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After a record-breaking year with more than
17,000 unique public votes, the top three cannabis products of 2018
are:
- Top Sativa Flower: OG Kush (CannTrust)
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- Top Hybrid Flower: Blueberry Kush (CannTrust)
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- Top Indica Flower: Bakerstreet (Tweed) -
– 7Acres wins Brand of the Year, CannTrust
wins Licensed Producer of the Year and Canna Farms wins Top Lift
& Co. Reviewed Licensed Producer of the Year –
– Bruce Linton
honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award, and Rosy Mondin wins first-ever Woman in Weed –
Trailblazer award –
TORONTO, Nov. 29, 2018 /CNW/ - Lift & Co. Corp.
("Lift & Co.") (TSXV:LIFT) tonight announced the winners of the
2018 Canadian Cannabis Awards (the "CCAs") at a black-tie gala
attended by nearly 600 industry leaders, and hosted by Rick Campanelli at the historic Carlu in
downtown Toronto. The CCAs is
synonymous with excellence in Canada's cannabis industry, and this year is
the world's first awards for a federally regulated recreational
cannabis market. CCAs nominees and winners are the products,
companies and leaders that have shaped cannabis in Canada in 2018.
"Lift & Co. as a platform exists to foster and strengthen
connections in our industry, and educate and inform Canadians about
cannabis," said Matei Olaru, CEO,
Lift & Co. "The CCAs underscore this strategy by providing a
vital mark of distinction for both winners and nominees, allowing
them to demonstrate value and quality back to Canadians, while
emboldening essential trust in our burgeoning world-class industry.
The almost 50 per cent increase in public votes this year is a
testament to the level of public awareness and standard of
excellence the CCAs represent today."
As voted by Canadians, CannTrust dominated the
Flowers, Oils and Licensed Producers category with seven
total wins including Licensed Producer of the Year and
Top LP Customer Service, followed by Canopy Growth
brands Tweed, Leafs by Snoop (LBS), and Spectrum
Cannabis taking home a total of four awards in the same product
category. See below for a full list of winners.
Reviews matter! Lift.co now hosts over 75,000 reviews of
products and producers, providing Canadians a resource to explore
and understand cannabis. This year, the Top Reviewed Product of
the Year goes to Ruxton (3) Sour OG – Broken Coast Cannabis,
and Top Reviewed Licensed Producer of the Year is awarded to
Canna Farms.
For the first time this year, Lift & Co. licensed the
Canadian Cannabis Awards brand, and entered an agreement with
cannabis curators, AHLOT, for a special edition cannabis
multi-pack featuring five winning strains from the 2018 Canadian
Cannabis Awards. Distribution and additional details to be
announced.
Full List of 2018 Canadian Cannabis Award Winners
The majority of product, producer and influencer awards are
selected by the public, and this year saw a record-number of
Canadians have their say with over 17,000 votes between
September 28, and October 26, 2018. A committee of judges determine
winners in 18 categories, and five select awards are determined by
Lift & Co.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Special award categories each have
their own methodology.
Licensed Producer of the Year
CannTrust
This prestigious award weighs votes from all licensed producer
categories, including Top Customer Service, Employer of the Year,
and all Top Strain awards to determine the licensed producer that
rules them all.
*NEW in 2018* Top Reviewed Product of the
Year
Ruxton (3) Sour OG – Broken Coast Cannabis
Chosen by Lift & Co. based on the overall volume and quality
on the Lift.co website.
*NEW in 2018* Top Reviewed Licensed Producer of the
Year
Canna Farms
Chosen by Lift & Co. based on the overall volume and quality
of reviews on the Lift.co website.
Top Lift & Co.
Reviewer
Shane (VapeTheBud)
Chosen by Lift & Co. based on the volume and quality of
personal contributions to the Lift.co website.
Employer of the Year
James E. Wagner
Cultivation
Selected by the Company's own employees. The winner is the
top-rated employer as determined by an employer survey deployed and
reviewed by Cannabis at Work.
