Copa Cannábica El Copo
A weekend cannabis fair and growers' contest held near Medellín, Colombia, in April 2016, known mainly from two press reports.
- 10results on record
- 2016years in our data
- 1editions
- 4matched to strains
- Colombialatest location
01Beginnings
The best-documented edition of Copa Cannábica El Copo is the one held in Medellín, Colombia, in April 2016. El Universal says the fair took place on 16 and 17 April (the year comes from the date in the article's web address) and describes it as a cultural event meant to teach people about cannabis1. According to the paper, the aim was to promote the plant's many uses and bring them into public view1.
Vice describes the fair as the first large-scale space in Colombia, "authorised" in the outlet's own quotation marks, for buying and selling cannabis-related products. That is Vice's claim and has not been checked independently2. Its reporter found the event on a field about the size of a football pitch, some 51 kilometres southeast of Medellín2. Vice names Alexander Zuluaga as one of the organisers2. The sources gathered so far do not say who founded the cup or in what year.
02The story of the fair
Vice reported about 800 tickets sold in advance and around 600 more sold on the day. It also counted more than 40 stalls staffed by growers and agronomists2. A competition for cultivators ran alongside the stalls, and its prizes were handed out the day before the Vice reporter's Sunday visit2.
According to El Universal, the talks covered cannabis law along with industrial and spiritual themes, among other subjects1. Speakers came from Mexico, the United States and Amsterdam1. One named guest was Mila Jansen, who served as both a judge and a speaker; Vice spells her surname Jensen12. El Universal also reports nine sponsors, two of them foundations, and twelve collaborators1.
03Culture and character
The fair was meant to be about learning, not partying. A slogan shown at the entrance and printed on shirts made the point with a Spanish pun that translates roughly as "we come to learn, not to light up"2. Zuluaga told Vice that cannabis culture means seeing the plant as more than something to consume2. El Universal adds that live art and music ran alongside the fair1.
The contest used a jury of cannabis tasters, who picked the plant with the best characteristic qualities1. Vice said most of the music was reggae2. One attendee told Vice that in his 20 years of living in Colombia, this was the first time he had seen the country's growers come together, though that is only one person's memory2. Vice also mentions a guest from Amsterdam, a city it says has 26 years of experience with fairs like this one2.
04What comes next
The sources gathered for this page mention no plans for future editions of Copa Cannábica El Copo. Both articles cover only the April 2016 fair, so this page cannot say whether it ever returned.
The results, in our data
CannaLib holds 10 results from this cup across 1 years (2016 to 2016), 4 of them matched to a strain in the catalogue.
Recent first-place strains
| Year | Strain | Category | Entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hash Fruit | INDICAS | Nicolas Montenagro Shefrito |
| 2016 | Moby Dick | EXTRACT w/ Solvent | Brandon Vargas |
Editions on record
- 2016 · Colombia
Sources
- Encarando el tabú de la marihuana, la feria Copa Cannábica "El Copo" en Medellín (El Universal)
- Fui a la primera Copa Cannábica colombiana (y no se sintió el pisquero) (Vice)
Written from the sources above and checked on 2026-10-29. Spot an error? Tell us on the contact page.