California Cannabis Awards 2026 Winners
The results are in! Following weeks of rigorous evaluation, we’re proud to announce the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists of the 2026 California Cannabis Awards.
As the competition celebrates its fifth anniversary, this year’s winners represent the very best of California cannabis, recognizing exceptional products and the cultivators, manufacturers, and innovators behind them. It also marks the third consecutive year that Budist has served as the official judging partner, working alongside SC Labs to help deliver a fair, transparent, and standardized evaluation process. Our panel of experienced Budist critics assessed hundreds of entries across every major category, including Flower, Pre-Rolls, Cartridges, Concentrates, Edibles, Beverages, and Wellness Products. The overall quality, craftsmanship, and innovation on display made this one of the strongest competitions to date.
While the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists have now been revealed, the coveted Golden Bear Trophy winners—representing the best-in-class product in each category—will be announced live during the California Cannabis Awards ceremony at the California State Fair on July 18. We look forward to celebrating this year’s winners alongside the brands, judges, and broader cannabis community.
For those interested in learning more about how the competition is evaluated, be sure to read our recent article, Inside the California Cannabis Awards Judging Process, which takes you behind the scenes of the standardized methodology and sensory evaluation framework used throughout the competition.
A special thank you to our partners at Embarc, FairPlay Ventures, and SC Labs for their continued collaboration in making this milestone year possible. You can explore this year’s award-winning products on the Budist website and app, where you’ll find product information and, over the coming weeks, in-depth reviews from our judges. Whether you’re discovering a new favorite or seeking out California’s highest-rated products, Budist is your guide to the very best the state has to offer.
BEVERAGES
Golden Bear: St. Ides - Lychee Pear High Tea
Ready-to-Drink
Gold: St. Ides - Lychee Pear High Tea
Silver: Pabst - Mango Coconut Infused High Soda
Bronze: Almora x Huckleberry Hill Farms - Whitethorn Rose Pomberry Rose Lemonade
Enhancers & Mixers
Gold: Casa Flor x Octane Exoticz - Watermelon Tamarindo Agua Fresca Syrup
Silver: Awesome Dope - Live Rosin Concentrate Straw
Bronze: Casa Flor x Octane Exoticz - Passion Fruit Agua Fresca Syrup
WELLNESS
Golden Bear: Emerald Bay Extracts - Super Lemon Haze RSO Tablets
Tinctures
Gold: Beard Bros Pharms - 2:1 THC/CBN Tincture
Silver: Emerald Spirit Botanicals - Pink Boost Goddess Tincture
Bronze: Solful Health - Relief Tincture
Topicals
Gold: Blue Sage - Orange Chai Topical Healing Cream
Silver: Autumn Brands - Nourishing Muscle and Joint Salve
Bronze: Proof - Orgasmic Oil Cannabis Lube
Tablets & Capsules
Gold: Emerald Bay Extracts - Super Lemon Haze RSO Tablets
Silver: Kikoko - Hybrid X Tabs
Bronze: Emerald Bay Extracts - White CBG RSO Tablets
CONCENTRATES
Golden Bear: Moon Valley Cannabis - Neon Panther Ice Water Hash
Solventless - Live Rosin
Gold: Master Makers x Canyon Creek Family Farms - Grapefruit Starburst Live Rosin
Silver: BEAR Labs x Blue River Terps x Canyon Creek Family Farms x Tychee Farms - Banana Split x Orange Ztrawburst Pioca
Bronze: Mattole Valley Sungrown x Huckleberry Hill Farms - Paradise Rose Live Rosin
