Judge the Cup
Our Judge Panel is a huge part of what makes February Fire a fair, fun cannabis cup to participate in. We select our Judges based on many factors, including experience, attention to detail, and quality feedback.
If you are interested in becoming a Judge, you’ll need to attend one of our Judging Workshops. You only need to attend one Judging Workshop to be considered for our Judge Panel. This is a class where you’ll learn the details around the judging process and you’ll have the opportunity to try out to become a judge. We have a need for MANY judges!
Judging workshops for our 2025 season will be conducted in December, 2024. The workshops will be conducted locally in Richmond, location will be shared when tickets are purchased. Tickets for these judging workshops will become available on this website on November 4, and will be announced on the @FebruaryFireRVA Instagram feed.
Judging Workshop Schedule:
Dec 5, 2024 from 6:30pm until 8:00pm- Edibles Only
Dec 8, 2024 from 1:00pm until 2:30pm
Dec 11, 2024 from 6:30pm until 8:00pm
Dec 12, 2024 from 6:30 until 8:00pm
Dec 14, 2024 from 1:00pm until 2:30pm
Judging takes place during the month of January, 2025. Each Judge we select will receive a Judging Package, and will give each sample it’s own session to ensure every entry gets a proper evaluation.
A second round of judging will take place in February 2025, and will be a group activity. Select Judges will be presented with the top scoring samples in each category. They will rank them head to head, and will reach a consensus as to the rankings.
Both experienced and inexperienced Judges are selected each year. We are here to elevate the community, and part of that is giving the community the opportunity to experience something that, traditionally, has been the realm of “industry experts”.
We also bring many experts onto our Judge Panel. Commercial and personal growers with years (or decades) of experience, folks who have judged cannabis cups in the past, lifelong tokers… we pull a bunch of the experience we have locally together in our Judge Panel each year.