Trinity County Bans Industrial Hemp to Protect Licensed Cannabis Growers
Press release from the County of Trinity:
Last week, the Trinity County Board of Supervisors officially adopted an ordinance establishing Chapter 8.23 of the Trinity County Code, implementing a comprehensive ban on the cultivation of industrial hemp within the County. The ordinance, which takes effect in 30 days, was passed to proactively protect the region’s permitted commercial cannabis industry and local economy from the severe agricultural threats posed by cross-pollination.
Cannabis and industrial hemp are both derivatives of the same plant species, Cannabis Sativa L., making them virtually indistinguishable by physical appearance without laboratory chemical analysis. Both plants are wind-pollinated, and pollen from industrial hemp can travel for miles. If this pollen reaches licensed female commercial cannabis plants, it can cause cross-pollination that materially diminishes the crop’s market value and overall viability.
Cannabis remains one of the key agricultural products driving Trinity County’s economy, serving as the livelihood for hundreds of licensed local growers. While there are currently no registered industrial hemp cultivators operating in Trinity County, the Board determined that the ongoing threat of pollen drift requires a decisive, preventative measure.
“The prohibiting of industrial hemp cultivation in the county is necessary to protect the County-permitted commercial cannabis industry from pollen-drift impacts and related nuisance conditions,” the ordinance states, noting that the ban is a proper use of the County’s police power to protect the public health, safety, welfare, and economic resources of its residents and businesses.
Key Provisions of Chapter 8.23 Include:
- Complete Prohibition: No person or entity may establish or operate an industrial hemp cultivation facility within Trinity County. Furthermore, property owners may not allow their property to be used for hemp cultivation.
- Enforcement and Abatement: Any violation of this ordinance constitutes a public nuisance. Violators are subject to fines, penalties, and abatement by county enforcement officers.
- Summary Abatement: In exigent circumstances where a violation constitutes an immediate and substantial threat to public health or safety, the County is authorized to summarily abate the nuisance to mitigate the threat.
- Environmental Protection: The ordinance maintains the County’s prohibition on hemp cultivation that has been in effect since 2019. It does not authorize any new development or land disturbance and is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as it serves to protect environmental and agricultural resources.
The ordinance is consistent with the Trinity County General Plan and state laws, which permit counties to exercise local police power authority regarding hemp cultivation.
For more information regarding the ordinance, enforcement procedures, or the Trinity County Code, please contact the Trinity County Community Development Department or the County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office.
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Pro active and forward thinking.
Commendable
IMHO:
Ya… sure. We have to protect the THC content !!!
Would be funny to read the below at a board of Stupervisors Meeting.
Ask how many would support this… lots of hemming, hawwing and fuming.
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Heart Health: Cannabis causes immediate increases in heart rate and can increase the risk of stroke and heart disease.
Brain & Mental Health: Regular use, especially starting in adolescence, can cause permanent IQ loss, impair cognitive function, and lead to dependency. It is linked to increased risks of anxiety, depression, and psychotic episodes.
Respiratory System: Smoking or vaping cannabis damages lung tissue, causing chronic bronchitis and increased airway resistance.
Pregnancy: Usage during pregnancy can result in reduced fetal growth, premature birth, and long-term brain development issues in children.
Physical Safety & Daily Life: Impaired coordination, judgment, and reaction time significantly increase the risk of accidents, particularly while driving.
Gastrointestinal Issues: Chronic, high-dose usage can lead to Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), characterized by severe, cyclical abdominal pain and vomiting
Adolescents: Brain development is particularly susceptible to long-lasting harm from regular THC use.
High Potency Products: Modern strains with high THC concentration are associated with higher risks of addiction and mental health issues.
Method of Consumption: Smoking and vaping pose risks to lung health, while edibles can lead to accidental over-consumption
Any tool can be misused and abused.
IMHO:
Bottom line: If you are a ‘dope farmer/tobacco grower/booze distillery’… you are in on the destruction of human lives.
Great question to ask the political candidates.
Are you on board with the cultivation of cannibus… a product that destroys some peoples lives ?
