California State Fair Cannabis Awards 2025

Held at te California State Fair in Sacramento, the 2025 Awards competition continues to celebrate California’s cannabis industry with an expanded format:

● The competition is open to all licensed California cultivators and brands.
● There are 9 Award Categories
● Awarding 29 Chemotypes and Product Types
● 150+ Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals
● 9 Golden Bear “Best of California” Trophies issued by the California State Fair
● The Flower Awards format is rooted in quantifiable, science-based criteria with testing
certified by a third-party, trusted laboratory testing partner, SC Labs.
● Organizers have partnered with Budist and the Budist Evaluation Method that utilizes a
100-point rating scale to evaluate all Product Categories and determine the Golden
Bear winners for all Flower Categories.
● Award winners will be announced in June 2025 and celebrated during the California
State Fair, July 11 – 27, 2025

Key Dates

July 1, 2025 Gold, Silver, and Bronze Announcements
July 12, 2025 California State Fair Award Celebration