Emerald Triangle
Cannabis-growing region of northern California, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Emerald Triangle is a region in Northern California, named as such due to it being the largest cannabis-producing region in the United States. The region includes three counties in an upside-down triangular configuration:
- Humboldt County, on the coast
- Trinity County, inland
- Mendocino County, to the south
Emerald Triangle | |
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Region of California | |
Coordinates: 40.0°N 123.5°W / 40.0; -123.5 | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Counties | Mendocino County, Humboldt County, Trinity County |
Largest city | Eureka |
Area | |
• Land | 10,253.58 sq mi (26,556.7 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 236,250 |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 234,592 |
• Density | 23/sq mi (9/km2) |
Growers have been cultivating Cannabis plants in this region since the 1960s, during San Francisco's Summer of Love. Growing cannabis in the Emerald Triangle is considered a way of life, and the locals believe that everyone living in this region is either directly or indirectly reliant on the cannabis industry.[3] The industry exploded in the region with the passage of California Proposition 215, which legalized the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes in California.[4] The passage of Proposition 64 in 2016 legalized the general sale and distribution of cannabis.