Legends of Hashish
A hash-focused invitation dinner and judging event that began as a conversation in Amsterdam, held its first edition there in 2003, and has since travelled to Vancouver, Barcelona, Los Angeles and Portland.
- 26results on record
- 2021–2024years in our data
- 4editions
- 13matched to strains
- Redd East, Portland, OR, USAlatest location
01Beginnings: a dinner idea in Amsterdam
Legends of Hashish started as a conversation in Amsterdam between Marcus "Bubble Man" Richardson, the creator of the Bubble Bag, and the American breeder known as Skunkman Sam (also called Sam the Skunkman)1. The idea they talked through was a special dinner for hashish enthusiasts1. Richardson later joked that choosing the guests was a bit like running everyone through giant bubble bags and keeping only the 90-micron crowd1.
The first edition took place in 2003 in Amsterdam, built around a small dinner for a select group of invitees1. The source gives no exact date. It places the founding in a period before cannabis cups became so numerous, when hash competitions were still rare1. So the project began less as a big public contest and more as a table of enthusiasts. Why the founders chose the dinner format, beyond their own interest in hash, is not documented in the source.
02The story: from Amsterdam to Portland
According to the one article available, the event ran in Amsterdam for about ten editions before moving on to Vancouver, Canada, and Barcelona, Spain1. The first United States edition came in November 2021, in Los Angeles1. The source does not give dates for the Vancouver or Barcelona editions, or a total number of editions, so those details are left open here.
Portland followed. Richardson and his US co-organizer Addison DeMoura, described in the article as a co-founder of Steep Hill Labs and a managing partner at 800Lbs. Mantra and Pyramid Pipeline, decided to test whether Portland had legends of its own1. The Portland edition was held on Thursday 1 August at the Redd East Event Space on Salmon Street; the year, 2024, is inferred from the article's September 2024 issue date1. Richardson could not attend because of problems at the border, so DeMoura hosted; the article gives no further detail1. Judging took place after the dinner, and awards were announced on Instagram Live on Monday 5 August1.
03Culture: round tables, summer heat and glass trophies
The Portland gathering was set around 12 round tables, where guests ate and worked through 26 entries from 18 producers across melt, rosin and dry sift1. The venue is described as one of the few places in Portland set up for legal adult consumption events1. Outdoors, temperatures of 97 degrees and hot black tarmac did not stop guests from dabbing1.
Judging had a craft-minded flavour. The panel included glassblowers, among them Haaps Glass, Scott Deppe of Mothership Glass, Gong Glass, Power Pat and Darby Holm, and each picked a favourite entry and presented a custom glass piece as its trophy1. The edition also had a long sponsor list, including 800Lbs. Mantra, Mothership Glass, Calyx Containers and Rosin Reactor1.
04Now: what the record shows
The most recent edition documented in our source material is the Portland event, reported in the September 2024 issue of Oregon Leaf1. Whether Legends of Hashish is currently active, or has held any edition since, is not documented here, so its status as of 29 October 2026 is unconfirmed. The same article lists an official website, legendsofhashish.com, and the social handle @legendsofhashish1. The contents of those channels were not part of the source material used for this page.
05Future: no announced plans found
No announced future plans were found in the source material. The article gives no upcoming dates or locations, and the text of the official website was not reviewed1. The Portland edition of 1 August 2024 is the latest event described, and this page makes no prediction about where or whether the dinner will be held next.
The results, in our data
CannaLib holds 26 results from this cup across 4 years (2021 to 2024), 13 of them matched to a strain in the catalogue.
Recent first-place strains
| Year | Strain | Category | Entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sunshine Daydream | Melt | Dammit Bobby |
| 2023 | Papa Burger | Rosin | Skunk |
| 2023 | Zkittlez | Dry Sift | Golden Heads |
| 2022 | Honey Bananas | Rosin | Professor Sift |
Editions on record
- 2021 · Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2022 · Los Angeles, CA, USA (undisclosed downtown industrial venue)
- 2023 · Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2024 · Redd East, Portland, OR, USA
Sources
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