The 2018 High Times Cannabis Cup Amsterdam, held July 13–15, 2018, became the closing chapter of a competition tradition that had begun in the Netherlands three decades earlier. Unlike the classic Thanksgiving-week Cups of the 1990s and 2000s, the 2018…

The 2017 High Times Cannabis Cup was not simply another stop on the expanding Cannabis Cup circuit. Held in Amsterdam from November 19 through November 22, 2017, the event marked High Times’ return to the city where the competition had…

The 2014 High Times Cannabis Cup became one of the most historically important editions in the competition’s long Amsterdam story, though not for the reasons organizers originally intended. Held November 23–27, 2014, the 27th annual Amsterdam Cannabis Cup was supposed…

The 2013 High Times Cannabis Cup captured Amsterdam cannabis culture at a pivotal moment. Held November 24–28, 2013, the 26th annual Cup returned to Amsterdam Roest for its daytime expo and seminars, while concerts and the awards ceremony took place…

The 2012 High Times Cannabis Cup was designed as a celebration of everything the Amsterdam competition had become during its first quarter-century. Held November 18–22, 2012, the 25th annual Cup was promoted as “The Founders Cup,” a fitting theme for…

The 2011 High Times Cannabis Cup became one of the most consequential editions in the history of the Amsterdam competition. Held November 20–24, 2011, the 24th annual Cup was organized around a psychedelic theme, bringing together elite cannabis breeders, coffeeshops,…

The 2010 High Times Cannabis Cup arrived in Amsterdam at a moment when the competition itself was beginning to spread beyond the city that created it. Held November 21–25, 2010, the 23rd annual Cannabis Cup was organized around a “First…

The 2026 Montana High Times Cannabis Cup marked a new chapter for both Montana cannabis and one of the industry’s oldest competitions. Held on September 5, 2026, at The Pub Station in Billings, it was the first High Times Cannabis…

The 2009 High Times Cannabis Cup brought the Amsterdam institution full circle. Held November 22–26, 2009, the 22nd annual competition was known as the “Smugglers Cup,” a theme chosen to honor Thomas “Tom” King Forçade, the underground-press organizer, cannabis smuggler…

The 2008 High Times Cannabis Cup brought the Amsterdam competition into its third decade with an edition built around reggae, cannabis activism and a new generation of winning genetics. Held November 23–27, 2008, the 21st annual Cup returned to the…

The 2007 High Times Cannabis Cup was a milestone edition: the 20th Cannabis Cup, held in Amsterdam from November 18 through November 22, 2007, with a closing ceremony at the winning coffeeshop on November 23. High Times built the anniversary…