Solventless - Hash
Gold: Moon Valley Cannabis - Neon Panther Ice Water Hash
Silver: Master Makers - Makers Reserve Purple Papaya Ice Water Hash
Bronze: Master Makers x Luma Farms - Lemon Limez Makers Reserve Ice Water Hash
Solvent - Live Resin
Gold: BEAR Labs x Sierra Botanicals - Papaya Punch Tier 1 Live Resin
Silver: ColdFire - Trop Cherries x Super Boof Live Badder
Bronze: BEAR Labs x Tychee Farms - Lemon Pie Hoe Tier 1 Live Resin Budder
PRE-ROLLS
Golden Bear: One of a Kind x Joy Ridge Farms - Dutch Treat
Non-Infused
Gold: One of a Kind x Joy Ridge Farms - Dutch Treat
Silver: Connected - Chrome
Bronze: Good Times Farm - Devil Driver
Infused - Solvent
Gold: Prophet - Strawberry OG
Silver: Heavy Hitters x Greenline - Orange Tree
Bronze: ROVE - Grape Stomper OG
Infused - Solventless
Gold: Tyson 2.0 x Huckleberry Hill Farms - Whitethorn Rose Hash Hole
Silver: Sonoma Hills Farm x Fire King - Cherry Cheesecake Hash Hole
Bronze: Connoisseur Grade Only x GOTTI x Have Hash/Mendoja Farms - Bambino x Jenny Hash Hole
EDIBLES
Golden Bear: Emerald Sky – Blue Dream Live Rosin GrooveBar
Baked Goods & Chocolates
Gold: Emerald Sky – Blue Dream Live Rosin GrooveBar
Silver: Day Dreamer's - Just the Tip Churros Chocolate
Bronze: Big Pete's - Crispy Marshmallow Treat
Candies
Gold: Sonoma Hills Farm - Spicy Arugula Full-Spectrum Solventless Cannabis Rosin Gummy
Silver: Space Gem - Sweet Cherry Lemonade Vibrant Focus Mini Gems
Bronze: Dulze - Mango Chamoy Gummies
CARTRIDGES
Golden Bear: Moon Valley Cannabis - Neon Panther Live Rosin All-in-One
Solvent - Live Resin / No Terpenes Added
Gold: Vesuvio Gardens - Limoncello Cartridge
Silver: Heavy Hitters x CAM - Jack Herer Slow Cured Resin All-in-One
Bronze: ColdFire x Booney Acres - Sour Bears x Honey Beltz Juice Cart
Solvent - Terpenes Added
Gold: Pacific Coast Heritage - Granddaddy Purple Spiked Sauce Vaporizer
Silver: PAX - GMO Cookies Trip High Purity Ready To Use Vaporizer
Bronze: Allswell - Tropicanna Live Resin Vape Cartridge
Solventless
Gold: Moon Valley Cannabis - Neon Panther Live Rosin All-in-One
Silver: Arcata Fire - Sangria #10 T1 Live Rosin All-in-One
Bronze: Trichome x Huckleberry Hill Farms - Mountain Mist Rosin Vape
INDOOR FLOWER
Golden Bear: Wood Wide - Woodzy
CBDa
Gold: Pure Beauty - Gush Mints 1:1
Silver: Moon Valley Cannabis - Strawberry Hashburger
Bronze: High Grade Farms - Double Solo Burger
Bronze: Stereo - Black Orchid
CBGa
Gold: Nimbus Cannabis - Prism
Silver: Nimbus Cannabis - Zuava
Bronze: Paper Planes - Lemon Nigerian Haze
Total Cannabinoids
Gold: Nimbus Cannabis - Zuava
Silver: High Grade Farms - Dole Whip
Bronze: High Grade Farms - Double Solo Burger
Myrcene
Gold: Mercy Grown - Piescream
Silver: Fig Farms - Fig OG
Bronze: Nimbus Cannabis - Mahalo Marshmallow
Caryophyllene
Gold: Wood Wide - Woodzy
Silver: Northern Harvest - Sacred OG
Silver: Stereo - Black Orchid
Bronze: 3Bros - Black Velvet
Limonene
Gold: Bosky Genetics - Diamond OG
Silver: Snowtill - Tiger Tea
Bronze: Flawless Flowers - Peach Slushie
Ocimene
Gold: Nimbus Cannabis - Prism
Silver: Wood Wide - Dutch Treat
Bronze: MOCA Humboldt - Chocolate Pineapple
Pinene
Gold: Nimbus Cannabis - God's Breath
Silver: Fig Farms - Krypto Nectarines
Bronze: MOCA Humboldt - Sour Haze
Terpinolene
Gold: MOCA Humboldt - Sour Haze
Silver: Wood Wide - Dutch Treat
Bronze: Lumpy's Flowers - Capital Haze
Co-Dominant Terpenes - Myrcene, Caryophyllene, Limonene (MCL)
Gold: Mercy Grown - Piescream
Silver: Fig Farms - Fig OG
Bronze: Nimbus Cannabis - Mahalo Marshmallow
Total Terpenes
