The fifth annual KIND awards, the largest consumer-facing awards in the country, are a pleasure to produce. Growing each year, and representing the very best in cannabis and the cannabis industry as chosen exclusively by retail owners, managers and budtenders from across Canada—the results are the consensus opinion from more than 800 industry experts. Winners are entirely chosen devoid of advertising spend: the winners below are selected without prompts, without promises—only by merit in our anointing the best of the best. Read along for the picks of the year and thank you, as always, to everyone that keeps our community kind.
BRAND OF THE YEAR: 1964
Grown in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, these sun-grown plants are nourished in a secret mix of organic BC soil that produce extraordinary flavour and rich terpene profiles. A choice of connoisseurs and those in the know, 1964, a throwback to a bygone era mixed with the best in cutting-edge technology of today, is available as pre-rolls (including infused with Lebanese hash), resin vapes and dried flower, with award-winning strains like Death Bubba, Blue Dream, Sour Cookies and Super Lemon Haze. 1964, iconic, effervescent, aromatic and consistently delightful smoke after smoke is, amongst all the others, your 2024 Brand of the Year.
CRAFT BRAND OF THE YEAR: SIMPLY BARE
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: BLUE DREAM FSE RESIN VAPE, 1964
FLOWER OF THE YEAR: STINKY PINKY 7G, 1964
MILLED FLOWER OF THE YEAR: GALACTIC BURGER, NUGZ
PRE-ROLL OF THE YEAR: NEON SUNSHINE, TRIBAL
INFUSED PRE-ROLL OF THE YEAR: JETER, INFUSED
HASH OF THE YEAR: LEBANESE HASH, 1964
EDIBLE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: THC + CBG PINEAPPLE MANGO GUMMIES, 1964
EDIBLE BRAND OF THE YEAR: WYLD
BEVERAGE BRAND OF THE YEAR: SWEET JUSTICE
BEVERAGE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: OG ROOT BEER, SWEET JUSTICE
VAPE OF THE YEAR: BLUE DREAM FSE RESIN VAPE, 1964
CONCENTRATE BRAND OF THE YEAR: ENDGAME
CONCENTRATE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: SUN FRESH FROZEN HASH ROSIN, NUGZ
WELLNESS BRAND OF THE YEAR: WILDFLOWER
WELLNESS PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: EXTRA STRENGTH STICK, WILDFLOWER
BUDTENDERS CHOICE, WEED OF THE YEAR: SIMPLY BARE
INNOVATION OF THE YEAR: B40 ALL-IN-ONE VAPE, BACK FORTY
UNIQUE CANNABINOID PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: SWEET DREAMS GOJI BERRY, WILDFLOWER
COMMERCIAL LEADERSHIP & EXCELLENCE: SWEET JUSTICE
BEST IN CLASS POS: GREENLINE, A BLAZE COMPANY
BEST NEW CANNABIS BRAND: STATUS
BEST NEW FLOWER OF 2024: DOM JACKSON
KINDEST PERSON OF THE YEAR: CYRUS HAMBAZ, THE LOUD PLUG
BEST CANNABIS COMPANY OF THE YEAR: WEEDME
KIND PREMIUM FLOWER OF 2024: WITH LOVE FROM SCARBOROUGH, THE LOUD PLUG
PACKAGING OF THE YEAR: THE LOUD PLUG
BEST NEW CRAFT COMPANY OF 2024: FATCAT
CRAFT CULTIVAR OF THE YEAR: TRUE FIRE
EXPERIENTIAL BRAND OF THE YEAR: ENDGAME
KIND BEST NEW PRODUCT: TRIBAL, THE TRIFECTA
