On 4/20's eve, a longtime Humboldt County cannabis grower opined that, despite severe industry crunch, local growers have a path forward.
The majority of crops from the most recent harvest are likely sold, and growers – like everyone else – are dealing with inflationary pressures on gas, fuel, food, and supplies. The county government recently abated several out-of-code sites and abandoned grows, and grower prospects might not seem too luminous, longtime Humboldt County grower Dylan Mattole of Mattole Valley Sungrown said local cultivators are stabilizing.
"On one hand, we do see a lot of attrition, and in some farms withdrawing their permits, we've actually seen the county revoke several permits, which is a new thing that we haven't seen much of in the past.
There's that side of it, but then on the other side, we still have a strong contingent of folks that are pushing forward and doing well and cultivating, growing their plants and cultivating in their communities and looking towards the future. I would say it's kind of a mixed bag," Mattole said.
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