The 2002 High Times Cannabis Cup marked the 15th edition of the Amsterdam competition and represented a return to momentum after the unusually subdued gathering of 2001. Held in November under the theme “Peace,” the event attracted a larger crowd…
The 2001 High Times Cannabis Cup was held under circumstances unlike any previous edition. The 14th annual Amsterdam gathering arrived only two months after the September 11 terrorist attacks, when international travel had fallen sharply and uncertainty surrounded major events…
The 2000 High Times Cannabis Cup opened the competition’s second decade with a deliberate attempt to reset an event that had become both enormously popular and increasingly controversial. Held in Amsterdam in November, the 13th annual Cannabis Cup adopted the…
The history of cannabis in the United Kingdom begins centuries before marijuana became associated with prohibition, reggae, psychedelia, or modern medical cannabis. For much of British history, Cannabis sativa was simply hemp, an agricultural crop valued for strong fibre, rope,…
The 1999 High Times Cannabis Cup closed the decade with one of the most historically significant—and disputed—competitions of the Amsterdam era. The 12th annual Cup drew more than 2,000 attendees according to High Times. For the second consecutive year, Green…
The 1998 High Times Cannabis Cup was one of the most dominant performances by a single organization in the event’s Amsterdam history. Held in November 1998, the eleventh annual Cup ended with Green House Tolstraat’s Super Silver Haze winning the…
The 1997 High Times Cannabis Cup celebrated the event’s tenth anniversary at a moment when Amsterdam had become the undisputed center of international cannabis culture. Held during Thanksgiving week in November, the tenth Cup drew more than 1,500 judges to…
The 1996 High Times Cannabis Cup arrived at one of the most consequential moments in modern cannabis history. The ninth official Amsterdam Cup was held in November against a backdrop of rapid change: Dutch cannabis culture was becoming an international…
The 1995 High Times Cannabis Cup was the moment when one of the most famous strains in cannabis history stepped onto the international stage. Held in Amsterdam from November 22–25, 1995, the eighth annual Cup attracted approximately 1,500 judges, 21…
The 1994 High Times Cannabis Cup was the year the Amsterdam competition stopped looking like an oversized private gathering and began resembling the international cannabis festival it would become. Held in November 1994, the seventh annual Cup coincided with the…
The 1993 High Times Cannabis Cup marked one of the most important turning points in the event’s early history. The sixth annual competition, held in Amsterdam in November 1993, was the first Cup deliberately opened to a broader paying public,…
The 1992 High Times Cannabis Cup occupies a pivotal place in the competition’s early history. Held in Amsterdam in November, the fifth official Cup combined elements of the breeder-focused contests of 1988–1990 with the coffeeshop-centered experiment introduced in 1991. Seed…
