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…
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…
