The first-ever New Jersey High Times Cannabis Cup went down May 1 at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. More than 2,500 judges across the state weighed in across 13 categories. Niche. swept the flower podium. ONYX cleaned up across concentrates and edibles. And here’s everyone who took home a trophy.
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The first-ever New Jersey High Times Cannabis Cup is in the books.
The Steel Pier in Atlantic City closed its boardwalk for the night on May 1, 2026. The Ferris wheel kept running. More than 2,500 judges across the state had spent weeks evaluating product. Smoke DZA hosted, and High Times publisher Josh Kesselman opened the night by sparking a giant blunt and walking it through the crowd before the awards began.
Then the trophies started landing.
The brands that ran the night
Three names dominated the medal count.
Flower champion
Niche. Three medals across the flower categories. First in Sativa (Cutiez), first in Hybrid (Lip Smackerz), second in Indica (Fatso). The brand to beat.
Concentrate king
ONYX Four podium finishes. First in Solventless Concentrates (Maple Nectar), plus medals in Solventless Vape, Edibles Non‑Gummies and Solvent Concentrates.
Pre‑roll boss
Magic Garden Botanicals Two firsts in two pre‑roll categories. Standard Pre‑Rolls (Loosie) and Infused Pre‑Rolls Hybrid (Loosie Hash Hole HYB). A clean sweep of a high‑volume class.
Honorable mentions to The Growfather and Sun Extractions, which each took home three medals across multiple categories, and Rosin King, which took first and third in Solventless Vape Pens.
Every winner, every category
Indica Flower
3RD
Neptune’s Garden
Black Cherry Punch
Sativa Flower
2ND
Neptune’s Garden
Lemon Ice Cream
Pre‑Rolls
1ST
Magic Garden Botanicals
Loosie
Infused Pre‑Rolls: Indica
1ST
The Growfather
Grandaddy Purp Berry Infused Preroll
2ND
Elyon Cannabis
Cushion Cut Cut
3RD
Culture Craft Cannabis Collective
Rule 34
Infused Pre‑Rolls: Sativa
1ST
Sun Extractions
Cherry Roll Hash Hole
2ND
The Growfather
White Widow x Strawberry Cough Moonrock Infused Preroll XL
3RD
Prolific Growhouse
Baja Lemonade Moonrock Pre‑Roll
Infused Pre‑Rolls: Hybrid
1ST
Magic Garden Botanicals
Loosie Hash Hole HYB
2ND
Doinks
Grande Ricardo Diamond Dusted
3RD
Dank Diamonds
Mini Hemp Blunt Emerald Cut
Solvent Vape Pens & Cartridges
1ST
The Growfather
Tropicana Cookies x Orange Creamsicle Cryo Liquid Diamond
2ND
Fernway
Mochi (LIVE) Traveler Pro Vape
3RD
Sun Extractions
Pomegranate Lime
Solventless Vape Pens & Cartridges
1ST
Rosin King
Spritzer Rosin Cartridge
2ND
ONYX
Mint Granita Live Rosin Vape Cart Disposable
3RD
Rosin King
Blueberry Octane Rosin Cartridge
Edibles: Gummies
1ST
Good Times Flowers Co
Hokkaido Watermelon Gummies
2ND
Zoobies
Zoobies RSO Gummies
3RD
Elyon Cannabis
Sour Splash
Edibles: Non‑Gummies
1ST
Shnick’s Shnacks
Rainbow Cloud Bar Macro Dose
2ND
Shnick’s Shnacks
Highzelnut Spread
3RD
ONYX
Milk Chocolate Bites Solventless
Solvent Concentrates
1ST
Sun Extractions
Sour Blueberry Cures Live Resin Badder
2ND
Illicit
Live Badder Lemon Tree Punch
3RD
ONYX
Z‑Pie Live Resin Diamonds & Sauce
Solventless Concentrates
1ST
ONYX
Maple Nectar Live Rosin Cold Cure
2ND
Rosin King
Blueberry Octane Rosin
3RD
Culture Craft
Bob Hope Rosin
Special honor
The Dope Award
Austin Moses Bango
A scene that’s only getting bigger
New Jersey’s adult‑use cannabis market opened its doors in April 2022. Four years later, the state is producing the kind of cultivation, extraction and edible work that fills out a thirteen‑category competition with real depth at every podium. The Steel Pier crowd reflected it: dispensary owners, brand founders, content creators, legacy growers and a few unexpected guests, all on a closed‑off boardwalk under the Atlantic City lights.
The Cup is now part of New Jersey’s cannabis calendar. Every brand on this list earned the spot. And the next round is already coming.
For the full results and additional coverage, see the original High Times article: Here
