High Times Illinois Cannabis Cup announces dates
The fourth annual Illinois High Times Magazine People’s Choice Cannabis Cup has set dates for 2023 submissions, judging, and awards show.
The estimated timeline includes August 7-11 dates for Illinois product submissions. The judging kits are scheduled to go on sale August 19-October 22. October 22 is the judging deadline. The live awards show is set to stream live November 5.
The 2023 categories include the following:
Indica Flower
Sativa Flower
Hybrid Flower
Non-Infused Pre-Rolls
Infused Pre-Rolls
Solvent Concentrates
Non-Solvent Concentrates
Vape Pens & Cartridges
Edibles: Gummies & Fruit Chews
Edibles: Chocolates & Non-Gummies
Edibles: Beverages
Topicals, Tinctures, Capsules & Sublinguals
Medical: Flower
Medical: Vape Pens & Cartridges
Medical: Edibles
The following dispensaries will have the Cannabis Cup kits for sale:
nuEra– 1415 Corporate Blvd, Aurora, IL 60502
nuEra– 504 Riverside Dr, East Peoria, IL 61611
nuEra– 105 E University Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
nuEra– 1308 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
nuEra– 3249 Court St, Pekin, IL 61554
nuEra– 102 E Green St, Champaign, IL 61820
RISE – 3104 N Main St, Canton, IL 61520
RISE – 909 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920
RISE – 1011 Ford Ave, STE C, Effingham, IL 62401
RISE – 2903 Colorado Ave, Joliet, IL 60431
RISE – 1627 Rock Creek Blvd, Joliet, IL 60431
RISE – 270 N Randall Rd, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
RISE – 1325 Armour Blvd, Mundelein, IL 60060
RISE – 1700 Quincy Ave #103, Naperville, IL 60540
RISE – 9621 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles, IL 60714
RISE – 2703 Broadway St, Quincy, IL 62301
Zen Leaf– 3691 E Main St, St Charles, IL 60174
Zen Leaf– 1301 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Zen Leaf– 1516 N Naper Blvd, Naperville, IL 60563
Zen Leaf– 222 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60661
Zen Leaf– 740 Illinois RTE 59, Aurora, IL 60504
Zen Leaf– 1804 Maple Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
According to High Times Magazine, the “High Times Cannabis Cup Illinois: People’s Choice Edition is aimed to identify and award the best cannabis products in all of Illinois, all across a wide range of different categories, all to be judged by the great people of the Land of Lincoln.”
For the 2022 cup winners, click here.
For the 2021 cup winners, click here.
For 2020 cup winners, click here.
To read my essay, My Experience Judging the High Times Cannabis Cup, from 2020, click here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.
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