These “trespass grows” are often in national forests or on tribal lands where water is diverted from streams to irrigate acres of plants. Some of the biggest environmental offenders are cultivators operating unpermitted farms on public lands. During the low flow period, irrigation demands for cultivation can exceed the amount of water flowing in a river, leaving little water to sustain aquatic life. In California, the water-hungry crop is often grown in remote, forested watersheds and requires almost 22 liters of water per plant a day during the growing season, which adds up to three billion liters per square kilometer of greenhouse-grown plants between June and October, according to some research. New research has linked production of the once-verboten plant to a host of issues ranging from water theft and degradation of public lands to wildlife deaths and potential ozone effects.“We have a culture and history of cannabis cultivation in remote areas that may be sensitive to environmental disruptions,” explains Van Butsic, co-director of the Cannabis Research Center at the University of California Berkeley. Could the increases in cannabis cultivation send the environment up in smoke? While much of the research has focused on public health and criminalization, the environmental implications of commercial-scale cultivation have been largely ignored. Between 20, the number of cannabis farms in the Golden State increased 58 percent and the number of plants increased 183 percent. California has issued around 10,000 cultivation permits. MOCA Humboldt’s Wookies strain bloomed to deliver a prize-winning 42.9% THCa content and its Grape Cookies took home honors for its 5.9% CBGa potency.With all that potential profit on the line, it’s no surprise there is growing interest in legalizing cannabis cultivation. MOCA Humboldt, a Eureka, CA-based plant-touching dispensary, shone in the indoor cannabinoid categories receiving two Golden Bear awards.
The science-based competition evaluated cannabis flower across three divisions: indoor, mixed light and outdoor to determine the winners in 10 categories: Cannabinoids consisting of CBDa, CBGa and THCa, as well as terpenes including myrcene, beta-caryophyllene, limonene, ocimene, terpinolene, pinene and a co-dominant category.Ī total of 60 trophies and medals were awarded as well as the coveted Golden Bear Award for the “Best of California” overall blue-ribbon winners. PHOTO COURTESY SYRA MCCARTHY this year’s inaugural CA State Fair Cannabis Awards, more than 300 cultivars and cultivators from throughout the Golden State put their best buds before the eyes of the judge or, in this case, cannabis-testing facility SC Labs. Esensia-founders Ben Blake, left, and Marley Lovell share a laugh in their prize-winning fields in the lush mountains east of Hopland, CA.
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