Editing Emerald Triangle (section)

==History==
{{Further|Cannabis in California}}
When growing cannabis was illegal, this area was attractive due to its remoteness and limited law enforcement capabilities. The area has developed a reputation for cannabis with exceptionally good flavor and cannabinoid profiles.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Roberts|first=Chris|date=September 10, 2020|title=Why No Cash Crop Is More Vulnerable To California Wildfires Than Cannabis|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisroberts/2020/09/10/why-no-cash-crop-is-more-vulnerable-to-california-wildfires-than-cannabis/|access-date=2020-09-12|magazine=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

In 1984, Humboldt residents filed a federal lawsuit claiming they had been subject to illegal surveillance by [[Lockheed U-2|U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft]] deployed by the California-based multiagency task force started the year prior, the [[Campaign Against Marijuana Planting]].<ref>{{citation|title=Marijuana raids angering retirees|author=Carole Rafferty|date=June 10, 1984|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/10/us/marijuana-raids-angering-retirees.html}}</ref>

As of 2023, Humboldt County has the largest cannabis farming industry in the Emerald Triangle. While the largest legal pot farm in the county was {{convert|8 |acres}}, a 2021 survey found the median pot farm size to be {{convert|0.09 |ha||order=flip}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Black |first=Lester |date=August 21, 2023 |title=Critics warn 'Karen initiative' could wipe out Calif. pot farms |work=SFGate |url=https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/humboldt-county-initiative-cannabis-farms-18299312.php}}</ref>