JUDGING COMMITTEE-DRIVEN CATEGORIES
Lifetime Achievement
Bruce Linton, Founder, Chairman and
Co-CEO, Canopy Growth
Start-up of the Year
MediPharm Labs Corp.
Cannabis Product of the Year
Hydropothecary – Elixir CBD Peppermint
Deal of the
Year
Constellation Brands and Canopy Growth, for their landmark
$5 billion
investment
Innovator of the Year
Mike Gorenstein, CEO and Chairman of Cronos
Group
*NEW in 2018* Woman in Weed -
Trailblazer
Rosy Mondin, CEO of Quadron
Cannatech Corporation
Innovation of the Year
Hydropothecary – Elixir CBD
Peppermint
Top Non-Profit/Charity/Community
Initiative
Canadians for Fair Access to
Medical Marijuana
Most Progressive Public
Office
The Province of New Brunswick
Most Progressive Researcher
Jonathan Page, Chief Science
Officer, Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Writer of the
Year
Jenna Valleriani , Post-Doctoral
Fellow at BC Centre on Substance Use
Marketing Campaign of the
Year
dosist for "Not Available in Canada"
Brand of the
Year
7Acres
Top Testing
Lab
RPC
Top Trimmer
Twister Trimmer
Top Extraction
Equipment
Vitalis Extraction Technology
Top Nutrients
Company
Remo Nutrients
Top Lighting
Fluence Bioengineering
VOTER-SELECTED CATEGORIES:
Top Sativa
Flower
OG Kush – CannTrust
Top Indica
Flower
Bakerstreet – Tweed
Top Hybrid Flower
Blueberry Kush – CannTrust
Top High CBD Flower
Cannatonic – CannTrust
Top High THC Flower
Sunset – Leafs by
Snoop
*NEW in 2018* Top Balanced Flower (less than 1:2
or 2:1 ratio of THC to CBD)
Penelope –
Tweed
*NEW in 2018* Top High CBD Oil
CBD Drops – CannTrust
Top High THC
Oil
Red Cannabis Oil – Spectrum Cannabis
Top Balanced Oil (less than 1:2 or 2:1 ratio of THC to
CBD)
1:1 Drops –
CannTrust
Top LP Customer
Service
CannTrust
Top Accessory Shop
Tokyo Smoke
Top Clinic
Canadian Cannabis Clinics
Top Desktop
Vaporizer
Extreme Q – Arizer
Top Portable
Vaporizer
Solo ll – Arizer
*NEW in 2018* Top Rolling
Papers
Zenabis 2-in-1 rolling papers with tips
*NEW in 2018* Top
Pipe
Red Eye Glass 'O Cannabis' Commemorative Sherlock Hand - West Coast
Gifts
*NEW in 2018* Top
Bong
My Bud Vase – My Bud Vase
Top Home Growing
Box
The RoomMate - BC Northern Lights – Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Cannabis Crusader
Clinton Younge
Cannabis Influencer
Clinton Younge
Top Twitter Influencer
@CamBattley
*NEW in 2018* Top Cannabis
YouTuber
The Cannabis Show
Top Cannabis
Podcast
The Cannabis Show
About Lift & Co.
Lift & Co. (TSXV:LIFT) is a
cannabis-focused technology and media company that monetizes a
platform of advertising solutions, events, and data insights to
enable cannabis businesses to better understand, target and
ultimately monetize cannabis consumers. Lift & Co. operates a
leading product-comparison resource of federally regulated cannabis
products; provides customized marketing solutions and data-backed
insights into consumer and product trends; and connects businesses
and consumers through its digital platform, and at its leading
events, the Retail Tradeshows, the Lift & Co. Expos and the
Canadian Cannabis Awards. The Lift & Co. Cannabis Retail
Training Certification, developed in an exclusive partnership with
MADD Canada, is available to both government and private clients.
Learn more at lift.co.
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