The 2006 High Times Cannabis Cup represented another turning point in the long-running Amsterdam competition. The 19th annual Cup, held in November 2006, moved its main expo away from central Amsterdam to the Docklands/NDSM complex in Amsterdam-Noord, requiring judges and…
The 2005 High Times Cannabis Cup was a more compact but culturally distinctive edition of the Amsterdam competition. Held in November as the 18th annual Cannabis Cup, the gathering followed several years of organizational changes and venue problems that had…
The 2004 High Times Cannabis Cup was an important rebuilding year for the Amsterdam institution. Held from November 21 through November 25, 2004, the 17th annual Cup followed a financially and organizationally difficult 2003 edition and operated on a noticeably…
The 2003 High Times Cannabis Cup arrived at a crossroads for the Amsterdam institution. Held from November 23 through November 27, 2003, the 16th annual Cup carried the theme “Conspiracy”, a reference to longtime cannabis and hemp activist Jack Herer…
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 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…
