Rooster Magazine’s THC Classic is Colorado’s largest cannabis and hemp competition. It’s also the only blind-judging cannabis competition, which means, to avoid bias, all submissions are repackaged without any labels or branding before being given to the judges to ensure the most accurate and credible results.

Each year, licensed dispensaries, wholesalers and manufacturers all compete to see who has the best flowers, concentrates, edibles, vape pens and infusions in the Colorado marketplace across 23 categories. Each category has a panel of judges, who meticulously review each strain, assigning an overall score based on a set of criteria (appearance, effect, flavor, etc.). 1st, 2nd and 3rd place were the highest scoring from their respective category; Grand Champion was awarded to the product with the highest score in the competition.

This year we had over 230 submissions; here are the winners from our 12th annual THC Classic.

Without further ado, we introduce the winners of the 2023 THC Classic competition in the categories of: Sativa, Indica, Hybrid, Pre-Rolls, Sun Grown, Cured, Flash Frozen, Rosin, Caviar, CBD, Disposable Vape, Distillate Vape, Flavored Vape, Solventless Vape, Hydrocarbon Vape, CO2 Vape, Chocolate, Gummy, Drinks & Dissolvables, Edible, Topical, Wildcard, New Product.

All photos by: Jeremy Palek  

Grand Champion:     

Sano Gardens – Sour Tangie Amber Live All – In – One
sanogardens.com         

1st Place:
Golden Leaf – Lemonhead Delight
goldenleaf.co

2nd Place:
Rare Dankness – Super Sour Lemon
houseofdankness.com

3rd Place:
Billo Premium Cannabis – Caps Frozen Lemons
mybillo.com

1st Place:
Golden Leaf – Black Maple #22
goldenleaf.co

2nd Place:
Den-Rec – Banana Cream
den-rec.com

3rd Place:
Rare Dankness – White Truffle
houseofdankness.com

1st Place:
Golden Leaf – Candy Fumez
goldenleaf.co

2nd Place:
Kind Care of Colorado – Divine Kush Breath
kindcare.co

3rd Place:
Rare Dankness – Apples and Bananas
houseofdankness.com

1st Place:
Infuzionz – Burple .5 Gram 10pk Pre Roll
tgscolorado.com

2nd Place:
Pluto – Milky Way
smokepluto.com

3rd Place:
Den-Rec – Slapz
den-rec.com

1st Place:
San Juan Strains – Jaywalker
sanjuanstrains.com

2nd Place:
Pot Zero – Axilla
potzero.co

3rd Place:
Pot Zero – Reba
potzero.co

1st Place:
Nomad Extracts – Banana Punch Cured Sugar
nomadextracts.com

2nd Place:
Pharmacann – #HASH Cured Trop’n Citrus – Shatter Sativa- Dominant Hybrid
livwell.com

3rd Place:
Loud Labs – Bordello Budder
pyramidpens.com

1st Place:
Native Roots Cannabis Co. – Spectra Alien Bubba X Super Lemon Haze Live Resin
spectrathc.com

2nd Place:
Pharmacann – #HASH Flash Frozen Citral Bloom – Live Resin / Sativa – Dominant Hybrid
livwell.com

3rd Place:
Billo Premium Cannabis – Golden Goat
mybillo.com

1st Place:
Äkta – Chemmy Jones
aktacreations.com

2nd Place:
Lazercat – Iridescent – Ultrapremo Rosin Badder
lazercatcannabis.com

3rd Place:
Olio – Red Strips #1
dabolio.com

1st Place:
DADiRRi – Caviar Sunrock Guava Cooler
dadirriextracts.com

2nd Place:
Kaviar – Kaviar Cone – 1.5g Infused Joint
kaviar.co

3rd Place:
Infuzionz – Gelato Sugar Cone
tgscolorado.com

1st Place:
Native Roots Cannabis Co – Mr. Moxey’s Balance Peppermint
nativerootscannabis.com

