The first Oklahoma High Times Cannabis Cup was a muddy and sweltering affair attended by tens of thousands of people. This year, the awards ceremony was two dudes livestreaming from a couch, which definitely felt more like the right vibe. Of the 10 categories, the clear winner was one brand family. ElectraLeaf; its grow operation, […]
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Cannabis cowboys
This month, Oklahoma sees its first homegrown cannabis championship. The inaugural Cowboy Cup is held at Tumbleweed Dance Hall, Lakeview and N. Country Club Road, in Stillwater, and organizers pledge it will be “Oklahoma’s premier cannabis championship, expo and harvest festival.” More than a dozen local musical acts, including Watermelon Slim, Taddy Porter, The Brothers […]
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Flower review: Fruity Pebbles OG
Strain name: Fruity Pebbles OG Grown by: Fire Leaf Acquired from: Fire Leaf Date acquired: Aug. 30 THC/CBD percentages: (No testing available) Physical traits: Light purple and green with few stigmas and white with frosted trichomes Bouquet: Sweet and earthy Review: This is the strain Fire Leaf used to double-distill their Cannabis Cup-winning concentrate for […]
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Cup holders
The first High Times Oklahoma Cannabis Cup is now in the books, with a new class of ganjapreneur who can lay claim to the mantle of cannabis champion. Jon Cappetta, High Times vice president of content, said Oklahoma submitted a record-breaking number of entries for a Cannabis Cup event. Fire Leaf was the major winner […]
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Fire festival?
This is a tale of two festivals. One was disastrous and the other was a well-oiled machine, depending on the day you attended. On Saturday, Oklahomans arrived at their first High Times Cannabis Cup. By mid-afternoon, memes comparing the event to infamous Fyre Festival were popping up on social media. But by the time the […]
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Hash dreams
There is beginner’s luck, but for Jayson “Giddy Up” Emo and his friends, there is also just being the best at what you do. After perfecting his extraction machine with his company, EmoTek Labs, he decided to test out his finished product against some very steep competition in the cannabis industry. “In November of 2013, […]
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High hopes
Oklahoma might be about to have its first Cannabis Cup, but the champions will not be the first Okies to win one. Jayson “Giddy Up” Emo, 37, was born in Moore and raised by his mother. “I started out like most Oklahomans, just kind of like wondering what the fuck I was going to be […]
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High honors
High Times magazine brings its Cannabis Cup to the Sooner State for the first time in August. That’s not true. Wait. Yes it is. While High Times has not made an event announcement as of the morning of July 8, the organization has confirmed the event, but only after twice denying that it is taking […]