Greenwolf’s Zalympix Contest Judges kit sold out at $700 (David Downs:Leafly)
COVID restrictions are lifting and the cannabis events dam has burst! This summer and fall, millions of weed fans will have more chances than ever to be the judge of their state’s best herb.
Marijuana awards offer a rare data point on cannabis quality with history tracing back to the first Cannabis Cup held in Amsterdam in 1988. Now, with 18 legal US states and counting, America’s weed contests have evolved into fully legal ‘people’s choice’ formats.
A slew of new cannabis competitions—like High Times Cannabis Cups, Grow-Offs, Terptown Throwdowns, and Emerald Cups—are coming back after a gnarly hiatus, and encouraging more participation than ever.
Anyone age 21 and older can purchase a judge’s kit, smoke the contestants, and rank the winners; as opposed to a private group of industry judges.
2021 weed competitions already underway
In June, leading Los Angeles dispensary Greenwolf threw the “Zalympix” exotic cannabis competition, using 250 judges kits, online voting, and an awards party June 26.
Seven-year-old Greenwolf has always dominated in flower, winning the most Cups of any retailer. The store invited its best vendors to compete in the Zalympix—running out of spots in the top-tier, 16-way battle between:
- Alien Labs and their new weed strain Biskante
- Bohemian Estate and their Zake
- Cali Kush Farms’ Z-41
- Connected’s Slow Lane
- Deo Farms X Wizard Trees’ Zoap
- Doja’s RS-11
- Dubz Garden X La Coz’ Gelato Plus
- Fire Society’s Etherium
- Green Dawg’s Updawg
- Kush Co’s Kush OG
- L.A. Family Farms Rainbow Belts
- LoKey Farms’ Heavy Fog #4
- Small Boutique Farms—Chocolate Mints
- The Association—Bazquiat
- Turtle Pie Co—X-Rose
- Zushi by The TENCo—Blue Zushi
“With COVID and everything, there was nothing really exciting going on, and not a lot of ways to shine a light on these top-tier cultivators,” said Greenwolf Co-Founder Brian Hart. “We pride ourselves on having the best of the best available, and we decided to do something fun and tie it to our seven-year anniversary.”
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Published: July 09, 2021
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