Yes or no ?
Go figure.
So you’re a prohibitionist? Got it.
Nope. I want you to admit it… and live with it.
Are you on board with the cultivation of cannibus… a product that destroys some peoples lives ?
Yes or no ?
I’m not admitting a damn thing to you. You aren’t going to pigeon hole me like that and weaponize the response. Nice try though.
What’s the difference between a Trapper and a Hunter?
There was one a man with two dogs — one a Hunter; one a Herder. He didn’t trap.
Your lies are ludicrous.
Well, no, people don’t need my help with that, or with making their own decisions.
Coffee? Tea? Yerba Mate?
Yup. Fentanyl… Meth… Heroin… Opium… Tranq.
What the heck… Let ’em rip!
You get to decide what is best for you. Me too. We don’t need Government to make our decisions for us, eh?
Possibly true. Outcomes are often bad though.
(Photo is of a Fent/Tranq body breaking down).
I’m reminded of the movies we were made to watch in Drivers Education,
Questionable tactics those. Once seen cannot be unseen. Utilizing fear. There are better ways to educate.
Dirty Donnie Dump and his family can fill you in on those. And you forgot ketamine, Elmo’s fav.
Humble?
I (most always) write truthful statements.
Other people don’t like it. Truth irritates them.
As if.
How about citing the source you plagiarized that from? You obviously didn’t write it yourself.
CDC. (Center for Disease Control)
Stanford Health
National Institutes of Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
The Cardiology Advisor
American Lung Association
Mayo Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
California Dept of Public Health
Northwestern Medicine
World Health Organization
Minnesota Department of Health
Hmm… Do you want any more ???
I think they just wanted one with a working URL. Not more garbage to filter through. You made the claim, they asked for a source, THE source, not ALL of them. You’re trying to bury them in BS.
Oh good gawd…
just google on ‘health effects from cannabis consumption’.
https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/index.html
https://www.samhsa.gov/substance-use/learn/marijuana/risks
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/4392-marijuana-cannabis
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4827335/
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/health-effects/effects.html
https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2025/10/cannabis-marijuana-seniors-cautions.html
https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/alcohol-drugs-and-addictive-behaviours/drugs-psychoactive/cannabis
https://www.thecardiologyadvisor.com/features/cannabis-use-risks/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/cognitive-effects-of-long-term-cannabis-use-in-midlife-202206142760
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/marijuana-rehab/long-term-effects
List goes on…
Be prepared for a week or so of reading.
See? Was that so hard? Also, which one are they referring to as needing the source?
I mean, you clearly just copy pasted an ai answer for your first comment. But now you’re just spamming links from a Google search?
What’s the point of that? You’re not demonstrating any knowledge or passing on any information.
If I posted all the information… it would flood this site.
Either you don’t get it… or you are just trolling.
Meanwhile… Have another hit !
Your links are full of “may be associated with”, “appears to”, and all sorts of conditional language because these effects have not been thoroughly studied and the sources are directly from or funded by a government that has spent a trillion dollars on the claim that cannabis is a dangerous drug with no medical benefit.
Several of them that I checked also mention “K2” as somehow associated with cannabis (including the Stanford med one, as well as the study they point to as evidence of heart risks) which is just dishonest and unrelated, as that stuff has nothing to do with cannabis.
Why don’t you link some actual studies so that interested people can look at what risks were actually identified under what conditions?
Instead you’re making vague, unsubstantiated, claims, trying to connect cannabis to “fent/tranq”, and providing “evidence” in the form of a list of links you obviously didn’t read. It’s just lazy two bit propaganda regurgitation, it’s not presenting an informed opinion.
You mean those organizations you think lie to you about Covid, etc.?
One benefit of greater THC concentration is less needs to be smoked for the same benefit. Win-win.
You are kidding… yes ? THC is the problem.
—via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_use_disorder
Cannabis use disorder (CUD), also known as cannabis addiction or marijuana addiction, is a psychiatric disorder defined in the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and ICD-11 as the continued use of cannabis despite clinically significant impairment.
