We Won at the High Times Hemp Cup 2023 — Twice
Jake Jones
We're not going to pretend to be cool about this: Gold Naturals picked up two awards at the 2023 High Times Hemp Cup — People's Choice Edition. Two categories, two podium finishes, and honestly a pretty wild afternoon watching the livestream.
Here's what happened.
What the High Times Hemp Cup Is
The High Times Cannabis Cup is the oldest cannabis competition in the world — running since 1988. The Hemp Cup: People's Choice Edition is the hemp-specific version. Real hemp products from real brands are sent out to everyday consumers, who try them and vote on what they actually like best. Winners are announced live on the High Times YouTube channel.
It's as close to a "customers decide" verdict as this industry has. Which is why we were thrilled to see our name come up twice.
🥈 2nd Place — CBD Topicals Category
Muscle & Joint Relief Salve
Out of the entire CBD topicals field, judges put our Muscle & Joint Salve in 2nd place. Here's what they said on the broadcast:
"In second place, Gold Naturals with the muscle and joint relief salve — just rub that all over us."
Shop the Muscle & Joint Salve →
🥉 3rd Place — CBD Tinctures & Capsules Category
Tropical Orange Muscle & Joint Relief Tincture
In the tinctures and capsules category, our Tropical Orange Muscle & Joint Tincture took home 3rd place. The announcement:
"In third place we have Gold Naturals Tropical Orange Muscle and Joint Relief Tincture."
Shop the Tropical Orange Muscle & Joint Tincture →
Watch the Announcements
The full People's Choice ceremony is on the High Times YouTube channel — our salve win is called out at the 21:37 mark and the tincture win at 24:38.
▶ Watch the 2023 High Times Hemp Cup: People's Choice Award Show on YouTube
You can also read the full list of winners on the official High Times recap:
📄 High Times: The Winners of the 2023 Hemp Cup People's Choice Edition
Why This Means Something to Us
We started Gold Naturals after the 2018 Farm Bill opened the door for hemp, with a simple bet — that full-spectrum, full-plant formulations done right would beat the "slap some CBD in it" race-to-the-bottom products flooding the market.
Two podium finishes in national, consumer-voted categories is the kind of receipt we were hoping for. To everyone who tried these products and voted: thank you.
What's Next
Both winning products are still on the shelf, still made the same way, still the same formulations that got judged. If you haven't tried either of them, these are a good place to start:
- Muscle & Joint Relief Salve — topical, rub-it-on, exactly what it sounds like.
- Tropical Orange Muscle & Joint Relief Tincture — sublingual tincture, citrus flavor, same Muscle & Joint category formulation.
And if you haven't tried our newer Entourage D9 gummy line, that's where we've been pushing the full-spectrum formulation even further — check those out here.
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