Sonoma County growers win Emerald Cup award

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A custom cannabis strain developed in Sonoma County known as “Cherry Kola” won the Breeder's Cup at the 10th annual Emerald Cup cannabis competition, held for the first time ever at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds this weekend.

The proprietary strain was developed over a number of years by the Sonoma County Collective, CEO Asa Schaeffer said. The strain also won the second place in the annual “Flower” contest, which pitted hundreds of cannabis buds from across California in a juried competition.

“I can't put it into words; this was an actual event where people viewed it as an honor,” Shaeffer said as workers cleaned up from Sunday's awards ceremony to make way for performances by classic rock bands that included Big Brother, Canned Heat and Jefferson Starship. “Overall, we're overjoyed.”

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The Emerald Cup had formerly focused only on the “Emerald Triangle,” a region said to be the largest marijuana producing zone in the U.S., including Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity counties. The event had previously been held at the Mateel Community Center in Redway, but growing popularity led organizers to move it south to Sonoma County this year, and to open the competitions to growers from other parts of the state.

“For our first year moving from a much smaller location to a much larger location, I feel like it was a success ... I think we will probably come back here,” event organizer Samantha Mik said.

About 4,500 vendors and conference-goers attended each day of the two-day event, she said. Conference goers were able to browse displays with a variety of marijuana-related products, including seeds and agricultural equipment. Those with state medical marijuana certificates were permitted to buy and smoke marijuana as well, with no interference from patrolling Santa Rosa police officers and private security.

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