Cannabis use disorder (CUD), also known as cannabis addiction or marijuana addiction, is a psychiatric disorder defined in the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and ICD-11 as the continued use of cannabis despite clinically significant impairment.
Cannabis dependence develops in about 9% of users, significantly less than that of heroin, cocaine, alcohol, and prescribed anxiolytics,[20] but slightly higher than that for psilocybin, mescaline, or LSD.[21] Of those who use cannabis daily, 10–20% develop dependence.
— other web stuff.
Factors Increasing Risks:
You realize that pointing at regular use and calling it addiction doesn’t do anything to prove health impacts.
Why are you so passionate about this topic and yet so unwilling to engage in good faith?
Because you and the old ‘Emerald Triangle’ launched and are participating in a health crisis.
You don’t really realize that injecting psychoactive drugs into a population does in the long term.
Same battle has been fought before… and are continued.
Opium (China… opium wars).
Cocaine (Which used to be available anywhere). Cocaine addicts.
Morphine (Opium derived surgery drug gone wild).
Heroin (Developed as an antidote to Morphine addiction).
Fentanyl (Cheaper and more addictive than Heroin).
Nicotine (Widespread, till some people realized how bad it was).
Alcohol (Widespread. Massive ill effects).
Now Dope.
Addiction Rate: Approximately 9% of users become addicted, a figure that increases to 1 in 6 for those who start as teenagers.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4827335/
Daily Use Risks: Daily users have a significantly higher risk of addiction, with some studies showing 25% to 50% developing CUD.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4827335/
Physical Health Risks: Frequent use is associated with bronchitis, lung irritation, and a potential “double whammy effect” on vascular health, with studies showing 42–56% reduction in vascular function in heavy users. https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/index.html
Mental Health Concerns: Cannabis use has been linked to increased risk of psychosis or schizophrenia in some users, as well as social anxiety and depression.
https://www.cdc.gov/cannabis/health-effects/index.html
Withdrawal Syndrome: A recognized, bona fide withdrawal syndrome exists, featuring symptoms like irritability, insomnia, and anxiety.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4827335/
DNA Methylation Changes: Long-term cannabis use affects DNA methylation (both hypermethylation and hypomethylation), essentially adding or removing methyl groups that act as switches for genes.
https://www.utmb.edu/mdnews/podcast/episode/marijuana-use-affects-your-dna
Persistence: Many identified epigenetic disruptions remain even after smoking cessation, suggesting potential long-term, possibly permanent, changes. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11980083/
Potential Health Implications: The observed changes are linked to genes involved in hormone signaling, neural function, and stress response. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871624003247
Aging Acceleration: Long-term cannabis users may exhibit accelerated “epigenetic aging,” where their biological age appears older than their chronological age, according to analysis of DNA methylation markers. https://publications.ersnet.org/content/erj/63/5/2400458#:~:text=Methylation%20changes%20can%20accumulate%20over%20time%20in,clocks%20that%20can%20estimate%20biological%20age%20%5B4%5D.
Impact on Offspring: Research indicates that cannabis can affect the sperm epigenome, potentially impacting genes related to development. However, evidence also suggests that refraining from use can reduce some of these changes.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10177768/
Go figure.
End of discussion. You won’t listen.
You aren’t saying anything. You’re spamming AI answers that present vaguely made connections without sources as indisputable scientific facts and you’re also pretending that cannabis use was “injected” into the population by the emerald triangle (a cultural designation that is only about 50 years old) despite the fact that cannabis has long been the most widely used intoxicant on earth and has a history of psychoactive use going back thousands of years, rivaling alcohol as the oldest known recreational drug in humanity.
Just typing “end of discussion” and projecting your failures onto others isn’t proof either. It’s called “having a tantrum”. Make serious points if you want people to take you seriously.
Maybe the end of your comments (gawd, it would be nice), but it’s not you who gets to end the discussion.
No I’m not kidding. I smoke a lot less now than in the 1970s. A puff or two.
