Why More Marijuana Regulation Will Lead To Fewer Cannabis Cups

Many praise marijuana legalization as the most effective way to wrest from criminals the well-entrenched illegal market they have created over the past few decades. Many praise the regulations that come with legalization for helping to ensure control and transparency over marijuana businesses and their products. Of course not everyone approves of marijuana regulation, especially those who make their money on unregulated marijuana markets. Marijuana cups and competitions thrive on an unregulated cannabis industry and regulations are starting to cause them hard times. As the Seattle PI puts it, new marijuana regulations in Washington have claimed their first “victim,” the Seattle High Times Cannabis Cup.

The High Times Cannabis Cup, and others like it, revolve around events that assess the cannabis and cannabis products submitted to them by local competitors. At their core, these cups are actually big commercial boons for the sponsors who use them to increase their brand recognition and especially for the...

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