Ron Strider
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A marijuana-infused topical ointment won the most coveted prize this weekend at the first-ever Harvest Cup, a marijuana-centric convention in Worcester that featured a competitive competition among the best cannabis home-growers.
The prize for best overall cannabis went to Clinton Bradshaw of Rogues Island Genetics, which also took the prize for best topical cannabis.
"It was an overwhelming win," said Peter Bernard, the president and director of the Massachusetts Growers Advocacy Council, the organizing group. "The people who [judged] thought it was better than any of the other entries."
The 73 submissions, entered by over 50 growers, were judged on their aroma, ash, effect, appearance, cure, and taste.
Bernard said he was "surprised" that a topical brand took the top prize, though he knows it made an impression on the judges. Both his mother and mother-in-law, who judged the topicals category, asked Bernard if he could help them find some of the Rogues Island cream, he said.
Bradshaw could not be reached for comment Sunday night.
Marijuana-infused lotions, balms, and ointments can be absorbed through the skin for localized pain relief, muscle soreness, or inflammation, according to cannabis news organization Leafly . Since the chemicals in them do not reach the bloodstream, the topicals do not produce the intense high you'd get by smoking marijuana.
The winners received "nice glass smoking apparatuses" as prizes, in addition to more traditional trophies, Bernard said.
The convention took place almost exactly one year after recreational marijuana became legal in Massachusetts. Many saw the event as a way for marijuana enthusiasts to "come out of the shadows" and publicly engage with the industry before it goes more mainstream next year.
The submissions, Bernard said, were all high-quality and made the competition tough to judge.
"I've been smoking for a long time, and there wasn't a single entry that I thought, 'Eh, this is mediocre,'" he said. "It was all the most beautiful stuff in the world."
The convention also featured a 100-foot-long joint, which contained 2 pounds of weed and reportedly took 100 hours to make.
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The prize for best overall cannabis went to Clinton Bradshaw of Rogues Island Genetics, which also took the prize for best topical cannabis.
"It was an overwhelming win," said Peter Bernard, the president and director of the Massachusetts Growers Advocacy Council, the organizing group. "The people who [judged] thought it was better than any of the other entries."
The 73 submissions, entered by over 50 growers, were judged on their aroma, ash, effect, appearance, cure, and taste.
Bernard said he was "surprised" that a topical brand took the top prize, though he knows it made an impression on the judges. Both his mother and mother-in-law, who judged the topicals category, asked Bernard if he could help them find some of the Rogues Island cream, he said.
Bradshaw could not be reached for comment Sunday night.
Marijuana-infused lotions, balms, and ointments can be absorbed through the skin for localized pain relief, muscle soreness, or inflammation, according to cannabis news organization Leafly . Since the chemicals in them do not reach the bloodstream, the topicals do not produce the intense high you'd get by smoking marijuana.
The winners received "nice glass smoking apparatuses" as prizes, in addition to more traditional trophies, Bernard said.
The convention took place almost exactly one year after recreational marijuana became legal in Massachusetts. Many saw the event as a way for marijuana enthusiasts to "come out of the shadows" and publicly engage with the industry before it goes more mainstream next year.
The submissions, Bernard said, were all high-quality and made the competition tough to judge.
"I've been smoking for a long time, and there wasn't a single entry that I thought, 'Eh, this is mediocre,'" he said. "It was all the most beautiful stuff in the world."
The convention also featured a 100-foot-long joint, which contained 2 pounds of weed and reportedly took 100 hours to make.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: A marijuana cream won best in show at a cannabis convention this weekend - The Boston Globe
Author: J.D. Capelouto
Contact: Support Home Page
Photo Credit: Flickr
Website: The Boston Globe
