Sun Bud Favored over Indoor at this Year's Emerald Cup

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Display Table at this Year’s Emerald Cup

Photo by Rohn Jennings

UPDATE: Go to  Emerald Cup in depth piece here.

Will the day come when High Times disdains indoor marijuana?  Will diesel and warehouse weed be rejected by smokers in favor of sun bud?  This weekend’s Emerald Cup event in Mendocino highlights a new trend in marijuana consumption.

When indoor marijuana first began to be produced in Humboldt in the Eighties, buyers weren’t interested.  “Too small” or “Doesn’t smell right,” they complained.  Eventually though, indoor’s uniform size, consistent appearance and, some people claim, intense mindnumbing qualities led it to become the merchandise of choice for dealers (though for many reasons including flavor and health, growers themselves tend to prefer to smoke the outdoor version).  Nonetheless, indoor pounds routinely sell for at least $3800 while even “primo” outdoor is currently only bringing between $1800 to $2000 for the same quantity.*

Yet, this year’s Emerald Cup no longer allows indoor weed.

The Mendocino Medical Marijuana Emerald Cup is the greener, stonier cousin of Hollywood’s Oscars.  Held each year at Area 101 just North of Laytonville, the event this year had between 400 and 500 visitors with over 70 entries.  Each entry consisted of an ounce of the best of the local harvests. The judges of the event look for distinctive appearance, aroma, and effect as well as inspect trichromes for closeness, intactness, shape, etc.

But, according to Juna Madrone, a resident of Redway, only outdoor pot was allowed to be entered into competition.  I was unable to reach the organizer, Tim Blake but the Cup’s site advocates healthy organic living and its mission statement is “To cultivate awareness and develop wisdom.” Presumably, indoor weed was considered not to meet those standards.

Juna Madrone described the contestants as demonstrably proud of their “natural growing methods.”  According to her, “an acquaintance brought two ounces to Area 101 to submit as entries, one indoor; one outdoor.  The indoor entry was rejected.  ‘We don’t want that here.'”

Madrone was there tabling on behalf of a group of organizers against diesel grown marijuana because of the harmful side effects to the environment such as that which occurred on Hacker Creek here in Southern Humboldt this spring.  She enthused about the warm reception participants gave to her group.  She described brisk sales of t-shirts and other pro sun bud items.

“There was lots of support for what we are doing.  It was informative for many as well.  Some people were ignorant about the diesel issue … We were happy to enlighten them!”

There were people from all over the state at the event though Mendocino, of course, was particularly well represented.  Rohn Jennings, another Humboldt County anti diesel representative, was also there as a contestant and placed in the top ten.  He said, “You had all kinds there from the total stoners to the scientific geeks and everyone in between….It was like a coffee shop at the old Haight Ashbury…nice and friendly.  Comfy couches.”  Jennings isn’t entirely against indoor grows.  He says, “I’m not down on indoor weed per se.  I’m down on inorganic…People are growing it for a medicine and indoor isn’t a medicine.”

The combination of consumers and growers unhappy with environmental and health effects of indoor marijuana could be starting a trend towards “greener” marijuana.

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* I’ve heard rumors about an attempt to band together and refuse to sell below $2500 recently so the outdoor prices will probably be rising.

Note: Information about the presentation of anti diesel activists to the Humboldt CO. Board of Supervisors can be found here, here, and here.

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Elaine
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15 years ago

I learn more about my county from you than I do from any other source.

[For what it’s worth, the Latin phrase is “per se”, but pronounced as you wrote it. Cheers.]

AREA 101
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14 years ago
Reply to  Elaine
Staff
Member
15 years ago

Elaine, :blush: I didn’t even know that. I will go fix it right now.

Staff
Member
15 years ago

I hope Joe comes along and tells me whether I should italicize a Latin phrase.

Heather
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15 years ago

Kym, I’m not Joe, but I’d say yes to italicizing a foreign phrase.

Jen
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Jen
15 years ago

I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around a competition for weed. LOL.
“Someone” I know says that the indoor stuff in the eighties sucked. No names. LOL.

Elaine
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15 years ago

Kym, if you would email me through my Blogger profile, I’ll have a way to contact you privately, instead of exposing myself as a nit-picking schoolmarm out here in front of God and everybody. Not that you will ever be expected to make any more mistakes, mind you.

Elaine
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15 years ago

I hope Ernie doesn’t bust me. You know how Ernie is.

