On Monday, a growing operation received the first one-acre, conditional-use permit for cannabis cultivation in Sonoma County, the northern California hotbed for Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir.
The operation will be overseen by a grow team known as Petaluma Hills Farm, but the entire property—which will be located in a part of Sonoma County called the Petaluma Gap—will operate under the title Sonoma Hills Farm.
Sam Magruder, a partner in Petaluma Hills Farm, hailed the permit as a milestone.
“This permit, and pending cultivation permits, demonstrates a huge step forward for California cannabis cultivators, wine country, and artisanal cannabis grows throughout the country,” Magruder said. “We are ushering in a new era that will allow small farmers of fine cannabis to equally participate, and ideally thrive, in Sonoma County.”
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