by Bob Walsh
Yes,
like the legal hassle from years ago about whether or not Hunting
Beach, CA. is the "official" Surf City (it is) there is now law in CA
designating a legal "appellation of origin" to weed.
The
technical term, borrowed from the wine industry, is "terroir"
(pronounced tehr-waar). It means a combination of factors including
soil, climate and sunlight that gives wine grapes their distinctive
character. It now applies to what we used to call Humbolt County Holy
Weed.
This is seen as a way
for relatively small marijuana farms to keep a foothold in the
industry. They can present themselves as grown in soil, without
artificial sunlight and without chemicals, making a sustainable, low
environmental impact, high quality product.
So,
in order to call your product Humbolt County Cannabis it must be grown
in the dirt in Humbolt County (as opposed to hydroponic tanks) under
natural sunlight in the open air.
Due
to the heavy regulation and taxation of legal weed there is still a
HUGE market for bootleg weed in CA. Legal weed must be tested for THC
content and contaminants and there are significant taxes on the legal
product.
Last time I checked (1966) your local dope slinger did not
collect sales tax and was not paying excise tax.
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