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Sonoma County
Fires
Cannabis
Community
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by Kent Gruetzmacher
When fire swept through Northern California in October 2017,
it was indiscriminate in its destruction. Despite heroic efforts by
fire crews, thousands of businesses and homes burned, and lives
were lost. Cannabis companies and employees located in the
region were also greatly affected. Kent Gruetzmacher spoke with
bio365’s Djubaya to learn more about the tragedy.
P
erhaps no other region of the United States is as famous for its cannabis production
and culture as Northern California. This geography ranges from the tie-dye clad streets
of San Francisco in the south to the wild, mountainous sprawls of the Emerald Triangle
in Mendocino, Humboldt, and Trinity counties to the north. Nestled between these iconic
locales lies California’s wine country, which includes Sonoma and Napa counties. In
Sonoma County, the San Francisco counterculture of anti-establishment ideology blends
with the self-reliant mentality of woodsman in the rugged hills of the north, giving rise
to a vibrant cannabis cultivation scene.
Regions like Sonoma County and the Emerald Triangle are an integral element to
the modern cannabis space, laying the foundation for others to follow concerning
cultivation, business, and creativity. Anyone who is involved in the contemporary
marijuana business, whether it
be with a hydroponic product
manufacturer or grower,
more than likely
knows someone
in the vicinity of
Sonoma County.
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