Masters of Rosin has established itself as the premier global event for solventless hash and rosin craftsmanship, bringing together the world's most talented extractors under one roof for a week-long celebration of excellence. After an incredible Los Angeles debut in 2024, the 2025 edition returned with even more energy, innovation, and international participation. The Press Club was proud to sponsor this year's gathering (second year running), supporting an event that perfectly aligns with our mission to elevate the entire solventless community.

This year's Masters of Rosin transformed Los Angeles into the undisputed global capital of rosin for one unforgettable week. Top hash makers, glass artists, and industry innovators converged for an event that proved once again why solventless extraction represents the pinnacle of cannabis craftsmanship.

Huge congratulations to all competitors and winners this year! We were honored to be part of this gathering and had a blast at the party. We're already stoked to do it again next year!

Check out the list of winners at the bottom. 

Solventless Takes Center Stage

Hosted at Cookies Maywood, Masters of Rosin LA 2025 brought solventless extraction into the spotlight with a focused intensity that few events can match. This wasn't a sprawling cannabis festival trying to cover every sector of the industry. It was a laser-focused celebration of rosin excellence, with over 50 elite hash makers competing in a single, highly refined category: the best rosin in the world.

The single-category format underscores the event's core philosophy. Rosin represents the purest expression of cannabis, requiring no solvents or chemical intervention to capture the plant's full spectrum of compounds. By dedicating the entire competition to this craft, Masters of Rosin honors the technique's purity while pushing its practitioners toward ever-higher standards.

Each entry faced scrutiny from an international judging panel representing every corner of the solventless community. Judges traveled from across the United States, South Africa, Brazil, and beyond, bringing diverse perspectives and expertise to their evaluations. They assessed clarity, flavor profile, texture consistency, and melt quality, recognizing both technical precision and artistic expression in each sample.

With so many world-class entries competing, selecting winners required judges to make impossibly fine distinctions between exceptional products. The level of competition continues rising every year as techniques evolve and more extractors reach elite skill levels.

A Family Reunion for Resin Lovers

The week-long format allowed for deep connection and exchange between participants. Beyond the official competition, the schedule packed in parties, sessions, and networking events that kept energy high and conversations flowing. The after-hours gathering at Astor Club LA became legendary, with hash makers sharing techniques, trading stories, and pressing resin together from sunrise well past sunset.

This camaraderie reflects something essential about solventless culture. The community understands that everyone benefits when knowledge spreads and standards rise collectively. Competition exists, but it coexists with genuine desire to see peers succeed and the craft advance. Masters of Rosin captures this spirit better than perhaps any other industry event.

The Press Club's Commitment to Community

The Press Club's sponsorship of Masters of Rosin LA 2025 represents more than brand visibility. It reflects our fundamental belief that solventless extraction thrives through collaboration, education, and community support. Our mission aligns perfectly with what Masters of Rosin accomplishes: elevating the entire industry by bringing practitioners together and celebrating excellence.

We provided tools, resources, and educational support tailored specifically for extractors, helping create an experience where attendees could learn, connect, and grow their skills. Beyond the tangible contributions, our involvement signals our commitment to the solventless movement's continued development and mainstream recognition.

Solventless extraction is both art and science, requiring technical mastery and creative intuition in equal measure. Events like Masters of Rosin keep that dual nature alive, showcasing not just final products but the entire culture and philosophy behind their creation. Supporting these gatherings means investing in the community that drives innovation and maintains standards across the industry.

From Barcelona to Global Movement

Each city adds its own character to the event while maintaining the core principles: one category, rigorous judging, and total respect for solventless purity. The expansion across continents has built bridges between European hash artisans and the rising American scene, creating dialogue and exchange that benefits everyone involved.

The global reach continues expanding as extractors from new regions discover Masters of Rosin and want to participate. This geographic diversity enriches the competition and accelerates innovation as techniques and perspectives from different cannabis cultures intersect and influence each other.

Los Angeles as a Solventless Hub

With its second edition in Los Angeles, Masters of Rosin has officially planted deep roots in one of cannabis culture's most vibrant cities. LA now stands alongside Barcelona and New York as a critical hub for solventless innovation, artistry, and education.

The city's existing hash scene embraced the event enthusiastically, with local extractors competing at the highest levels while California's legendary genetics provided incredible starting material for competitors. The convergence of world-class talent with world-class cannabis creates conditions where the absolute best rosin can emerge.

Beyond competition results, the 2025 event reinforced the sense of global unity within the solventless movement. Despite coming from different countries, backgrounds, and extraction philosophies, everyone gathered around shared respect for the plant and commitment to capturing its essence without compromise.

Craft & Community

Masters of Rosin LA 2025 proved once again that solventless extraction transcends mere processing technique. It's a culture built on passion, precision, and deep respect for cannabis as a plant and a medicine. From the dedication of competitors pushing their craft to new heights, to the support of sponsors like The Press Club committed to community growth, every detail reflected authentic love for what solventless represents.

The week demonstrated why this particular corner of the cannabis industry feels different. There's less commercialization, more genuine connection. Less hype, more substance. The focus stays fixed on the resin itself and the skills required to extract it properly, rather than marketing narratives or brand positioning.

As the solventless movement continues expanding and gaining recognition, events like Masters of Rosin serve as anchors that remind us why we do this work. It's about preserving purity in an industry that often prioritizes profit over quality. It's about celebrating craftsmanship in a world that increasingly values speed and scale. Most importantly, it's about connecting through our shared passion for cannabis and the art of capturing its essence in its most natural form.

Los Angeles now hosts one of the world's premier solventless gatherings, and The Press Club couldn't be prouder to support this incredible community and the event that brings it together each year.

Congratulations to this year's winners! 🏆

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