Large cannabis growers could soon see increased competition from smaller farmers because of state legislation that seeks to draw lines on the map linking grows to specific locations, or “appellations.”

That is because of a law, Senate Bill 185, championed by North Bay state Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this month that establishes appellation protections for cannabis for the first time, according to McGuire’s office... READ MORE