s Select, Grown by Tar Hill Cannabis, Humboldt
6. Lemonhead Zkittlez Live Rosin \u2013 Terphogz, Mendocino
7. Runtz Rosin \u2013 Zenganic Inc. Kalya Extracts & Sky High Humboldt, Alameda
8. Sugar Cone Premium Rosin \u2013\u00a0 F\/ELD, F\/ELD X Connected, Los Angeles
9. Passion \u2013 Suprize Suprize, Humboldt
10. Pineapple OG Live Rosin \u2013 Terphogz, Mendocino<\/p>\nTincture<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Equanimity Tincture\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Bloomfield, Nevada
3. Humboldt Harvest Tincture \u2013 THC Humboldt Harvest, Humboldt
4. Botanist Herbal Series CALM Tincture \u2013\u00a0CWG Botanicals \u2013 Alameda
5. Living Tincture \u2013\u00a0Papa & Barkley,\u00a0Humboldt<\/p>\nTopicals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2. Brightening Eye Cream Green Bee Botanicals, San Francisco
3. Love Balm Om Edibles, Alameda
4. Rose Geranium Bath & Body Oil Om Edibles, Alameda
5. Deep Skin Newell\u2019s Botanicals, Sacramento<\/p>\n
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