The Board of Supervisors unanimously advanced a letter to Senator McGuire requesting legislation be run on HCGA’s top policy priority for appellations. The letter states, “We are respectfully requesting that the statute be amended to reserve [appellation of origin] AO designations exclusively for cannabis that is planted in-ground, in open-air, with no use of artificial light during the flowering stage of cultivation.”
Planning for Drought Resilience in Humboldt Cannabis: A Proposal for Water Storage
July 13, 2021
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.
