Big Bud Classic 2025
The Arkansas Cannabis Times is pleased to announce the Big Bud Classic and schedule for 2025.
The 2025 Big Bud Classic Jar Sponsor is Calyx Containers
The Big Bud Classic 2025 Cannabis Competition
Get ready, it is time for this year’s Big Bud Classic Cannabis Competition. Join us as we celebrate the cannabis industry in Arkansas. This year’s Big Bud Classic will feature a People’s Choice competition as well.
Here is a timeline for Arkansas’s only cannabis competition, The Big Bud Classic:
The 2025 Schedule
April 20th through June 30th – Submissions open for the Big Bud Classic. Participants will submit their entries for categories in both the judged Big Bud Classic and the categories in the Big Bud Classic People’s Choice awards.
Judged Big Bud Classic
June 15th – The first Big Bud Classic judging kits are delivered. More kits deliverd as items are collected.
People’s Choice Big Bud Classic
June 15th – Big Bud Classic People’s Choice Awards voting begins.
September 30th – Last day to vote in the people’s choice.
Arkansas Medical Marijuana/Cannabis Industry:
Read our helpful instructions.
Please enter what you would like to be judged on in the following categories:
Big Bud Classic Judged Categories
Best Overall Product:
Best Product by Cultivator
Best Product by Dispensary
Best Product by Processor
Best Flower:
Best Sativa by Cultivator
Best Hybrid by Cultivator
Best Indica by Cultivator
Best Sativa by Dispensary
Best Hybrid by Dispensary
Best Indica by Dispensary
Best Topical:
Best Topical by Cultivator
Best Topical by Dispensary
Best Topical by Processor
Best Tincture:
Best Tincture by Cultivator
Best Tincture by Dispensary
Best Tincture by Processor
Best Concentrate:
Best Concentrate by Cultivator
Best Concentrate by Dispensary
Best Concentrate by Processor
Best Distillate Vape:
Best Distillate Vape by Cultivator
Best Distillate Vape by Dispensary
Best Distillate Vape by Processor
Best CO2/Raw Vape:
Best CO2/RAW Vape by Cultivator
Best CO2/RAW Vape by Dispensary
Best CO2/RAW Vape by Processor
Best Resin (live/cured) Vape:
Best Resin (live/cured) Vape by Cultivator
Best Resin (live/cured) Vape by Dispensary
Best Resin (live/cured) Vape by Processor
Best Solventless Vape:
Best Solventless Vape by Cultivator
Best Solventless Vape by Dispensary
Best Solventless Vape by Processor
Best Live Concentrate:
Best Live Concentrate by Cultivator
Best Live Concentrate by Dispensary
Best Live Concentrate by Processor
Best Solventless Concentrate:
Best Solventless Concentrate by Cultivator
Best Solventless Concentrate by Dispensary
Best Solventless Concentrate by Processor
Read our helpful instructions.
Arkansas Medical Marijuana/Cannabis Industry:
Please indicate the items you’d like to be evaluated by the public
in the categories below.
No physical samples are needed; the public will purchase these items and provide
their feedback based on that experience.
*A separate submission form is available below the category list.
Big Bud Classic People’s Choice Awards
Best RSO Concentrate:
Best RSO Concentrate by Cultivator
Best RSO Concentrate by Dispensary
Best RSO Concentrate by Processor
Best Edibles
Best Edible by Cultivator
Best Edible by Dispensary
Best Edible by Processor
Gummy
Best Gummy by Cultivator
Best Gummy by Dispensary
Best Gummy by Processor
Chocolate
Best Chocolate by Cultivator
Best Chocolate by Dispensary
Best Chocolate by Processor
Beverage
Best Beverage by Cultivator
Best Beverage by Dispensary
Best Beverage by Processor
Best Overall Product:
Best Product by Cultivator
Best Product by Dispensary
Best Product by Processor
Best Disposable Vapes
Best Disposable Vapes by Cultivator
Best Disposable Vapes by Dispensary
Best Disposable Vapes by Processor
Best Package Design
Best Packaging by Cultivator
Best Packaging by Dispensary
Best Packaging by Processor
Best Of Other Products
Best Hemp Product
Best Delta 8 Or Delta 9 Product
Best CBD Product (Edible)
Best CBD Product (Topical)
Best Full-Spectrum CBD Product
Best CBD Product For Pets
Huge thanks to Calyx Containers for being our official container sponsor for the Big Bud Classic! Your support helps elevate the experience, and we’re proud to have you as part of the event.
