The Business of Cannabis Awards 2026 took place in London on May 26, alongside the industry event Cannabis Europa London 2026. The list of winners was published the day after the ceremony.
This year marked the third edition of the awards, which the organizer described as the largest so far, with nearly 250 entries from eight countries. A new award, the Hannah Deacon Award, was also introduced in memory of British patient advocate Hannah Deacon.
All Winners and Nominees
| Category | Winner | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Deacon Award | Carola Perez, Dos Emociones & We, The Patients | No public shortlist was provided by the organizer |
| Cannabis Clinic of the Year | Curaleaf Clinic, UK | Medicann; MAMEDICA; Curaleaf Clinic (UK); Curaleaf Centrum Medyczne; CB1; Cantourage; Cannabis Clinic Cardiff; Bloomwell Group GmbH |
| International Journalist of the Year | Javier Hasse, High Times | Lukas Hurt, Magazine Konopi; Aurelien Bernard, Newsweed; João Costa, Cannareporter; Moritz Forster, Krautinvest; Liam O’Dowd, leafie; Javier Hasse, El Planteo, High Times Magazine & IgniteIt; Jodie Yettram; Sara Payan, Planted with Sara Payan Podcast |
| Cannabis Team of the Year | Curaleaf Laboratories | Alphafarma Operations Ltd; Medicann; Tilray Medical; Hologram Health; Hilltop Leaf; Curaleaf Laboratories; Cantourage |
| Consumer Technology Provider of the Year | Bloomwell Group | Bloomwell Group; Medistack; Curaleaf Clinic (UK); Script Assist; SVIBES UG; Retail North LTD; ReceptivIQ |
| AgriTech Provider of the Year | VIST Labs | Fluence; Valenveras SL; GrowerIQ; VIST Labs |
| Producer of the Year | Village Farms International | Aurora Cannabis Inc.; Village Farms International; Northern Leaf; Dalgety; GREEN KARAT; Somai Pharmaceuticals |
| European Company of the Year | Curaleaf International | Cannabilog Ltd; Aurora Europe GmbH; Paralab Green; Somai Pharmaceuticals LDA; Bloomwell Group GmbH; Curaleaf International; Alphafarma Operations Ltd.; The (Beemine) Lab, AliviumCBD; Remexian Pharma; Cantourage |
| Business Leader of the Year | Niklas Kouparanis, Bloomwell Group GmbH | Gary Whipp, Medicann; Michael DeGiglio, Village Farms; Jon Robson, MAMEDICA; Steven Tan, Northern Leaf; Niklas Kouparanis, Bloomwell Group GmbH; Karl Bartolo, Alphafarma Operations Ltd.; Michael Ponnath, Materia Deutschland GmbH; Joshua Cuby, Niall Ivers & Gabriel Newman, Cantourage; Raj Grover, High Tide Inc.; Adam Windish, British Cannabis |
| Industry Rising Star Award | Nicole Farah, Americana PR | Berta Kaguako, Ethvida; Josephine McFarlane, GROW; Nicole Farah, Americana PR; Rachel Wilson-Cannon, Somai; Tasha Whipp, Medicann |
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Curaleaf and Bloomwell Among the Major Names
Curaleaf won two categories through Curaleaf Clinic, UK and Curaleaf Laboratories, while Curaleaf International was named European Company of the Year.
Bloomwell Group was recognized both as the winner in consumer technology and through Niklas Kouparanis, who was named Business Leader of the Year.
The International Journalist of the Year award went to Javier Hasse, while Jodie Yettram and Aurélien Bernard received special mentions. Cantourage also received a special mention in the Cannabis Team of the Year category, and Script Assist was highlighted in Consumer Technology Provider of the Year.
A New European Industry Marker
Business of Cannabis Awards has quickly become a recurring meeting point for Europe’s regulated cannabis sector. This year’s nominees included clinics, producers, technology companies, journalists, leaders and emerging talents, reflecting how broad the European market has become.
Cannabis Europe: Here you can read about the first and second day of the event.
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