Sonoma County Shows Up at the 2026 California Cannabis Awards

Sonoma County had an amazing showing at this year’s California Cannabis Awards, with awards going to the following locals!

The state-sanctioned competition handed out its “Best in California” Golden Bear trophies on July 18 at the California State Fair in Sacramento — more than 150 medals across ten categories, judged first by SC Labs analysis and then by Budist critics on a 100-point sensory scale.

Sonoma Hills Farm — Gold, Spicy Arugula 2:1:1 gummy; Silver, Pineapple Kush CBD flower; Silver, Cherry Cheesecake Hash Hole

Moon Valley Cannabis — Golden Bear, Cartridges: Neon Panther Live Rosin All-in-One; Golden Bear, Concentrates: Neon Panther Ice Water Hash

Soma Rosa Farms — Bronze, Frank Hill in the Limonene category, in collaboration with Greenshock Farms

Dry Creek Farms — Bronze, “Kaleidoscope” in the Limonene category

Joy Ridge Farms — Golden Bear, Dutch Treat pre-roll

Mercy Grown — Three Golds for Piescream in Flower/Indoor (Total Terpenes, Myrcene, and MCL); shares the Non-Infused Pre-Roll Golden Bear with Joy Ridge for Kind Dutch Treat

Luma California — Bronze, Solventless/Hash: Lemon Limez Makers Reserve Ice Water Hash, in collaboration with Master Makers

Emerald Sky — Golden Bear, Blue Dream Live Rosin Groove Bar

Solful — Medals in 19 of 33 sungrown farm categories and 22 total accolades for Solful-partnered craft cultivators, including the Golden Bear for Best Sun-Grown Flower: Pink Rider, grown by Greenshock Farms and featured via Solful

Proof Extracts — Bronze, Proof Orgasmic Oil Cannabis Lube

Four Golden Bears, two Limonene medals, and wins spanning flower, hash, cartridges, pre-rolls, edibles, and topicals. Congratulations to every Sonoma County operator, team, and crew who entered this year.

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