Oregon Growers Cup (Oregon Cannabis Growers' Fair)
In August 2016 the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem hosted what was billed as Oregon's first live cannabis plant competition, with ribbons, author Ed Rosenthal as a judge and nine winning plants.
- 415results on record
- 2015–2025years in our data
- 11editions
- 193matched to strains
- Riddle, Oregon, USAlatest location
01Beginnings
Oregon voters legalized recreational marijuana in November 20143. Less than two years later, the state had a cannabis fair of its own.
The idea came from Donald Morse, a grower and the executive director of the Oregon Cannabis Business Council3. Mary Lou Burton is named as the fair organizer3. The sources do not say how the idea turned into a partnership with the state fair.
02The story
The first Oregon Cannabis Growers Fair ran on August 13 and 14, 2016, in Salem at the Oregon State Fairgrounds13. It was described as Oregon's first cannabis live plant competition1.
Ed Rosenthal, a horticulturist, author and columnist, judged it alongside some of Oregon's most experienced growers1. More than 55 entries came in from across the state1. Judges chose nine winning plants, three in each of three categories3.
The categories were sativa, indica and hybrid12. In sativa, Uplifted Farms took first, Far Fetched Farms second and WAH Farms third1. In indica, Uplifted Farms won again, followed by Synergy Farms and Sky High Farms1. In hybrid, Canna Manna was first, Royal Ambrosia second and AHSG Farms third1.
03Culture
This was a plant show, not a smoke-out. The state fair ran it as a horticulture competition with blue, purple and yellow ribbons2. Consuming cannabis was banned at the fair, and entered plants had to be non-flowering2.
The competition sat in a separate hall from the rest of the fair2. Only people 21 or older could go into the cannabis greenhouse3. A spokesman, Dan Cox, said people were enjoying the perceived friction between state fair values and pop culture2.
Beyond the contest, the fair had more than 80 exhibitors, from seed providers to bud trimmer companies3.
04Now
The nine winning plants were put on display at the Oregon State Fair from August 26 to September 5, 20163.
One source lists only one edition, the 1st1. The sources do not say what happened to the event after 2016.
05Future
The sources do not say whether a second edition was planned, held or cancelled. They also do not say whether the event was ever renamed. The pack offers nothing about the future of this cup.
The results, in our data
CannaLib holds 415 results from this cup across 11 years (2015 to 2025), 193 of them matched to a strain in the catalogue.
Recent first-place strains
| Year | Strain | Category | Entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | White Truffle | Indoor | Prism |
| 2025 | Black Amber | Greenhouse | Sticky Trees |
| 2025 | Shake Shack | Outdoor | Ebb & Flow |
| 2025 | Fairy Fart | Cartridges | Applegate Valley Organics |
| 2025 | Melted Scoopz | Pre-Roll | The Highest Xpectation |
| 2025 | Mac 1 | Hash | Garden First Cannabis |
| 2025 | Rocket Fuel | RSO | Rebel Roots |
| 2025 | Peoples Choice | CBD Extract | Dr. Jolly’s – Sour Pineapple |
| 2024 | London Jelly | Indoor | White Wolf Cannabis |
| 2024 | Government Oasis | Greenhouse | Bogart Farms |
| 2024 | Starburst 36 | Solventless | Entourage |
| 2024 | Glue | BHO | Doctor Jolly's |
| 2024 | Forbidden Fruit | Infused Pre-Roll | Sugar Tree Farms |
| 2024 | Applesauce | Hemp | FlowGardens |
Editions on record
- 2015 · Riddle, Oregon, USA
- 2016 · Riddle, Oregon, USA
- 2016 · Oregon State Fairgrounds, Salem, Oregon, USA (13-14 Aug 2016)
- 2017 · Riddle, Oregon, USA
- 2017 · Salem, Oregon, USA (12-13 Aug 2017)
- 2018 · Riddle, Oregon, USA
- 2019 · Riddle, Oregon, USA (7 Dec 2019)
- 2020 · Riddle, Oregon, USA
- 2021 · Riddle, Oregon, USA
- 2022 · Riddle, Oregon, USA
- 2023 · Riddle, Oregon, USA
- 2024 · Riddle, Oregon, USA
- 2025 · Riddle, Oregon, USA
Sources
- Oregon Growers Fair & First Growers Cup
- Marijuana competition Oregon State Fair (Reason)
- First-Ever Marijuana Growers Fair Opens
Written from the sources above and checked on 2026-11-08. Spot an error? Tell us on the contact page.