We’ve democratized the dank, y’all.
No longer is award-winning weed gatekept from California’s 4 million or so weed fans. You can get off your couch today and smoke with the gods of ganja. All it takes is a read through our shopping guide.
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On July 18 in Sacramento at the sprawling Cal Expo, the California State Fair Cannabis Awards honored the finest producers of the state’s most valuable crop with a pack of Golden Bears and a table full of medals during a sweaty, misty, jubilant ceremony.
Because we live in a civilized society, not some prohibitionist dystopia—looking at you, Idaho—we can get them delivered, reserved for pickup, or walk in and pay. Just be sure to have a valid 21+ ID.
Here are many of the winners of the California State Fair Cannabis Awards and where to buy them—from Weed, CA to Oceanside, CA.
California State Fair Cannabis Awards 2026 flower winners
Ridgeline Farms validated the hype for their latest hit, Blueberry Caviar, with the brand Cookies by taking a Golden Bear in the greenhouse flower category with it. You can find Blueberry Caviar under the Cookies brand across California, the retail menu site Weedmaps reports. It’s on shelves in San Jose and Costa Mesa’s Jaderoom, as of press time.
Blueberry Caviar seeds are also out there from Tangled Roots seed bank, so we’re seeing Blue Caviar from Preferred, Stiiiizy, and a Lime Caviar from Traditional. Blueberry Caviar is a cross of LANTZ x Grape Gas, so you can’t blame other growers for jumping in.
The strain LANTZ itself remains a popular option statewide. You can find local stocks of LANTZ via its strain pages on the popular aggregators Weedmaps and Leafly.
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Wood Wide High Craft of Mendocino County took the Golden Bear for best indoor flower with Woodzy—available across the state at select retailers. Weedmaps shows it in stock in San Francisco’s Potent, while Leafly has it in Costa Mesa.
Wood Wide deploys Woodzy to take trophies regularly, but they have an entire smoking lineup including Grumpy Tiger, Pleazure, 4X4Zs and RS-11. Try them all.
Greenshock shook us with their Golden Bear-winning Pink Rider. The home base for Greenshock’s award-winning Pink Rider flower includes the State Fair itself. Stocks of Pink Rider are on the menu in the cannabis section of the Fair, which is open on weekends through Aug. 2, 2026.
Beyond Sacramento, you have two solid options. Get to the Solful stores in San Francisco, Sebastopol, Healdsburg, and Petaluma—America’s best sungown flower stores. Solful has long championed Greenshock Farms and helped bring their flower to market each year.
You can find Greenshock powering the Garcia Handpicked brand, which is available in hundreds of stores across the state from San Diego to Weed, CA.
Solful is also the source for medalists Avenue of the Giants from Happy Day, Mule Fuel by Alpenglow, XJ-13 from Briceland Forest Farm, and Love and Laughter by Heartrock Mountain Farm.
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Among the biggest dogs, the greenhouse mega-farmer Glass House Farms of Carpinteria, CA entered more flowers than any other brand, and thus, came away with several handfuls of medals.
You can find Glass House directly from their stores, as well as through Glass House-branded flower across the state—check their store locator. You can find their Infamous MF via Pharmacy Berkeley, and NUG Wellness San Leandro.
Golden Bear-winning vapes and hash
The Santa Rosa-area indoor living soil grower Moon Valley Cannabis swept through the cartridges and concentrates category July 18. Both extracts come from their superb indoor, soil-grown flower.
Your best bet for finding Moon Valley is their brand page on Weedmaps, which aggregates listings across the state. That Golden Bear-winning Neon Panther all-in-one (AIO) is in Vallejo and Santa Rosa, CA today. That’s hot. The Cure Co in South LA also carries this elite AIO.
Good stuff rarely has to travel far to sell, though. Don’t miss the Zoap Lime Zour AIO, either.
Find Moon Valley’s fresh-frozen, cold cure badder at Mercy Wellness in Cotati, Elevated San Francisco, and Purple Star in the Bay Area.
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Master Makers of Southern California is another dabs brand that’s not to be missed. Your best bet is the Master Makers brand page on Weedmaps. Check out the Purple Papaya live rosin, or disposable at GOAT Global in L.A., or NUG Alameda in the Bay Area.
Award-winning cannabis edibles
Oakland edibles brand Emerald Sky cemented their arrival on the scene with a Golden Bear at the State Fair on July 18. You can find sativa-effect GrooveBars at The Apothecarium SF, Harborside Oakland, and Airfield Supply Co in San Jose.
Emerald Sky’s brand page on Weedmaps and Leafly will have more options in your area.
California State Fair Cannabis Awards drink winner
The brand name infamous for getting you crunk at parties in the ’90s and aughts—St. Ides—is back with a healthier option.
St. Ides’ 100mg THC Lychee Pear took home the Golden Bear in drinks on July 18 and can be found across the state in edibles fridges. A good aggregator is Weedmaps’ product page for it, which displays menus that carry it in your area. Leafly offers another route to search locally.
In Los Angeles, options include Originals, Euphoros, and The Cure Co.
In the Bay Area, you can find St. Ides at The Green Cross, Lytt, Embarc Alameda, Catalyst Daly City, Purple Lotus in San Jose and beyond.
Wellness winner goes back to basics
Looking for medicine with a capital ‘M’?
Emerald Bay Extracts kept their winning streak going with a Golden Bear for the potent tablets of “Rick Simpson Oil,” which are strain-specific. The Weedmaps brand page for Emerald Bay aggregates menu offerings across the state for their products.
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You can find their Super Lemon Haze RSO tablets at GOAT Global, The Chronic, The Cake House, and many more in SoCal.
In the Bay Area, find Emerald Bay at NUG Oakland, Phenotopia, Flame Dispensary, and Mercy Wellness Cotati.
More California State Fair Cannabis Award winners
North Bay retailer and grower Mercy Wellness distinguished themselves by medaling in the State Fair with their own flower of the super-tasty strain Piescream. Find Piescream in the North Bay Area under Mercy’s brands like Stony Point and Juicy Pot.
Summer got you hot and bothered? Proof Orgasmic Oil cannabis lube also took a Golden Bear. Chase the big ‘O’ to NorCal stores like SPARC San Francisco, or Embarc Fairfield. In SoCal, Highway DTLA in South LA, Kush Korner II, and Cornerstone Wellness can help get you there.
There are even more medalists to explore on the @calcannaawards profile page on Instagram. Let your fingers do the shopping and smoke with the pros by the week’s end.
Just remember, products blink in and out of stock like twinkling stars in the night sky, so don’t wait to pounce on some greatness. When some of this produce is gone, it’s gone.