High Times teamed up with New Mexico’s own Fusion Promotions and 101.3 The Hustle to present the Cannabis Cup’s live concert event. The Awards Show aired live and in-person at the event which took place at the Rio Rancho Events Center in Rio Rancho, near Albuquerque on Saturday, Dec. 9. The Rio Rancho Events Center is an 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena and Saturday will be filled with the best herb and products in New Mexico. This year featured 11 categories for a total of 33 products narrowed down as first, second, or third place winners for 2023.

Many enter the competition, but few are chosen. Each of these winners received an exclusive High Times trophy. Among these top winners you’ll find champs like The Grower Circle, hvst, Seed Junky, Prohibition 37, Mountaintop Extracts, and many more fine brands that deserve to be mentioned.  Headlining the event was the iconic stoner duo Method Man and Redman, responsible for some of the best hip-hop to come from Def Jam, who were joined by Paul Wall, Devin the Dude, Lil Flip, Haizi Haze, Jawny Badluck, DJ Aldo Caldo and other special guests.

The event kicked off with the High Times New Mexico Cannabis Cup Award Show, where brands were presented with their wins. But with all this fine herb, the munchies are bound to kick in. That’s why we had Q Bone, Snoop Dogg’s own personal chef whip up some of Snoop’s best munchie recipes. We also had Mr. Melty Land, an immersive experience put together by Mr. Melty, Stashbox and Disopopages. You could also find a Joint Rolling Competition by Head Space Alchemy and Crescent Valley Management where guests competed for the title of “Best Joint Roller.

” On top of that, we had live glass blowing demonstrations, and tons of vendors with the new-new products you need. Individuals who are 21 and over, or 18 and over with a medical cannabis card were eligible to snag a judging kit. Over 2,000 ordinary cannabis lovers sampled and rated the best cannabis products in the state with more than 185 entries competing for the wins. The highly-coveted Judge Kits included locally-grown products including flower, gummies, pre-rolls, and concentrates from dispensaries across New Mexico.

Below are the winners of first, second, and third places across 11 categories. First Place: The Grower Circle – Homage Second Place: hvst – Chocolate Grapes #4 Third Place: Enchanted Botanicals – Donny Burger First Place: The Grower Circle – Trop Cherries Second Place: Prohibition 37 – Tropical Runtz Third Place: Seed Junky – Pineapple Fruz First Place: hvst – El Chivo #11 Second Place: Seed Junky – Purple Push Pop Third Place: The Grower Circle – Oreo Cake First Place: The Grower Circle – Trop Cherries Pre-Roll Second Place: Prohibition 37 – Red Runtz 51 Pre-Roll Third Place: HoneyHole Cannabis Co.

x Impact Farms – Lemon Hashplant Pre-Roll First Place: Head Space x hvst – Purple Octane x Kush Mintz Hash Hole Second Place: Mountaintop Extracts – Nuclear Sunset Infused Pre-Roll Third Place: TWAX by The Clear – Lemon Haze Mini Infused Pre-Rolls First Place: Herbal Edibles & Extracts – Orange Flambe Sauce & Diamonds Second Place: Pharmers – Orange Soda Live Diamonds Third Place: Mountaintop Extracts – Concord Clementine Caviar First Place: Sandia Botanicals – Olio Slurricane Solventless Rosin Cold Cure Second Place: Nero – Golden Crisps Live Hash Rosin Cold Cure Badder Third Place: Frozin – Grape Galette Fresh Frozen Rosin First Place: Elevated – Watermelon OG Cartridge Second Place: O.

Pen – Daily Strains Strawberry Cheesecake Vape Third Place: Bloom – Classic Pineapple Express Disposable First Place: Flight Bites – Sunset Punch Hash Rosin Gummies Second Place: Derived – Sandia 1:1 Gummies Third Place: Elevated – Strawberry Gummies First Place: Toasted – Honey I’m Stoned Infused Honey Second Place: Elevated – Fruity Cereal Snack Bar Third Place: Bhang – Ice Milk Chocolate Bar First Place: Mountaintop Extracts – Wonder Bear Salve Second Place: Dos Gringos Cannabis – Pain Relief Salve Third Place: Synergy Extracts – Soothing Salve A special thank you to our partners and sponsors! Presented by: Elevated Gold Sponsor: Enchanted Botanicals Cannabis Gold Sponsor: Stash Box Silver Sponsor: Fioré General Sponsor: Bloom General Sponsor: Dispopages General Sponsor: Blown Glass Goods Partner: The Hu$tle 101.

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