The Emerald Cup will make its highly anticipated return to the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, CA on December 13th and 14th, 2014. For more than a decade, The Emerald Cup has become synonymous with setting the highest standards for sustainable, sun-grown, outdoor cannabis and is the largest, most respected, organic, outdoor, medicinal cannabis competition in the world, making it “The Definitive Cup for the Fall Harvest.” This year we expect to host over 10,000 attendees over the two-days and have expanded to include more organic food options, over 200 great vendors, additional contests, speakers leading discussion panels that include topics on medical applications of cannabis, how to grow organically and sustainably, cutting-edge science and testing, politics and activism, hands-on workshops led by leaders in our cannabis culture, and our most exciting music lineup to date, PLUS the highly anticipated awards ceremony and so much more. At The Emerald Cup there's something for every cannabis enthusiast.
Phase 2 Artists Announced: Grammy Award winning, cross-cultural party band Ozomatli will rock the house at this year’s Emerald Cup with their fusion of music from around the world in an urban-Latino-and-beyond collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga. Not only musicians, these global activists have gone from hometown heroes to being named U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors, and recipients of the National Council of LA Raza's Humanitarian Award. Tribal Seeds will bring their refreshing rock vibe and roots-style reggae music. The spiritually driven and musically talented band have created an art form for rebel music enthusiasts everywhere with their authentic sound that reaches a broad demographic and an energy that gets crowds moving to their infectious rhythms. Plus, the beach-rock reggae of Southern Californian group the Wheeland Brothers and winners of the 2014 West Coast American Indian and Indigenous Legends Best Male/Female Duo, Medz Hawk.
Confirmed Artists To Date: Slightly Stoopid, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Stick Figure, Ozomatli, Tribal Seeds, Thrive, Hirie, Wheeland Brothers, Medz Hawk. For more info go to www.theemeraldcup.com
Panelists and Speakers: More than two dozen panelists will be on hand leading ground-breaking seminars and discussions on: Advanced Organic Farming Methodology and Cutting Edge Practices, Families and Cannabis, The Future of Targeted Cannabinoid Therapy, Cannabis Legalization, and more.
Phase 2 Panelists/Speakers Announced: Martin A. Lee is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of several books including Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific (considered a "landmark book"), director of Project CBD, co-founder of the media watch group FAIR, author of Acid Dreams and The Beast Reawakens, associate editor of O'Shaughnessy's, the journal of cannabis in clinical practice and a contributing writer for BeyondTHC.com. Ed Rosenthal is the world's leading expert on the cultivation of marijuana. His books have sold well over a million copies and his most recent edition of Marijuana Grower's Handbook has revolutionized the field. Ed is also on the faculty of Oaksterdam University, the leading trade school for the cannabis industry. Philippe Lucas MA, founder of the Vancouver Island Compassion Society, one of Canada's longest running non-profit medical cannabis dispensaries. His scientific research interests, projects and publications include the therapeutic use of cannabis, Canadian and international cannabis policy and the use of cannabis, ibogaine and ayahuasca in the treatment of addiction. Currently, he is a Primary or co-investigator on a number of studies examining cannabis substitution theory. Jennie Stormes, a registered nurse from Hope Township, New Jersey has made public, her son Jackson's struggle with seizures from Dravet Syndrome as she pushes for access for medicinal marijuana for him. "Having to choose between lifesaving medication made with cannabis and medical care at a level 4 epilepsy center is not a decision any parent should have to make." We will be announcing more panelists and speakers in the coming weeks.
Confirmed Speakers/Panelists To Date: Jeffrey Lowenfels, Jorge Cervantes, Doug Fine, Martin A. Lee, Ed Rosenthal, Philippe Lucas, Jennie Stormes. For more info, visit: www.theemeraldcup.com
Contests and Awards: Just a reminder that we will be accepting entries from November 1st - December 1st.
We cannot wait to see this year's entries. Over the last eleven years, our contest has exponentially grown from 20 flower submissions to over 250 flower entries last year; along with close to sixty solvent-less entries in 2013. It fills us with great joy to see so many individuals taking pride in their hard work and getting behind our message of promoting outdoor, organically-grown cannabis. We have such respect for all of you who enter; you all are truly the foundation of our event. Every year the Emerald Cup team is blown away by the quality of the medicine that is produced. We wish everyone a successful harvest. For contest rules and procedures please visit our website: www.theemeraldcup.com.
About The Emerald Cup: The Emerald Cup was founded by Tim Blake in 2003 to promote Northern California as the premier destination for medicinal marijuana, while advancing the concept of sustainable, outdoor farming. “Northern California is a region with one of the oldest and most established medicinal marijuana growing communities,” said Tim Blake. “We have endeavored to keep our methods and our product pure and free from toxins. As a group, we have amassed an enormous amount of experience and expertise, which we enjoy sharing with fellow farmers each year at The Emerald Cup.” The event is named for the area in Mendocino and Humboldt known as The Emerald Triangle, widely regarded for producing the world's finest cannabis. It is a community celebration honoring the year's finest, sun-grown, medicinal cannabis harvest. 2013 solidified The Emerald Cup’s reputation as the largest, most respected, organic, outdoor, medicinal cannabis competition in the world. From small beginnings in Laytonville over a decade ago, this event has now proven itself to be “The Definitive Cup for the Fall Harvest.”
Tickets Are On Sale Now: Single day tickets are $45.00, weekend tickets are $80.00.
For more information about the 2014 Emerald Cup, visit: www.theemeraldcup.com, follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheEmeraldCup and YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/TheEmeraldCup
