The High Times Cannabis Cup is a cannabis festival sponsored by High Times magazine. The event features judges from around the world who sample and vote for their favorite marijuana varieties, with cups (trophies) being awarded to the overall winner in the cannabis variety competition. Since 1997, the Cannabis Cup festival has hosted induction ceremonies for the Counterculture Hall of Fame.
Poster art for the 22nd High Times Cannabis Cup, 2009 By Steve Marcus
High Times is an American monthly magazine that advocates the legalization of cannabis as well as other counterculture ideas. The magazine was founded in 1974 by Tom Forcade. The magazine had its own book publishing division, High Times Books, and its own record label, High Times Records.
Cover image of High Times' premiere issue, featuring model Elizabeth Donoghue, Summer 1974
High Times cover (17 November 2006).
A High Times branded cannabis dispensary in Coalinga, California