Climate Change, Appellations Among Emerald Triangle Concerns

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Navigating the impacts of climate change, implementing a first-of-its-kind appellations program and dealing with a shifting regulatory and business landscape are among the main concerns for the northern California growers and businesses heading into 2021.

Nicole Elliot, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s top adviser on cannabis matters, opened the Dec. 10 North Coast Cannabis Industry Conference by looking back on some of this year’s accomplishments and ahead to the challenges of the near future. Several operators and industry analysts also joined the virtual . . .