{"id":290871,"date":"2025-10-10T03:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T03:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/290871\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T03:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T03:00:23","slug":"high-times-cannabis-cup-comes-to-new-york-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/290871\/","title":{"rendered":"High Times Cannabis Cup Comes to New York This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/weed-in-nyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York\u2019s cannabis scene<\/a> is about to get its own red-carpet moment. Following a record-breaking $214.4 million in statewide sales, High Times Magazine is bringing its legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/cannabiscup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cannabis Cup<\/a> to the Empire State for the first time\u2014a consumer-judged showdown that lets everyday New Yorkers decide who rolls (and bakes) the best.<\/p>\n<p>Starting October 21, adults 21 and over can snag judge\u2019s kits packed with sample products\u2014think edibles, pre-rolls and top-shelf flower\u2014from participating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/shopping\/the-best-weed-dispensaries-in-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dispensaries across the state<\/a>. Judges will have until December 21 to test, taste and cast their votes online for categories including Best Sativa Flower, Best Indica Flower, Best Edible (Gummies) and Best Infused Pre-Roll, among others. Winners will be crowned at an awards show on January 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the Oscars of cannabis\u2014and now you get to be part of the Academy,\u201d High Times declares in its event materials. The People\u2019s Choice edition has been running in other legal states since 2019, but this marks the first-ever New York Cup and the largest pool of judges in the competition\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in Amsterdam in 1988, the Cannabis Cup has grown into one of the most recognizable events in weed culture, with past judges including Snoop Dogg, Method Man and Patti Smith. The contest has helped turn under-the-radar strains into household names and given countless small producers a career-making boost.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s New York edition is also a milestone for High Times itself\u2014the first Cup since native New Yorker Joshua Kesselman (of Raw Rolling Papers fame) purchased the magazine in July. Kesselman has said he revived the competition to celebrate the sense of community that the Cup fosters and to bring that spirit home to his native state.<\/p>\n<p>For cannabis brands, the Cup is a chance to reach hundreds of new customers and, possibly, claim one of the industry\u2019s most coveted trophies. For everyone else, it\u2019s a chance to sample, savor and judge the best the state\u2019s booming cannabis market has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>Judge kits go on sale October 21\u2014because democracy tastes even better when it\u2019s infused.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York\u2019s cannabis scene is about to get its own red-carpet moment. 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