The Emerald Cup Harvest Ball was held over the weekend and we’re thrilled to share that Green Bee Botanicals’ cannabis-infused Renewing Face Serum won 1st place!

The Emerald Cup is the most important and influential cannabis contest in the world, similar to the Wine Spectator awards for wine — and the reason Rolling Stone calls it “the Academy Awards of the cannabis industry.

This is Green Bee’s second Emerald Cup award, winning silver for our Brightening Eye Cream at the previous Cup. These awards place Green Bee alongside the most storied, successful brands in the industry. As LA Weekly’s Jimi Devine writes, “Even placing in [The Emerald Cup] is a career-defining achievement.”

We’ll take it!

Our Renewing Serum is sold in select California cannabis dispensaries and from our website for home delivery throughout California. (Due to federal regulations, our cannabis-infused skincare can be bought only in California…for now. Stay tuned for updates as we expand.)

The California Emerald Cup is the most prestigious cannabis product competition in the world.

It started off when cannabis was still prosecuted from the federal level, despite its legal status within the state. The event has come a long way from the early years of low-key, insider-only competitions where many farmers still concealed their identities for fear of prosecution. It is now a loud and proud cannabis culture celebration held at the state fairgrounds every year. Today, the Emerald Cup remains a steward of authenticity, a celebration of the farmer and the harvest, and a destination for all those who seek the finer things in life.

The California cannabis market is the largest and most diverse on the planet and the Emerald Cup has long stood as the premier competition, celebration, and direct-to-consumer marketplace for the best that California has to offer.

Due to COVID restrictions, the 2021 Emerald Cup was held online in collaboration with SocialClubTV.

Green Bee Botanicals entered the topical category with our RENEWING SERUM and took first place!

Congratulations to the other winners: 

FLOWER WINNERS

FLOWER: Sungrown
CannaCraft – The Farmer and the Felon Gorilla Snacks

FLOWER: Mixed Light
Local Cannabis Company – Ice Cream Cake

FLOWER: Indoor
Connected Cannabis – Gelonade

FLOWER: Personal Use
Mark Greyshock – Tropical Sleigh Ride #1

FLOWER: 3rd Party Certified Sungrown
Emerald Spirit Botanicals – Pink Boost Goddess

FLOWER: 3rd Party Certified Mixed Light 
Redwood Remedies – Sour Tangie

FLOWER: Hemp Flower
Hakira x Biotech Institute – Guava Jam 2.0

CARTRIDGE WINNERS

CARTRIDGE: CO2
Rove – Burzt

CARTRIDGE: Live Resin
ArcataX x Great Expectations Farm x Lightwork Distributors – Arcata Fire Live Resin Vape – Runtz

CARTRIDGE: Distillate
Fresh Baked x Blue River – Blue River Chocolate Orange Jelly

CARTRIDGE: Topical – Cosmetic
Green Bee Botanicals – Renewing Serum

CARTRIDGE: Topical – Therapeutic
OM – Arnica Pain Relief Epsom Salt

CARTRIDGE: Tincture
LH Manufacturing LLC x Compassionate Heart Mutual Benefits Corporation – Lempire Farmaseed Dirty Zkittlez Rosin Tincture

CARTRIDGE: Innovative Product
Huckleberry Hill Farms – Sow Your Own Magic / Mom & Pop Seed Pucks

SOLVENTLESS WINNERS

SOLVENTLESS: Ice Water Hash
Papa’s Select – Strawberry Jelly 120u Water Hash

SOLVENTLESS: Rosin
Kalya Extracts by Zenganic Inc x Landhammer Farms – Patty’s Cake

SOLVENTLESS: Personal Use
Brett Byrd – Orange Elixir Full Spectrum 45-159 Live Rosin

SOLVENTLESS: Hydrocarbon – Liquid
Humboldt Terp Council x Booney Acres Farms – Gelonade Live Resin

SOLVENTLESS: Hydrocarbon – Solid
Suprize Suprize x High Water Farms x Field Extracts – Moonbow Butter Frosting

SOLVENTLESS: Pre-Roll Infused
Compassionate Manufacturing x Pinnacle Farms – Dirty Zkittles Hash Roll

SOLVENTLESS: Pre-Roll Non Infused
Atrium Cultivation – GMO Cookies x juice Z

CBD WINNERS

CBD: Flower
Abatin Farms x Biotech Institute – Citrus Gummies

CBD: Cartridge
Chemistry x Moon Made Farms – Tsunami Dog

CBD: Edible
Haute Supply LLC – Potli Dream Honey

CBD: Topical
OM – Himalayan Kush Mineral Salt

CBD: Tincture
OM x Island Mountain Organics – Extra Strength CBD Elixir made with sun-grown ACDC

CBD: Concentrate
Bird Valley Organics – Cremedy Full Spectrum Oil

CBD: Hemp-Derived Topical
OM – Icey Stick

EDIBLES WINNERS

EDIBLES: Beverage
CannaCraft – Hi-Fi Hops Unplugged

EDIBLES: Sweet
OM x Feeling Frosty hash x Tar Hill Cannabis – OM & Feeling Frosty Vegan Rosin Gummi Mixed Berry

EDIBLES: Savory
Haute Supply LLC – Potli Sriracha

EDIBLES: Eco-Conscious Packaging
Tree Hugger Containers – Tree Hugger Container’s Sustainable 6-pack Eco-Conscious packaging

EDIBLES: Photo
David Cooper – Resilience

BREEDER’S CUP WINNERS

BREEDERS: Sungrown
Canna Country Farm – Canna Country #26

BREEDERS: Mixed Light
Phytologie x Napro Research – Lemon Crush

BREEDERS: Indoor
Connected Cannabis – Gelonade

BREEDERS: CBD Flower
Abatin Farms x Biotech Institute – Citrus Gummies