The shortlist is out for the second annual Business of Cannabis Awards, highlighting standout achievements across Europe’s growing marijuana industry.
Set for June 24 in London following the opening day of Cannabis Europa, this year’s ceremony will take place at 83 Rivington Street in Shoreditch. The free-to-enter competition drew a record number of nominations from across the sector, including trailblazing startups, influential journalists, and leading medical clinics.
Finalists were selected by an independent panel of judges representing various areas of the industry. Finalists include:
Innovator or Innovation of the Year
Recognising groundbreaking innovation or an individual transforming the cannabis industry through visionary ideas, technology, or forward-thinking solutions.
- Rosin Reactor by Sample Automation
- Ziel
- Copeia
- GOC NEXUS GMBH
- Curaleaf Pharmacy
- Segra
- Adriaan van Royen
International Journalist of the Year
Celebrating the journalist delivering outstanding international cannabis coverage, driving informed discourse, and shaping global understanding of the industry.
- Sarah Sinclair
- Aurélien Bernard
- Ben Stevens
- Laura Ramos
- Moritz Förster
- Lukas Hurt
- Mauro Picavet
Cannabis Clinic of the Year
Recognising a clinic that demonstrates outstanding care, innovation, and commitment to improving patient access & therapeutic outcomes.
- CanDoc (DE)
- Cannabis Clinic Cardiff (UK)
- Canify Clinics (DE)
- Cantourage Clinic (UK)
- Curaleaf Clinic (UK)
- Clinn (IT)
- Fitokan (PL)
- Medicann Clinic (UK)
- Medisonal Clinic (UK)
- Releaf (UK)
- The Pain Clinic (MT)
- Treat It Clinic (UK)
- Wellford Medical Clinics (UK)
Cannabis Team of the Year
Celebrating the most innovative, impactful, and high-performing team driving excellence and growth in the cannabis industry this year.
- Cantourage UK
- Cultivators
- GrowerIQ
- INNEXO BV
- Medicann
- 420 Pharma
- Grow Group
- BCL Solicitors LLP
Equipment Provider of the Year
Honouring the top equipment provider delivering exceptional solutions for cultivation, extraction, lighting, packaging across — and everything in between.
- Fluence
- Paralab Green
- Buffalo Extraction Systems
- FOHSE
- Huber
- STORZ & BICKEL GmbH
- Omura
European Company of the Year
A prestigious award for a company or organisation making exceptional contributions in shaping the European cannabis industry landscape.
- 5SWAN
- AGROPHARM
- Bloomwell Group
- CANNAVIGIA
- Curaleaf International
- Royal Queen Seeds
- 4C Labs
Business Leader of the Year
Celebrating visionary leadership, strategic acumen, and stand-out performance by a business leader in the cannabis industry.
- Deepak Anand – President of ASDA Consultancy Services
- James Leavesley – CEO of Dalgety Ltd
- Michael Sassano – CEO of Somai
- Joshua Cuby, Niall Ivers & Gabriel Newman – Cantourage UK
- Ricardo Geada – Director & Solicitor, Lawrence Stephens
- Tim Kirby – CEO of Releaf
- Niklas Kouparanis – CEO & Co-Founder of Bloomwell Group
Producer of the Year
Recognising excellence and innovation in cannabis cultivation practices, techniques, sustainability and ESG, and product quality.
- Dalgety
- Grovida
- Glass Pharms
- Aurora Europe
- Leli Holland
- SensiQure
- Tikun Olam Europe
Industry Rising Star Award
For an individual who has already displayed exceptional leadership qualities and/or shown an unwavering commitment to driving positive change.
- Miro Koliseva – COO & Co-Founder of Blank& Oy
- Matthew Rawding – Medical Cannabis Specialist Pharmacist at Curaleaf Laboratories
- Tasha Whipp – Practice Lead, Medicann
- Anton Nakhodkin – Founder of NYSON
- Jay Fagan – Managing Director, Js MediVape Lounge
- Jessica Steinberg – Managing Director of The Global C
- Thomas Gray – CEO & Co-Founder of Lumino
- Berta Kaguako – Owner/Founder of EthVida
The full list of judges, alongside a list of last year’s winners, is available here.
