The Emerald Cup is the premier outdoor organic medicinal cannabis competition. Every year thousands of event attendees gather at The Sonoma County Fairgrounds to learn about new cannabis techniques, technologies and hear from thought leaders in the cannabis community. This year, the panels will include subjects ranging from California’s Proposition 64, regenerative farming, to the importance of terpenes. This is the first round of announcement for the panel portion of the event.
With California’s Proposition 64 vote on the November ballots, growers and farmers alike will want to understand how to navigate a post Prop 64 landscape. Topics will include: “County Organizations Making a Difference,” “AUMA and MCRSA”, and a panel with key government agencies to discuss compliancy for growers. Panel speakers will include, Tim Blake, grower, activist and founder of The Emerald Cup; Amanda Reiman of Drug Policy Alliance; Hezekiah Allen from California Growers Association; and many more to be announced soon.
With the new honorary regenerative growers award, attendees can learn more about regenerative farming practices. In this four part series, panel topics will discuss living soil, chemical free pests and mold management, bottled vs. brewed and regenerative farming, to learn the ins and out of regenerative farming practices. Panel speakers will include Jeff Lowenfels celebrated author of “Teaming with Microbes,” “Teaming with Nutrients” and “Teaming with Fungi;” Dragonfly Earth Medicine; and Alec Dixon from SC Labs to name a few.
Another standout panel will include discussions on terpenes. It was originally thought that THC was indicative of The Emerald Cup award but now it seems that terpenes perhaps count more. These panels will include topics ranging from how to maximize the terpene profile to the benefits of terpenes. And back by popular demand, there will be a panel to discuss mapping the cannabis genome. Speakers on these topics include Kevin McKernan from Medicinal Genomics; and Mark Lewis and Michael Backes from Napro Research; and many more to be announced soon.
The Emerald Cup is a 2-day conference, festival and competition taking place at the Sonoma County Fair Grounds on December 10th and 11th, 2016. For more information about the panels and speakers as they are rolled out, please check out the website at http://theemeraldcup.com/.
2016 Full Artist Lineup:
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
Dirty Heads
Stick Figure
Tribal Seeds
California Honeydrops
Kabaka Pyramid
HIRIE
Raging Fyah
Nattali Rize
Vokab Kompany
Thrive
Arden Park Roots
FESTIVAL DETAILS
The 13th Annual Emerald Cup
Dates: Saturday, December 10, 2016 – Sunday December 11, 2016
Time: Doors at 11am PT
Venue: Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Address: 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Admission: Varies // Advance ticket prices: $70 (single day), $120 (weekend) , $300 (Emerald Cup Xperience)
Purchase Link: https://emeraldcup2016.eventbrite.com
Age restrictions: 18+, 215 Area is 21+
