Hip-Hop Pioneers Cypress Hill Receive Golden Advocacy Award for Three Decades of Cannabis Leadership
Presented by the California State Fair and embarc: Pioneering Safe & Integrated Cannabis Experiences at Nation’s Premier Events, Fairs & Festivals SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Cannabis Awards at the California State Fair announced today that legendary hip-hop group Cypress Hill received the Golden Advocacy Award in recognition of their three-decade commitment to cannabis culture, […]
Southern California Alternative Rock Pioneers Dirty Heads Receive Golden Culture Award for Cannabis Leadership
Presented by the California State Fair and embarc: Pioneering Safe & Integrated Cannabis Experiences at Nation’s Premier Events, Fairs & Festivals SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Cannabis Awards at the California State Fair announced today that Southern California alternative rock pioneers Dirty Heads received the Golden Culture Award for their cannabis advocacy, medical research support, […]
GOLDEN BEAR AWARDS: California’s Best Cannabis Flower & Products of 2025 Announced at the California State Fair
Nine California Cannabis Farmers & Manufacturers Recognized for Agricultural Excellence SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Today, the California State Fair recognized its 2025 Golden Bear award winners for cannabis, celebrating the state’s best cannabis products with the most highly coveted agricultural prize awarded by the Fair. The California Cannabis Awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made […]
Cannabis Returns to the 2025 California State Fair with New Experiences and Award-Winning Brands
Cannabis Experience features education, on-site sales, a consumption lounge, competitions, an awards ceremony, and more! SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Today, the California State Fair Cannabis Experience announced this year’s themes, activations, and opportunities for fairgoers to explore the world’s best cannabis, grown and manufactured across the Golden State. “The California State Fair is proud to be […]
Cannabis at California’s State Fair
The Cannabis Exhibition at this year’s California State Fair is another big step in the plant’s path to acceptance. By Nikki Lastreto | August 1, 2023 California State Fair. PHOTO Amadscientist Pinch me, please! This was the second year of the Cannabis Exhibition at the California State Fair at Cal Expo in Sacramento, and I […]
California cannabis competition sees fewer entries. Could this signal a collapsing industry?
Sue Crews talks at her Mendocino Family Farms booth at the California State Fair on July 27, 2023. She says there is too much regulation, taxes and control by the state for small farms. BY RENÉE C. BYER Mendocino Family Farms was on the verge of bankruptcy when an unexpected win at the 2022 California […]
Newsom Signs Bill Allowing Marijuana to Be Sold and Smoked at County Fairs
Funnel cake sales may be off the charts at California county fairs, as Governor Gavin Newsom just signed a bill allowing county fairs to sell cannabis on-site, and allowing for “smoking sections” where fair attendees can blaze up. You may remember that last year, the California State Fair added a cannabis competition to its roster […]
Feed that sweet tooth some Peach Ringz—July’s Leafly HighLight strain
Peaches, peaches, peaches, peaches-peaches—I love you, oh. Anyone who wants to smoke hype weed while keeping the summer at a high vibration should not sleep on good batches of the hybrid strain Peach Ringz. This July from coast to coast, Peach Ringz delivers sour, stone fruit, and fuel terps with party hybrid effects. We’re psyched to see […]
SC Labs’ Alec Dixon on why California is the gold standard of cannabis
California’s influence on the world cannabis stage is well known and well documented. Whether it’s the impact of the Hippie Trail, the Emerald Triangle, the medical marijuana movement, the Emerald Cup, rappers from California, the first public facing cannabis hashery, or something else – there’s a reason why The Golden State is known for its […]
This is historic.’ See what it means for cannabis to be accepted at California State Fair
For the first time, the California State Fair will feature a Cannabis Awards exhibit. Sixty entries received awards in the inaugural contest, said exhibit producer James Leitz on Monday, July 11, 2022. The fair opens Friday.
