Following important cannabis news articles every day can be a real burn-out, we know. That’s why the Emerald rolls up a chronicle of the headiest news hits, and passes them to you at the end of each week. We Bring You: The Dime. Latest Study Shows Cannabinoids Prevent COVID Infection Certain compounds in cannabis may prevent COVID infection. That’s according to a … [Read more...] about The Dime: 1/14/2022
Legacy operators
“Big Guys vs. the Little Women:” Lady Buds Explores California’s Post-Legal Industry
Photo credit: Lady Buds Movie.com In November 2016, more than 50 million Americans welcomed adult-use cannabis as voters in Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada and California approved recreational weed. All eyes were on California, the world’s fifth largest economy, and home to the largest consumer market in the U.S. Here, voters approved Proposition 64, which legalized … [Read more...] about “Big Guys vs. the Little Women:” Lady Buds Explores California’s Post-Legal Industry
Meet Your Farmer: Monique Ramirez, Sunbright Gardens
Emerald’s Meet Your Farmer series aims to introduce audiences to the legacy operators in Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity Counties, an area known as the Emerald Triangle. Legacy growers are those who’ve been growing cannabis since before its legalization in states throughout the nation. The series spotlights those cultivators who’ve helped grow America’s weed for … [Read more...] about Meet Your Farmer: Monique Ramirez, Sunbright Gardens
Homesteaders, Pioneers and Outlaws: a Brief History of Humboldt County, California
The Emerald Triangle is 11,138 square miles of redwood forests, coastlines, rolling hillsides and mountains located in Northern California. It consists of Humboldt, Trinity, and Mendocino — a trio of counties that make up the cannabis capital of the U.S. The Emerald Triangle is home to more than 20,000 cannabis farmers, as stated in The Emerald Farm Tours. It is … [Read more...] about Homesteaders, Pioneers and Outlaws: a Brief History of Humboldt County, California
Farmer and The Felon Flower Aims to Honor Legacy Cultivators, and Restorative Justice Efforts
Photos courtesy of CannaCraft/Farmer and The Felon. Two-thirds of Americans favor legalization. Yet, tens of thousands of people sit behind bars for what is now legal in many U.S. States. While more than 12% of adults in America use the plant, more than 40,000 non-violent prisoners remain jailed for it, according to the Last Prisoner Project, a … [Read more...] about Farmer and The Felon Flower Aims to Honor Legacy Cultivators, and Restorative Justice Efforts
