High Times Announces Winners of the 2023 New Mexico Cannabis Cup: People’s Choice Edition

High Times has announced the winners of the High Times Cannabis Cup New Mexico: People’s Choice Edition 2023, “representing the best cannabis the state has to offer.”

This year, the High Times Cannabis Cup New Mexico: People’s Choice Edition 2023 aired live and in-person at the Rio Rancho Events Center in Rio Rancho, near Albuquerque on Saturday, Dec. 9. This year featured 11 categories for a total of 33 products narrowed down as first, second, or third place winners for 2023.

“Many enter the competition, but few are chosen”, says High Times. “Each of these winners received an exclusive High Times trophy.”

Headlining the event was the rap duo duo Method Man and Redman, who were joined by Paul Wall, Devin the Dude, Lil Flip, Haizi Haze, Jawny Badluck, DJ Aldo Caldo and other guests.

Individuals who were 21 and over, or 18 and over with a medical cannabis card were eligible to receive a judging kit.

“Over 2,000 ordinary cannabis lovers sampled and rated the best cannabis products in the state with more than 185 entries competing for the wins”, says High Times. “The highly-coveted Judge Kits included locally-grown products including flower, gummies, pre-rolls, and concentrates from dispensaries across New Mexico. Below are the winners of first, second, and third places across 11 categories.”

Indica Flower

First Place: The Grower Circle – Homage

Second Place: hvst – Chocolate Grapes #4

Third Place: Enchanted Botanicals – Donny Burger

Sativa Flower

First Place: The Grower Circle – Trop Cherries

Second Place: Prohibition 37 – Tropical Runtz

Third Place: Seed Junky – Pineapple Fruz

Hybrid Flower

First Place: hvst – El Chivo #11

Second Place: Seed Junky – Purple Push Pop

Third Place: The Grower Circle – Oreo Cake

Non-Infused Pre-Rolls

First Place: The Grower Circle – Trop Cherries Pre-Roll

Second Place: Prohibition 37 – Red Runtz 51 Pre-Roll

Third Place: HoneyHole Cannabis Co. x Impact Farms – Lemon Hashplant Pre-Roll

Infused Pre-Rolls

First Place: Head Space x hvst – Purple Octane x Kush Mintz Hash Hole

Second Place: Mountaintop Extracts – Nuclear Sunset Infused Pre-Roll

Third Place: TWAX by The Clear – Lemon Haze Mini Infused Pre-Rolls

Solvent Concentrates

First Place: Herbal Edibles & Extracts – Orange Flambe Sauce & Diamonds

Second Place: Pharmers – Orange Soda Live Diamonds

Third Place: Mountaintop Extracts – Concord Clementine Caviar

Non-Solvent Concentrates

First Place: Sandia Botanicals – Olio Slurricane Solventless Rosin Cold Cure

Second Place: Nero – Golden Crisps Live Hash Rosin Cold Cure Badder

Third Place: Frozin – Grape Galette Fresh Frozen Rosin

Vape Pens

First Place: Elevated – Watermelon OG Cartridge

Second Place: O.Pen – Daily Strains Strawberry Cheesecake Vape

Third Place: Bloom – Classic Pineapple Express Disposable

Edibles: Gummies & Fruit Chews

First Place: Flight Bites – Sunset Punch Hash Rosin Gummies

Second Place: Derived – Sandia 1:1 Gummies

Third Place: Elevated – Strawberry Gummies

Edibles: Non-Gummies & Chocolates

First Place: Toasted – Honey I’m Stoned Infused Honey

Second Place: Elevated – Fruity Cereal Snack Bar

Third Place: Bhang – Ice Milk Chocolate Bar

Edibles: Topicals, Tinctures, Capsules, Sublinguals

First Place: Mountaintop Extracts – Wonder Bear Salve

Second Place: Dos Gringos Cannabis – Pain Relief Salve

Third Place: Synergy Extracts – Soothing Salve