Cannabis Industry Awards (Cannabis Industry Council, MCCS, Drug Science)
A young UK awards night that began with a London dinner in November 2024 and was back a year later, sold out and already looking toward 2026.
- 6results on record
- 2024years in our data
- 1editions
- 0matched to strains
- HAC, London, 7 November 2024latest location
01Beginnings
This one is still very young. The first edition was a dinner on 7 November 2024, held at the HAC in London2.
Three groups put it on together: the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC), MCCS and Drug Science2. The page that covers it calls it the inaugural awards dinner, but the sources do not say when the idea first took shape2.
02The story so far
That first night drew about 140 industry leaders, doctors and patient representatives2. The winners were chosen by public vote2.
The write-up reports two categories. In Contribution to Science, Dr. Callie Seaman of Aqualabs won. Dr. Mikael Sodergren and Simon Erridge (Curaleaf / Imperial College) took runner-up, and Dr. Simon Tordoff of CB1 Medical came third2.
In Contribution to Social Impact, Heidi Whitman of the EmpowHer Cannabis Society won. Matt Hughes of the Medcan Family Foundation was runner-up, and Tom Whettem of British Cannabis was third2. The sources do not say whether there were other categories that year.
03Culture and community
The 2025 write-up describes the event as recognising people across the UK medical cannabis sector1.
The 2025 categories show the mix: Clinician of the Year, Best Customer Service, Contribution to Science, Contribution to Social Impact, The Green Award and Unsung Hero1.
The night also raised money for the Medcan Family Foundation1. The sources do not say how much was raised.
04The 2025 edition
The second awards were held on 6 November 2025, and the event sold out1. The CIC is named as the organiser in that account1. The account as summarised does not mention MCCS or Drug Science, so it is not clear whether they were involved that year.
The winners were Dr Luisa Searle (Clinician of the Year), Louise Farey (Best Customer Service), and Dr Simon Erridge with Dr Mikael Sodergren (Contribution to Science)1. Guy Coxall won Contribution to Social Impact, Jamie Bartley won The Green Award, and Leila Simpson was named Unsung Hero1.
The CIC's article about the night was published on 16 January 20261. The host city for 2025 is not stated1.
05What comes next
Planning for the 2026 awards is underway1. The sources do not give a date, a venue or a list of organisers for it.
The results, in our data
CannaLib holds 6 results from this cup across 1 years (2024 to 2024), 0 of them matched to a strain in the catalogue.
Editions on record
- 2024 · HAC, London, 7 November 2024
Sources
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