Posted on 10/09/2017 12:50:27 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
California marijuana growers north of San Francisco were facing mandatory evacuation orders as well as potentially tens of millions of dollars in crop damage and loss amid widespread wildfires in the region.
The California Growers Association holds a regional check-in call every Monday morning, and today, six of their 18 regional leaders were under evacuation orders or helping neighbors who were.
Regional dispensaries like Organicann reported being closed for the day, or are not answering their phones during business hours.
Former Sebastopol mayor and former director of the Peace in Medicine dispensary in Sebastopol, Robert Jacob, reported on Facebook this morning that he feared his house was gone.
“Well, the fire was a block away from our house when James evacuated. 0% containment and 20,000 acres burning. I'm afraid we're going to lose our house.”
There might be more than 3,000 cannabis gardens in Sonoma County, according to county surveys.
The timing of wildfire season could not be worse for cannabis, because the delicate, fragrant flower buds bloom in the middle of fire season.
“Especially when it’s ripe — I can tell you from personal experience, wildfire definitely will make your cannabis have a smoky flavor to it; just like wine,” said Kristin Nevedal, executive director of the International Cannabis Farmers Association, based in the Humboldt County town of Garberville, said in a September interview.
Fire-prone Northern California harbors the world’s largest concentration of cannabis farms in the remote forested mountainsides of Trinity, Humboldt and Mendocino counties.
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Because Nixon and War on Drugs, remember? Can’t have those white women driven mad by the devil’s leaf. They’ll want to have sexy times with non-whites.
Dozens, even hundreds missing.
Meanwhile, traffic is extremely b heading toward the fire. Most are believed to be VW Micro-busses.
There goes California’s # 1 cash crop.
Might explain why they called in the Supertanker.
Pray for some rain, folks.
We have crop insurance against hail and such things. Are things covered by insurance?
When did this start going legal there? Crazy billions since then!
Twinkie industry hardest hit.
They write themselves.
The Mallomars are all gone, man!
Hope everyone at risk from those fires gets to safety.
Save the Bales!!
“There goes California’s #1 cash crop.”
I thought that was ilegals?
On a totally unrelated note, forest service sees a spike in volunteer requests.
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