Lift & Co., a cannabis-focused technology and media company, announced the winners of the 2018 Canadian Cannabis Awards this week. See the full list below.
According to the company, the Canadian Cannabis Awards recognize the companies that have helped push Canada's newly legal adult-use market to the forefront of the global cannabis conversation.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Special award categories each have their own methodology.
Licensed Producer of the Year
CannTrust
This prestigious award weighs votes from all licensed producer categories, including Top Customer Service, Employer of the Year, and all Top Strain awards to determine the licensed producer that rules them all.
*NEW in 2018* Top Reviewed Product of the Year
Ruxton (3) Sour OG – Broken Coast Cannabis
Chosen by Lift & Co. based on the overall volume and quality on the Lift.co website.
*NEW in 2018* Top Reviewed Licensed Producer of the Year
Canna Farms
Chosen by Lift & Co. based on the overall volume and quality of reviews on the Lift.co website.
Top Lift & Co. Reviewer
Shane (VapeTheBud)
Chosen by Lift & Co. based on the volume and quality of personal contributions to the Lift.co website.
Employer of the Year
James E. Wagner Cultivation
Selected by the Company's own employees. The winner is the top-rated employer as determined by an employer survey deployed and reviewed by Cannabis at Work.
JUDGING COMMITTEE-DRIVEN CATEGORIES
Lifetime Achievement
Bruce Linton, Founder, Chairman and Co-CEO, Canopy Growth
Start-up of the Year
MediPharm Labs Corp.
Cannabis Product of the Year
Hydropothecary – Elixir CBD Peppermint
Deal of the Year
Constellation Brands and Canopy Growth, for their landmark $5-billion investment
Innovator of the Year
Mike Gorenstein, CEO and Chairman of Cronos Group
*NEW in 2018* Woman in Weed - Trailblazer
Rosy Mondin, CEO of Quadron Cannatech Corporation
Innovation of the Year
Hydropothecary – Elixir CBD Peppermint
Top Non-Profit/Charity/Community Initiative
Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana
Most Progressive Public Office
The Province of New Brunswick
Most Progressive Researcher
Jonathan Page, Chief Science Officer, Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Writer of the Year
Jenna Valleriani , Post-Doctoral Fellow at BC Centre on Substance Use
Marketing Campaign of the Year
dosist for "Not Available in Canada"
Brand of the Year
7Acres
Top Testing Lab
RPC
Top Trimmer
Twister Trimmer
Top Extraction Equipment
Vitalis Extraction Technology
Top Nutrients Company
Remo Nutrients
Top Lighting
Fluence Bioengineering
VOTER-SELECTED CATEGORIES:
Top Sativa Flower
OG Kush – CannTrust
Top Indica Flower
Bakerstreet – Tweed
Top Hybrid Flower
Blueberry Kush – CannTrust
Top High CBD Flower
Cannatonic – CannTrust
Top High THC Flower
Sunset – Leafs by Snoop
*NEW in 2018* Top Balanced Flower (less than 1:2 or 2:1 ratio of THC to CBD)
Penelope – Tweed
*NEW in 2018* Top High CBD Oil
CBD Drops – CannTrust
Top High THC Oil
Red Cannabis Oil – Spectrum Cannabis
Top Balanced Oil (less than 1:2 or 2:1 ratio of THC to CBD)
1:1 Drops – CannTrust
Top LP Customer Service
CannTrust
Top Accessory Shop
Tokyo Smoke
Top Clinic
Canadian Cannabis Clinics
Top Desktop Vaporizer
Extreme Q – Arizer
Top Portable Vaporizer
Solo ll – Arizer
*NEW in 2018* Top Rolling Papers
Zenabis 2-in-1 rolling papers with tips
*NEW in 2018* Top Pipe
Red Eye Glass 'O Cannabis' Commemorative Sherlock Hand - West Coast Gifts
*NEW in 2018* Top Bong
My Bud Vase – My Bud Vase
Top Home Growing Box
The RoomMate - BC Northern Lights – Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Cannabis Crusader
Clinton Younge
Cannabis Influencer
Clinton Younge
Top Twitter Influencer
@CamBattley
*NEW in 2018* Top Cannabis YouTuber
The Cannabis Show
Top Cannabis Podcast
The Cannabis Show