2nd Place:
Steve’s Goods – Strawnana HHC Vape Oil
stevesgoods.com

3rd Place:
Metta Hemp – CBD Sauce and Diamonds – Super Sour Diesel
mettahemp.com

1st Place:
Sano Gardens – Sour Tangie Amber Live All-In-One
sanogardens.com

2nd Place:
The Clear – Elite Grapevine .5g A10
clearconcentrate.com

3rd Place:
Evolab – Old Engine
evolab.com

1st Place:
O.Pen – O.Pen Daily Strains – Tiger’s Blood
openvape.com

2nd Place:
Mile High Xtractions – 5280 Gracy
milehighxtractions.com

3rd Place:
Stratos – Cosmos-Moon Melon Cosmic Cart
stratosthc.com

1st Place:
The Clear – Elite Lime Sorbet .5g A10
clearconcentrate.com

2nd Place:
Infuzionz – Super Lemon Haze Distillate Cartridge
tgscolorado.com

3rd Place:
Sano Gardens – Melon Medley Orchard All-In-One
sanogardens.com

1st Place:
Spherex – Luxe Live Rosin-Papaya Lemonade
wearespherex.com

2nd Place:
Loud Labs-Pyramid – Strawberries and Cream
pyramidpens.com

3rd Place:
Äkta – Early Riser
aktacreations.com

1st Place:
Billo Premium Cannabis – Chenene
mybillo.com

2nd Place:
Infuzionz – Black Cherry OG Live Resin Cartridge
tgscolorado.com

3rd Place:
Sano Gardens – OG Lime Killer Aqua Live Resin Cartridge
sanogardens.com

1st Place:
Co2lors – Rainbow Reign
co2lors.com

2nd Place:
Spherex – Pineapple Mimosa
wearespherex.com

3rd Place:
Native Roots Cannabis Co – Spectra Plant Power 3 Master Kush 510 Cartridge 500mg
spectrathc.com

1st Place:
Pharmacann – Full Melt Peppermint Bar
livwell.com

2nd Place:
Incredibles – Strawberry Crunch Chocolate Bar
iloveincredibles.com

3rd Place:
Millie’s – Millie’s Rosin Milk Chocolate Peanuts
milliesedibles.com

1st Place:
Pharmacann – Matter Green Apple Spots
livwell.com

2nd Place:
The Clear – Dripcees Gummies-Strawberry Watermelon (Recover) 1:1 THC/CBG
clearconcentrate.com

3rd Place:
RIPT – Pucked Up Peach Sour Sativa
getript.ninja

1st Place:
Keef Brands- Keef Life H20 Blueberry Lemon + CBN
keefbrands.com

2nd Place:
Teeny Tiny Science – Blueberry Muffins Live Resin Flower Powder
flowerpowder.co

3rd Place:
Lepow Extracts – Pour Up Tore Up-Strawberry
lepowextracts.com

1st Place:
GÜD Tymz Cannabis Products
gudtymz.com

2nd Place:
Pharmacann – Sweet Grass Kitchen Cannabutter
livwell.com

3rd Place:
Cheeba Chews – Cheeba Chews Melts-Toasted Coconut
cheebachews.com

1st Place:
By George! CBD – Full Spectrum Power Stick with CBG and CBD
bygeorgecbd.com

2nd Place:
Quiq Effects – Quiq Extra Strength Salve
quiqeffects.com

3rd Place:
Mary Jane’s Medicinals – Cloud 9 Bath Bomb
maryjanesmedicinals.com

1st Place:
The Clear – Twax Minis 3g-Grapevine .5g x 6
clearconcentrate.com

2nd Place:
Lepow Extracts – RSO Extract
lepowextracts.com

3rd Place:
Green Treets – Mango Peach Budlini Pot Shot
greentreets.com

1st Place:
The Clear – Elite Blue Raz 2g with Battery
clearconcentrate.com

2nd Place:
Native Roots Cannabis Co – Variety Pack Shorty’s
nativerootscannabis.com

3rd Place:
Mile High Xtractions- Sundae Double/Rosillate
milehighxtractions.com