Ernie's Place (Branscomb)
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Well, actually Elaine, “per say” is the Northern way to pronounce the word. Everyone South of the Oil Well Hill pronounce “per se’ as “per se” However the Greeks Pronounce “per se” as “per se”, but the Greeks don’t really speak Latin any more, so that is where the accent comes from. I know all these rules. It’s just that I don’t want to embarrass ignorant folk over on my blog. That’s why I made the rule that you didn’t have to know anything to say something, and so far it’s worked out real good. But, I really don’t mind when somebody smart says something. So you can say stuff over on my blog anytime you want, and I won’t bust you at all.

Staff
Member
15 years ago

Elaine, you’re doomed! Nit-picking schoolmarms are his bane.

Staff
Member
15 years ago

He’s actin’ real nice now but POW, when you least expect it…A smartass comment.

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Eric Kirk
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Eric Kirk
15 years ago

Fascinating!

Team Ranger/SS Rep
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Team Ranger/SS Rep
15 years ago

Lat time I was in Mendocino, I found myself on the bad end of some nasty Sheriff’s and Fort Brag Police. Also, if I’m not mistaken, I had a few shots fired in my direction. But hell those were the old days. A good LP from the locals in Mendocino or Fort Bragg only cost about 1100 back in the day..

Sun buds are the best. I am all about outdoor. Check out some of our specialties

http://calpattypress.wordpress.com/

RePete
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RePete
15 years ago

This is Rohn checking in just want to say good job. One small correction in the quote “I’m down on inorganic…People are growing it for a medicine and indoor isn’t a medicine.” should be “inorganic isn’t a medicine.” Thanx for the reporting.

Mademoiselle Gramophone
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I’m envious down here in weirdville.

calpattypress
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15 years ago

Is “HOT PROPERTY” still playing local gigs? Frank and the boys…

S. C.
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S. C.
15 years ago

Those I know who have been invited to be judges in Amsterdam have said the quality available there is inferior to that available here, across the board. Fake (indoor) weed can never match outdoor. Anything not organic is a perversion of the plants soul.

calpattypress
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15 years ago

Amsterdam White Widow hardly even gets you high compared to the real deal outdoor Lucille. WV White Widow will put you on your butt fairly quickly. Taste, looks, strength, WV Widow is the shit.

Garrett a.k.a $G-Money$
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Yes definatly one of the top marijuana strains White Widow” to this day…Very enjoyed…Most of my friends would pay an arm and a leg to get some of this strain on a regular basis for Medicinal purposes of course!!!

calpattypress
Guest
15 years ago

Well then you are in luck!

1248 grams of stash left!

Just put it on the scale, but it’s 100 for a 1/4

If this was the old days, we would mail you one on us, but those days are gone.

Some of the smaller buds are buried in white. And the aroma! Ahh!!!

Half Baked in Mendocino
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Could you let me know who to contact to inquire about setting up a vendor table at Emerald Cup this year? I was in Garberville yesterday and saw the flyer – it is coming up! Do you know if they let vendors sell things? I sell a line of shirts that are perfect for this event. Thanks!

Staff
Member
14 years ago

I’m trying to get in contact with them myself. I want to write about it for Grow magazine. If I can, I’ll post what I learn.

humboldtlocal
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humboldtlocal
14 years ago

http://humboldt.craigslist.org/rnr/1480418257.html here is some info. I heard that they are biased towards mendo buds. I will not be entering anything. Trim Scene Solutions, the Twister Trimming machine dealer will be there showing and giving away their dvd that shows some of my video footage and pics. Should be a really good time. Hope you make it Kym.

Staff
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14 years ago
Reply to  humboldtlocal

I’ll have to look at the Twister. You’ve made me curious.

Staff
Member
14 years ago

I am for sure going. If anyone is going, come over and introduce yourself. I’ll be the redhead taking photos and talking to everyone. If you want to get in touch about vending or any other aspect call Janie at 984 9174.

Emerald Triangle News
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14 years ago

Looking forward to seeing everyone at this years Emerald Cup.
See You There!

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Onoria
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Onoria
14 years ago

Salutations reader:

I am an artist. I have been painting images of the Emrald Cup in gold and platnum as the winners for this year was “cotton candy kush”, for the indica and Purple medicine for the sativa gold cup winners. I am currently working on those oils now…

I did an amazing painting of the Kiwi Seed in a 4’x5′ plaque style. It sold and I didn’t get a copy of it before the new owner made off with it before I could get some images of it.

The other paintings I have done are in storage, images of a pot field in the harvest moon. That one is really sic, and another one in water color that looks like a gint bud photo.

Being an unknown artist makees it difficult to get my artwork seen by large groups of people. And just about every painting I finish sell before long. I am working on a portfolilo again. (the last few had been stolen in trifling situations.

Enough said. Please contact me back