And, most importantly, I use cannabis for self-improvement, not as a “recreational” thing.
I think future generations will look back at the “High Times” Fad as being silly shtick.
Hysterical nonsense.
I get that, but it also seems the county is hinging a lot of its economy on weed sales and taxes. Not everyone wants to grow it. But the cross-pollen issues are very much a concern. Should be allowed elsewhere though. At least Trinity is trying to protect local business rather than tax it out of existence.
Funny how the county/gov basically destroyed every pot plant they could get their hands on, for decades & now they are “protecting” the same plant. Besides the possible medicinal benefits (not fully explored/established) – I believe from what I’ve read over the years…that the benefits of hemp far outweigh those of it’s old friend, cannabis.
I think in some places we’re seeing the next generation of local lawmakers making decisions. That is, people that weren’t of age to vote in the 80s or 90s are now getting in office and are more weed-friendly. I can’t say who is who, but seems a slow change in progress. Trinity may be such, I don’t know. I don’t follow their issues much.
Parthenocarpy is virginal. Facultative parthenocarpy describes the traditional method of sinsemilla cultivation. Growers facilitate the virginal plant by keeping them away from pollen. Clearly this doesn’t always work! Obligate parthenocarpy on the other hand is entirely different. In this case, the plant is physically incapable of receiving pollen . Ignorance is bliss I guess.
IMHO:
Hey, It’s only a plant !
Enforcement and Abatement: Any violation of this ordinance constitutes a public nuisance. Violators are subject to fines, penalties, and abatement by county enforcement officers.
Summary Abatement: In exigent circumstances where a violation constitutes an immediate and substantial threat to public health or safety, the County is authorized to summarily abate the nuisance to mitigate the threat.
Go figure.
Male plants and lots of beehives.
Well, go figure!
if you would have told me this would happen 50 years ago, I wouldn’t have believed you.
We’ve come a long way!
This is incredibly foolish and unnecessary. What a waste of government resources
So the organic hemp farmer is out of luck.
How will the powers that be determine whether or not someone’s six recreational plants are actually industrial hemp, that the recreational grower honestly doesn’t even realize that is actually what they mail order bought seeds of …???
And if you think that is too far fetched, trust me, it happens…
I really don’t think that industrial hemp can be visually differentiated from non industrial hemp cannabis, by satellite, or with the naked eye, with absolute certainty, or even with relative certainty…
Many times industrial hemp seeds are marketed with legacy strain names like “girl scout cookie”…
Even if the package clearly states “industrial hemp”, that doesn’t guarantee the purchaser of them is aware that they are industrial hemp seeds…
Also, the seeds cannot be differentiated by sight, so it’s very possible that non-industrial cannabis seeds could actually be sold as industrial hemp seeds, and vice versa…
Stranger things have happened…
It would be very hard to prove intent, with so much potential for confusion…
Hilarious!
Funny thing is, is that growing hemp is actually Federally legal…
Outlawing doing something that is federally legal, especially when punishable by such harsh consequences, especially when done unintentionally, should be immediately legally challenged…
Hilarious 2 for 2! You’re on a roll…
lol I finally agree with you
Exactly. Hard to believe Trinity does not learn from it’s past mistakes. Lawsuit coming soon.
In <50 years 2-3 mega corporations will control the worldwide weed trade,
and the people will say “progress” every step of the way
Thank you for saying this. Corporate investment in growing in other less expensive countries is ongoing and just waiting for that federal “legalization” to ship to the USA. People here will say it’s the “most progress ever” and cheer their own economic destruction/slavery…
At 200 dollars a pound, what are they protecting? The cannabis industry in Trinity is over. Only a fool would put their money into it now. On the otherhand, industrial hemp could create an alternative fuel which we could all be using. I for one will be growing whatever I choose to. No-one can tell what I am growing until it is basically harvested. If my neighbor can grow 20 plants outdoor and have an indoor with no permits, I can grow as much industrial hemp as I please.
“Willie Nelson turns 93. Here’s what keeps him going” –Rolling Stone.
‘Nuff said by “Bozo”.