The Humboldt Chronicles

Last year, the US House of Representatives passed the MORE Act, which lays out a framework according to which cannabis legalization at the federal level might occur. While the MORE Act has not yet been taken up by the Senate, it raises a host of issues that merit consideration as legalization measures proceed on Capital Hill. Our guest is Ross Gordon, who is Policy Director at the Humboldt County Growers Alliance.

To start off the new year, we took a look outside of Humboldt County to see what we could learn. Oklahoma implemented a medical marijuana program in 2018 pursuant to a voter initiative. To help us understand the very different way Oklahoma chose to roll out it's cannabis market, we spoke with journalist Paul Demko of Politico.

The November episode examined the ways in which cannabis businesses face regulatory and other hurdles that non-cannabis businesses do not, and what might be done to level the playing field. We also took a look at the cannabis-related implications of the recent national election. Our guests included Joanna Hossack of LA law firm Clark Howell, LLP, and Craig Nejedly of Satori Wellness.

For October, we spoke with Ross Gordon of the Humboldt County Growers Alliance, Craig Nejedly of Satori Wellness and Congressman Jared Huffman about a cannabis marketing assessment currently being considered by the Humboldt County Board Of Supervisors.

In the September episode, we examined the potential implications of the November election on the chances for cannabis legalization. Our guests included Congressman Jared Huffman, and Jared Moffat, of the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington, DC.

In the August episode, we took a look at coming January 2021 implementation of the CDFA's cannabis appellation program and spoke with Dr. Hollie Hall, of Compliant Farms, about the Appellation of Origin Baseline Study.

In the July episode, we spoke with a local dispensary owner about the trials of opening a new business in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our guest was Chrystal Ortiz of Herb & Market Humboldt.

In the May episode, we spoke with three local businesses, each at a different point in the supply chain, to examine the effect of COVID-19 and the shelter-in-place procedures on the Humboldt cannabis industry. Our guests were Andelain Roy of Dew Point, Craig Nejedly of Satori Wellness, and James Hardin of Bear Extraction House.

In the March episode, we examined cannabis appellations and took a look at newly proposed rules issued by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Our guests were Ross Gordon, Policy Director at the Humboldt County Growers Alliance and Genine Coleman of Origins Council.

In the February episode, we took a deep dive into soil and it's critical role in cannabis cultivation. We also spoke with a Humboldt farmer who takes a very unique approach to her craft. Our guests were Michael Beck of Royal Gold Soils and Jill VanderLinden of Organic Medicinals.