Berner and HeadCount’s Cannabis Voter Project Receive Specialty Awards
Weedmaps, Show-Me Organics, SERVICEPLAN GERMANY, Jung von Matt AG and Cann Win Top Honors
LAS VEGAS—(September 29 2022)— Clio Cannabis, the global awards competition which recognizes excellence in marketing and advertising for the cannabis industry, announced the Grand Clio Cannabis Award winners for its fourth annual competition during a live ceremony at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas tonight.
At the 2022 Clio Cannabis Awards presented by Columbia Care, Grand Clio Cannabis trophies were handed out on stage to representatives from Weedmaps, Show-Me Organics, SERVICEPLAN GERMANY and Jung von Matt AG. A total of 109 Gold, Silver and Bronze winners were simultaneously revealed at www.cliocannabisawards.com.
Berner— the Billboard-charting rapper, trailblazing entrepreneur, and co-founding CEO of the Cannabis brand Cookies—took to the stage to accept the 2022 Honorary Clio Cannabis Award sponsored by Cannabis Media Council & 46Mile | a Hearst Corporation. Each year, this special honor goes to an individual whose creative contributions have shaped popular culture, championed the benefits of cannabis and paved the way for better understanding of the marketplace.
Sam D’Arcangelo, Director of Headcount’s Cannabis Voter Project, was also on hand to accept the 2022 Clio Cannabis Impact Award presented by Columbia Care. The organization was recognized for their efforts to inform, register and turn out voters who are interested in cannabis policy and their work to ensure that the cannabis community is an active and informed voting bloc.
The competition’s highest honor, in the form of the Grand Clio Cannabis Award, was presented on stage to the following winners:
Experience/Activation: “Missouri’s Own Brand Partnership by Vivid” by Show-Me Organics for Missouri's Own Edibles
Partnerships & Collaborations: “The BVG Hempticket – Come home, calm down.” by Jung von Matt AG for Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) - AöR
Social Good: “Freedom Grams” by SERVICEPLAN GERMANY for AROYA
Social Media: “#SaveBrockOllie” by Weedmaps
Clio statues were also given out on stage for the Clio Cannabis Agency of the Year and Brand of the Year. These winners were determined by identifying the entrants with the most statue points earned for work submitted across all medium types. The 2022 Clio Cannabis Of The Year Winners are:
Agency Of the Year: Jung von Matt AG
Brand Of the Year: Cann
“This year we had more entries than ever before,” said Michael Kauffman, Executive Director, Clio Cannabis. “And we saw some incredible work from across the globe. For example, we gave out trophies to two German agencies tonight and we had other winners from places like Canada, UK, Brazil, Germany, Israel, Croatia.”
“In particular, the work that earned tonight’s Grand Clio Cannabis Awards represent such a wide spectrum of ideas—from a hyper-local partnership for a niche market, to a campaign spreading awareness about a regulatory challenge that the whole industry faces. It just goes to show that creativity can help solve all types of problems, and our aim is to celebrate the inherent value of the creative process,” Kauffman continued.
The event's title sponsor is Columbia Care; official sponsors are Cannabis Media Council in collaboration with 46Mile | a Hearst Corporation, and the supporting sponsors are Canopy Growth Corporation and Mac Murray & Shuster LLP.
To view the full gallery of winning work, visit www.cliocannabisawards.com.
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About Clio Cannabis
Expanding on Clio’s enduring reputation for establishing best-in-class programs honoring creative ideas in a variety of specialized verticals, Clio Cannabis celebrates the creators at the forefront of cannabis marketing and communications. Launched in 2019, Clio Cannabis sets the bar for creative work in a rapidly growing industry, builds a greater understanding of a developing category, and elevates creative contributions from top talent and agencies.
About Clio
Clio is the premier international awards competition for the creative business. Founded in 1959 to celebrate creative excellence in advertising, Clio today honors the work and talent at the forefront of the industry in a variety of specialized fields, including: sports, fashion, music, entertainment, cannabis and health. As a leading authority on the diverse and ever-changing creative landscape, Clio celebrates creativity 365-days-a-year via its global ad database Ads of The World and its content platform Muse by Clio.
About Columbia Care
Columbia Care is one of the largest and most experienced cultivators, manufacturers and providers of cannabis products and related services. Columbia Care operates 131 facilities including 99 dispensaries and 32 cultivation and manufacturing facilities, including those under development. Columbia Care is one of the original multi-state providers of medical cannabis in the U.S. and now delivers industry-leading products and services to both the medical and adult-use markets. In 2021, the company launched Cannabist, its new retail brand, creating a national dispensary network that leverages proprietary technology platforms. The company offers products spanning flower, edibles, oils and tablets, and manufactures popular brands including Amber, Classix, Hedy, gLeaf, Seed & Strain, Triple Seven, Platinum Label CBD and Press. For more information on Columbia Care, please visit www.columbia.care.
