Uruguay is home to the world’s first government-regulated national marketplace for pot, so it’s not surprising that growers have a competition for best marijuana.
At the Cannabis Cup over the weekend, a panel of regional experts judged entries for aroma, flavor, effects and strength before picking the winners of the best indoor and outdoor crops.
Silver cups were awarded to the winners, such as Guillermo Amandola, who won in the self-grown outdoor crop category, and Eduardo Bandera, for self-grown indoor pot.
In this July 16, 2016 photo, a competitor looks at a marijuana bud through a magnifying glass at the fifth annual Cannabis Cup, a competition for best marijuana, in Montevideo, Uruguay. Over the weekend, a panel of regional experts judged entries for aroma, flavor, effects and strength before picking the winners of the best indoor and outdoor crops. The South American country is home to the world’s first government-regulated national marketplace for pot. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
All the competitors received a jar with samples from others in the tournament and were allowed to taste some of the finest pot in the South American country.
The contest was held in Montevideo at a private building where bands played rock music while competitors smoked joints and vendors sold food and marijuana paraphernalia. Alcohol was banned.
Uruguay legalized the cultivation and sale of marijuana in 2013 in an effort to fight rising homicide and crime rates associated with drug trafficking. The law allows the growing of pot by licensed individuals, the formation of growers and users clubs, and the sale by pharmacies of 40 grams of marijuana a month to registered users.
In this July 16, 2016 photo, competitors evaluate marijuana samples during the fifth annual Cannabis Cup, a competition for best marijuana, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The contest was held in Montevideo at a private building where bands played rock music while competitors smoked joints and vendors sold food and marijuana paraphernalia. Alcohol was banned. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
In this July 17, 2016 photo, a man examines a marijuana bud during the fifth annual Cannabis Cup, a competition for best marijuana, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The South American country is home to the world’s first government-regulated national marketplace for pot. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Competitors display the marijuana samples during the fifth annual Cannabis Cup, a competition for best marijuana, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, July 16, 2016. During the weekend tournament, a panel of regional experts judged entries for aroma, flavor, effects and strength before picking the winners of the best indoor and outdoor crops. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
In this July 17, 2016 photo, a man rolls a joint during the fifth annual Cannabis Cup, a competition for best marijuana, in Montevideo, Uruguay. All the competitors received a jar with samples from others in the tournament and were allowed to taste some of the finest pot in the South American country. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
In this July 16, 2016 photo, a competitor smokes a joint during the fifth annual Cannabis Cup, a competition for best marijuana, in Montevideo, Uruguay. At the tournament over the weekend, a panel of regional experts judged entries for aroma, flavor, effects and strength before picking the winners of the best indoor and outdoor crops. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
In this July 16, 2016 photo, competitors listen to a band performance while smoking marijuana samples during the fifth annual Cannabis Cup, a competition for best marijuana, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The contest was held in Montevideo at a private building where bands played rock music while competitors smoked joints and vendors sold food and marijuana paraphernalia. Alcohol was banned. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
A competitor tries a marijuana sample during the fifth annual Cannabis Cup,a competition for best marijuana, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, July 16, 2016. During the weekend tournament, a panel of regional experts judged entries for aroma, flavor, effects and strength before picking the winners of the best indoor and outdoor crops. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
In this July 16, 2016 photo, trophy cups are displayed on a fireplace mantel during the fifth annual Cannabis Cup, a competition for best marijuana, in Montevideo, Uruguay. All the competitors received a jar with samples from others in the best marijuana tournament and were allowed to taste some of the finest pot in the South American country. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
In this July 16, 2016 photo, Laura Blanco, from the Asociacion de Estudios del Cannabis del Uruguay, displays trophy cups on a fireplace mantel, at the Cannabis Cup, a competition for best marijuana, in Montevideo, Uruguay. All the competitors received a jar with samples from others in the best marijuana tournament and were allowed to taste some of the finest pot in the South American country. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
In this July 17, 2016 photo, Juan Vaz, left, stands next to Guillermo Amandola, first place winner of the outdoors crops category in the fifth annual Cannabis Cup, a competition for best marijuana, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The South American country legalized the cultivation and sale of marijuana in 2013 in an effort to fight rising homicide and crime rates associated with drug trafficking. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
In this July 17, 2016 photo, Guillermo Amandola, left, first prize winner in the outdoors crops category of the fifth annual Cannabis Cup, a competition for best marijuana, is given a congratulatory hug, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The contest was held in Montevideo at a private building where bands played rock music while competitors smoked joints and vendors sold food and marijuana paraphernalia. Alcohol was banned. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
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