A legion of marijuana aficionados flocked to California’s Western Desert over the weekend to attend the first High Times Cannabis Cup of 2014.

The popular competition recognized the cultivators of the finest flowers and concentrates in California. Those taking home 1st place awards include RCP Sacramento‘s Red Dragon for Best Sativa, Standard Seed Collective’s Gorilla Glue #4 for Best Hybrid, XXX OG from Life is Good Healing for Best Indica, and Grateful Meds‘ Kosher OG for Best Concentrate.

Having traded in the metropolitan background of Los Angeles for a more rustic setting last year, High Times decided to bring back its staple event to San Bernardino’s National Orange Show Events Center. The desert environs provided a massive space normally reserved for large outdoor music festivals, proving that all you need to generate a big crowd is a little weed.

The thousands in attendance spent the majority of the weekend in the medication area — indulging in complementary hits, dabs, and edibles while being truly excellent to each other. An overwhelming sense of friendliness was evident, which was a nice departure from the overly-aggressive frat boy vibe normally associated with festival events.

The crowd ranged ostensibly, from uninspired mooks to mature connoisseurs to patients with legitimate health concerns. It was proof that everybody smokes weed, not just the fat and lazy layabouts that Nancy Grace would like to pigeonhole every user as.

High Times Cannabis Cup 2014 Winners:

Best Indica

1st: XXX OG – Life is Good Healing

2nd: Veganic L.A. Confidential – Buds & Roses

3rd: Blackwater – Terrapin Terpene Collective

Best Hybrid

1st: Gorilla Glue #4 – Standard Seed Collective

2nd: Alpha OG – Alpha Medic

3rd: Redding OG – RCP Sacramento

Best Sativa

1st: Red Dragon – RCP Sacramento

2nd: Silver Haze – Gold Coast Collection

3rd: Crystal Coma – Alpha Medic

Best Concentrate

1st: Kosher OG – Grateful Meds/TerpX

2nd: San Lorenzo Valley OG – Venice Medical Center/TerpX

3rd: Honey OG – The Honey Spot

Best Non-Solvent Hash

1st: BAMF Private Reserve OG Solventless – BAMF Extractions/VFL Collective

2nd: Goji OG Solventless Hash – Warrior Extractions/Oh-Tay Fam

3rd: Holy Water – Collective Conscious Apothecary

Best Edible

1st: Liquid Gold Delights Mint Meltaways – G Pharma Labs

2nd: Terra Bites – Kiva Confections

3rd: Strawberry Banana Cream – Kushie Candy

Best Non-Edible Medically-Infused Product

Emu 420 Essentials Mentholated Rub – Cannariginals/Golden State Cooperative

Highest CBD Awards

Flower: Johnny’s Tonic – Elemental Seeds

Concentrate: CBD Simple – CannaVest

Edible: CBD Lollipops – Bay Meds Delivery/MTG Seeds

Best Glass

1st: Hitman Glass by Rob Morrison

2nd: Sheldon Black

3rd: Silika

Best Product

1st: Cloud V

2nd: Oil Slick

3rd: G Pen

Best Booth

1st: C3PO

2nd:Dabstix

3rd: Silika