2022 HCGA Policy Survey: Summary of Results
Each year since 2019, HCGA has conducted a policy survey in the fall with the goal of identifying the most urgent challenges facing licensed Humboldt cannabis businesses. This year’s policy…
HCGA 2022 Policy Committee Nomination
Nomination period open Wednesday, November 3rd through Wednesday, December 1 at 5pm, and will be followed by a policy committee election for nominees. Click here to fill out the form.…
HCGA Board of Directors Nomination
The Board of Directors of the Humboldt County Growers Alliance (HCGA) is accepting applications to join the board. Click here to fill out the application. The Board is seeking plant-touching,…
HCGA Comments Emergency DCC Regulations
Click here to read HCGA's Comment Letter on the Emergency DCC Regulations. On behalf of over 275 licensed cannabis businesses in Humboldt County, HCGA is pleased to offer formal comments…
Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act: Comments from Legacy California Cultivation Regions
On Tuesday morning, HCGA's policy committee voted unanimously to approve comments in response to proposed federal cannabis legislation, the Cannabis Opportunity And Administration Act (CAOA), in the U.S. Senate. The…
Planning for Drought Resilience in Humboldt Cannabis: A Proposal for Water Storage
As drought conditions persist and intensify, we view additional and widespread adoption of decentralized water storage as the single most essential tool in promoting long-term sustainable water usage in cannabis agriculture, and an area of shared priority for cannabis farmers, environmental advocates, and the county.
Study: Cannabis farms not as thirsty as previously thought
A recent study from the University of California Berkley Cannabis Research Center found permitted cannabis farmers are consuming less water than previously thought. The Cannabis Research Center began researching water…
HCGA Supports Oglala Lakota Pine Ridge Self-Reliance Efforts
The Camp Brothers of the Oglala Lakota People of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation seek to fulfill a vision of an independent, self-sustainable cannabis economy for their People. They are preparing…
HCGA Comments on Proposed 23-Acre Cultivation Project
On behalf of the Humboldt County Growers Alliance, representing over 250 licensed Humboldt cannabis businesses, we are writing today to express our opposition to the 23-acre Sun Valley cannabis cultivation…
HCGA Hemp Position AB 45 and SB 235
Policy Committee voted unanimously to adopt a position on hemp with three principles: 1) there should be testing parity (for pesticides, heavy metals, etc). between hemp and cannabis, 2) the state should close legal loopholes that allow high-THC products to be sold as "hemp," and 3) the quantity of active cannabinoids in hemp products should be physically labeled on hemp products.