With The Emerald Triangle Cannabis growers facing an ever increasing threat to their safety, some are turning to lawyers for protection from the threat of prosecution. Where is the emerald triangle? Three counties in Northern California, Mendocino, Trinity and Humboldt counties are famous for Emerald Triangle Cannabis.
Proposition 215 and Senate Bill 420 are by most accounts, vague. The regulations or lack thereof have left many providers of medical marijuana open to arrest and prosecution. Some counties have plant limits for growers that are absurdly low, while others are more aligned with the reality of farming.
People like to think of marijuana as a wonder plant, a plant that when stuck in the ground will spring forth with immense flowers no matter how poor the skills of the grower.
Nothing could be further from the truth. In order to grow medical grade marijuana, one must spend countless hours nurturing the plants. Not only is water and nutrition important for good health, marijuana also frequently requires training on supports, pest control and pruning.
A master grower must constantly tend the crop. Pulling leaves and inspecting for insects can take many many hours of work. Some have calculated that medical marijuana farmers make less than minimum wage when calculating all the time necessary to produce medical grade marijuana.
One must take into account the amount of time marijuana growers spend simply staying close to crop for security. This is especially true in the weeks before harvest when the flowers are almost ready for harvest.
There are many stories of failed crops for reasons that are almost funny. Like the story of the dispensary owner who bought many bales of hay to shield his grow from view, only to have the cows he bought to go with the hay, break through the fence and eat all the Cannabis plants. Luckily he had more Emerald Triangle Cannabis seeds.
Of course the entire crop was ruined, but on the bright side the cows were fine. We must all remember the people who risk life and liberty to bring us medical marijuana. An effort that has left many providers incarcerated for decades.
We must all say a thank you for all the lives you have saved. And for bringing medical marijuana out of the shadows so everyone can benefit from its medicinal qualities.