Gold: Mercy Grown - Piescream
Silver: Nimbus Cannabis - Mahalo Marshmallow
Bronze: MOCA Humboldt - Sour Haze
MIXED LIGHT FLOWER
Golden Bear: Ridgeline Farms - Blueberry Caviar
CBDa
Gold: Humboldt Redwood Healing - Sour G
Silver: Ridgeline Farms - Blueberry Caviar
Bronze: Autumn Brands - Purple Carbonite
Bronze: Coastal Sun - GMO Garlic Cookies
CBGa
Gold: Fleetwood - Strawberry Shortcake
Silver: Glass House Farms - Futura Haze
Bronze: Glass House Farms - Cherry AK
Total Cannabinoids
Gold: Green Gift Gardens - Hashburger
Silver: Coastal Sun - GMO Garlic Cookies
Bronze: Humboldt Redwood Healing - Sour G
Myrcene
Gold: Autumn Brands - Sour Power #69
Silver: Green Gift Gardens - Hashburger
Bronze: Glass House Farms - Hella Jelly
Caryophyllene
Gold: Glass House Farms - Infamous MF
Silver: Glass House Farms - Cherry AK
Bronze: Autumn Brands - Purple Carbonite
Limonene
Gold: Green Gift Gardens - Hashburger
Silver: Glass House Farms - Donny Burger #5
Bronze: Glass House Farms - Infamous MF
Ocimene
Gold: Glass House Farms - Futura Haze
Silver: Glass House Farms - Cherry AK
Bronze: Glass House Farms - Lilac Diesel
Pinene
Gold: Green Gift Gardens - Hashburger
Silver: Lotta Farms - Lotta Pineapple
Bronze: Glass House Farms - Infamous MF
Bronze: Glass House Farms - Peanut Butter Breath
Terpinolene
Gold: Glass House Farms - Cherry AK
Silver: Glass House Farms - Futura Haze
Bronze: Glass House Farms - Lilac Diesel
Co-Dominant Terpenes - Myrcene, Caryophyllene, Limonene (MCL)
Gold: Autumn Brands - Sour Power #69
Silver: Green Gift Gardens - Hashburger
Bronze: Autumn Brands - Purple Carbonite
Total Terpenes
Gold: Glass House Farms - Cherry AK
Silver: Autumn Brands - Sour Power #69
Bronze: Glass House Farms - Infamous MF
OUTDOOR FLOWER
Golden Bear: Greenshock Farms - Pink Rider
CBDa
Gold: Solful & Heartrock Mountain Farm - Love and Laughter
Silver: Sonoma Hills Farm - Pineapple Kush CBD
Bronze: Emerald Spirit Botanicals - Royal Blueberry
CBGa
Gold: Emerald Spirit Botanicals - Emerald CBG
Silver: Talking Trees Farms - Lemon Royale
Bronze: Happy Day Farms - Strawberry Biscotti
Total Cannabinoids
Gold: Canyon Creek Family Farms & POET - Canal Street Runtz
Silver: Talking Trees Farms - Lemon Royale
Bronze: Ridgeline Farms - Lantz
Myrcene
Gold: Solful & Happy Day Farms - Avenue of the Giants
Silver: Solful & Alpenglow Farms - Mule Fuel
Bronze: Emerald Spirit Botanicals - Royal Blueberry
Caryophyllene
Gold: Greenshock Farms - Double Lantern
Silver: Greenshock Farms - Saddlebags
Bronze: Soma Rosa x Greenshock Farms - Frank Hill
Limonene
Gold: Soma Rosa x Rebel Grown - Peak OG
Silver: Sweet Sisters Family Farm - Biscotti
Silver: Sweet Sisters Family Farm - Gelato
Bronze: Dry Creek Flower Company x Nameless Genetics - Kaleidoscope
Ocimene
Gold: Canna Country Farms - #26
Silver: Solful & Briceland Forest Farm - XJ-13
Bronze: Emerald Spirit Botanicals - Pink Boost Goddess
Pinene
Gold: Sunbright Gardens - Sour Daddy
Silver: Dry Creek Flower Company - Purple Dream
Bronze: Solful & Alpenglow Farms - Mule Fuel
Terpinolene
Gold: Solful & Briceland Forest Farm - XJ-13
Silver: Greenshock Farms - Pink Rider
Bronze: Solful & Heartrock Mountain Farm - Love and Laughter
Co-Dominant Terpenes - Myrcene, Caryophyllene, Limonene (MCL)
Gold: Solful & Happy Day Farms - Avenue of the Giants
Silver: Soma Rosa x Rebel Grown - Peak OG
Bronze: Emerald Spirit Botanicals - Royal Blueberry
Total Terpenes
Gold: Solful & Happy Day Farms - Avenue of the Giants
Silver: Soma Rosa x Rebel Grown - Peak OG
Bronze: Solful & Moon Gazer Farms - Bio Fuel