Board of Supervisors Support Appellations

June 9, 2020

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.”

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HCGA Updated Letter Regarding Arcata Land Company’s Sun Valley Project

April 1, 2021

March 31, 2021 Dear Planning Commission, On behalf of Humboldt County Growers Alliance, we are writing to clarify our position on size limitations in

HCGA Comments on Proposed 23-Acre Cultivation Project

March 15, 2021

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

HCGA Submits Letter to Planning & Building Department Re: On-farm Trimming

February 25, 2021

On behalf of licensed Humboldt cannabis businesses, HCGA requested a conversation to address barriers to on-farm trimming on permitted cannabis farms. On-farm trimming has emerged as a top priority for small and independent farms who are seeking to establish a craft cannabis brand.

Humboldt County Supervisors Create Permanent Moratorium on Hemp

February 10, 2021

On 2/9/21, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to place a permanent moratorium on the cultivation of industrial hemp in Humboldt County.

What is the future of Humboldt County’s Tourism Marketing?

February 9, 2021

On Tuesday, February 9, the Board of Supervisors heard a report from the County Economic Development Department, followed by a presentation from the Humboldt County Visitors Bureau (HCVB), on their plan to market Humboldt County’s tourism resources for the next three years.

2021 HCGA Policy Strategic Plan

January 6, 2021

Based on the results of the HCGA policy survey, discussions with membership, historic HCGA policy priorities, and a sense for the policy issues most likely to emerge in 2021, staff has proposed, and HCGA’s policy commitee has approved, the following policy priorities.