1999 - The 12th, 'Beat Cannabis Cup'. Because many coffeeshop owners had been less than thrilled with the balloting procedure over the years, they were given the job of voting for the seed companies. This idea, following it's execution created tremendous confusion, and eventually resulted in several ballots being disqualified. The Greenhouse won the Cannabis Cup. Sensi Seeds won Sativa and Paradise Seeds won Indica.

Fishbone, Culture, Kottonmouth Kings, and Control Machete were among the many acts that performed.

Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Celebrity judges included Robert Anton Wilson, Carolyn Cassady, John Cassady, and Paul Krassner.

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1998 - The 11th Cannabis Cup. The Greenhouse won the Cannabis Cup, but only after de Dampkring pulled out, citing the event had become too commercial and expensive to compete in. There were second thoughts about the acurracy of the judging.

High priest John Sinclair, who supervised the ceremonial inductions of Louis Armstrong and Mezz Mezzrow into the Hall of Fame. "Pops gave us the solo," said Sinclair, "But Mezz gave us the nickel bag".

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1997 - The 10th Cannabis Cup. The entire HIGH TIMES office attended and many were made celebrity judges. Also on the list were Ras Menelik, Rocker T, Robin Ludwig, Mountain Girl and Rita Marley.

The Awards Night was MCed by counterculture icon Paul Krassner, and de Dampkring repeated 6 times as winner of the Cannabis Cup.

The Cannabis Cup Band stole the show with a four-hour tribute to Bob Marley, emceed by Chef Ra.

The Counterculture Hall of Fame became a major part of the Cup at the 10th Cup, when Bob Marley become the first inductee. Marley's widow, Rita Marley, made a surprise trip from Jamaica to join the festivities and declared onstage: "I know Bob's presence is with us here tonight".

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1996 - The 9th Cannabis Cup was hampered by new limitations on cannabis imposed under the plans to unify Europe's currencies. The Cannabis Castle Tour was canceled, and the official strains were not put on display in the Judges' Lounge.

De Dampkring turned some heads by winning four Cups, including the Cannabis Cup. Celebrity judges included Dennis Peron, Mel Frank, John Trudell, Mila, Felipe Chavez and Eagle Bill.

The appearance of many Native American celebrities, including John Trudell, former chairman of the American Indian Movement, created one of the most powerful Cups ever.

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1995 - The 8th Cannabis Cup attracted 1,500 judges, 21 coffeeshops, two U.S. growers, one entry from Canada, one entry from Switzerland, and five seed companies. Sensi Seed Bank, Serious Seeds, Dutch Passion, Sagarmatha Seeds and Seeds of Courage.

Arjan of the Green House led the winners by taking four Cups, including the Cannabis Cup. Sensi Seed Bank won the Seed Company Cup; Blue Bird won the Hash Cup.

Morley Safer from 60 Minutes attended, along with more than 50 other reporters and media representatives from around the globe.

The celebrity judges included Stephen and Ina May Gaskin, Alex and Allyson Grey, Ed Rosenthal and Chef Ra.

The first-ever Cannabis Cup wedding was performed during the ceremonies, which were directed by Garrick Beck. Alex Grey painted a portrait of "Cannabia," and did a complete body painting on one of the dancers in the show to bring the portrait to life.

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1994 - The 7th Cannabis Cup. The event included a Hemp Expo at the Pax Party House and opening ceremonies at the Melkweg. For the first time, the Sensi Seed Bank operated a tour to Cannabis Castle, where Nevil bred many of his award-winning strains. Three seed companies entered: Sensi Seed Bank, Cerebral Seeds and Positronics. A separate competition was held for 15 coffeeshops. Sensi Seed Bank won the Cannabis Cup with Jack Herer. The Greenhouse was next with their 'Citral Skunk' And Grey Area was third with AK47. The celebrity judges included Soma, Chris Conrad, Jack Herer and Enuff Z'Nuff.

The Cup had become a worldwide media event: An hour-long documentary was shown on Tokyo TV, and a lengthy article appeared in the New York Times Magazine, complete with a flowering "sea-of-green" clone on the cover. The head of the local Dutch police visited the Expo and came away favorably impressed by the spiritual vibrations of the event.

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