Legacy Farmers
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by jesse2228
2y ago
Across the state of California, communities are discussing the importance of legacy cannabis farmers.  According to the Origins Council, a Nor-Cal advocacy group, legacy farmers are those who have cultivated in historical producing regions for at least twenty years.  Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, Sonoma, and other counties throughout the state have lots of them. Legacy farmers are of cultural and historical significance as their efforts paved the way for cannabis legalization and normalization.  They have contributed significantly to their respective economic regions and have be ..read more
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Cannabis Taxes and the Illicit Market
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by jesse2228
2y ago
For years now the California commercial cannabis community has argued that taxes are too high.  With declining pot prices, slackening consumer sales at the retail level, an impending tax hike, and ever-expanding illicit market production things have come to a fever pitch recently.  Industry insiders are lobbying governor Newsom for tax reform and he is listening.  Newsom has publicly stated that he supports reform and his spokeswoman, Erin Mellon recently stated that the “current tax construct is presenting unintended but serious consequences” in reference to the continued stren ..read more
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Cannabis and the Humboldt County Economy
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by jesse2228
2y ago
Cannabis has long been the economic backbone of Humboldt County.  While efforts to quantify exactly how large a contribution cannabis makes to the local economy are challenging, a recent estimate from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s office states that approximately 4,000 illegal pot farms still operate in the county.[1]  Including licensed grows, the total is around 5,000 farms. Assuming just 500 pounds of production each and a price of $500 per pound, these farms would generate approximately $1.25 billion a year.  In addition, Humboldt has a large number of commercial-sized indoo ..read more
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Sun Grown Farmer Survival Guide
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by jesse2228
2y ago
As I wrote about last time, sun grown cannabis farmers are struggling in Legacy or historical producing regions such as the Emerald Triangle.  Amid rapidly expanding production and sluggish growth of retail outlets, prices have collapsed in recent months – down over 50% from a year ago.  Despite scary times, not all is lost for the ganja warriors of Humboldt and beyond.  By aggressively focusing on sales/marketing, quality improvements, production increases and cost savings, sun grown farmers can stay in the game and eventually capitalize on better times to come with interstate ..read more
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The Crying Game
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by jesse2228
2y ago
Lots of West Coast pot farmers are crying afoul right now – cursing the corporatization of cannabis markets and rapidly declining wholesale prices.  As a cultivation and farm manager myself, I certainly empathize with challenging market conditions.  Sun grown farmers are struggling and it’s hard to see.  Suicide rates among the cultivation community are rising, people are going out of business and many Legacy farmers are left with little to no ability to replace the higher-than-average incomes growing cannabis historically provided. That said, I shy away from the negativity and ..read more
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The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall
The Cannabis Conversation
by jesse2228
4y ago
Canopy Growth, the 800 pound gorilla of cannabis, recently furthered its impressive slide into oblivion.  After minting, then ousting the first corporate cannabis billionaire, the global firm announced last week it would shutter approximately half of its cultivation capacity. Canopy, like others, is realizing that growing weed people actually want to consumer is harder than expected.  As I’ve long argued, with a proliferation of very high THC products like dabs, live rez carts and others, people now know what it’s like to be high.  After consuming hash or ultra high quality cannabis flower ..read more
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