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Emerald Cup Competition
Caption: LAYTONVILLE, MENDOCINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 11: Lukas Nelson, the son of the famous country music singer and pot advocate Willie Nelson, entertains the crowd after the award ceremony on December 11, 2010 at the Emerauld Cup's award ceremony in Area 101 (name after nearby Highway 101), a new age center where the 7th annual Emerauld Cup is being held. The organizers could not remember where they had placed the bongs made for the winners, a testament to the potency of the local marijuana. The Oscars of the marijuana world, the Emerald Cup bestows honors on the best medecinal marijuana grown outside (indoor marijuana is not accepted) in the region known as the Emerald Triangle (Mendocino, Humbold and Trinity County), reputed to be the best in the world. 110 growers presented 136 strands, judged on four criterias: appearance, taste, aroma, and potency. A thousand participants attended the festival. Located about four hours north of San Francisco in deeply fotested areas, and bestowed with perfect growing conditions, the Emerald Triangle has become the marijuana capital of the U.S.. Made legal by the Compassionate Use Act, the Emerald Triangle's medecinal marijuana culture generates over 14 billion dollars annualy, about two third of the counties' revenue (photo graph by Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images).
Date created: 11 Dec 2010
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2010
Award
Ceremony
Country and Western Music
Herb
Human Interest
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Marijuana - Herbal Cannabis
Music
New
People
Smoking
Son
Winning
People
Crowd
Adult
Males
Men
Women
Willie Nelson
Lukas Nelson
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Geographical Locations
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Northern California
USA
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