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.”

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