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Planning commission backs recommendation to ban industrial hemp, adds two‑year sunset for study
Summary
Trinity County’s Planning Commission on March 26 voted unanimously to recommend the Board of Supervisors adopt a permanent prohibition on industrial hemp cultivation, adding a two‑year sunset to allow staff to strengthen findings and study mitigation and small‑scale opportunities.
The Trinity County Planning Commission voted unanimously March 26 to recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance permanently prohibiting industrial hemp cultivation, while adding a two‑year sunset clause to allow time for further study and to document required legal findings.
Angela Blanchard, the county’s Agricultural Commissioner, told the commission the county’s current moratorium on industrial hemp is due to expire April 20 and staff is recommending a permanent ban, citing “pollen drift and the potential for hemp to exceed the legal THC limit” as the primary concerns. Blanchard said 336 stakeholder surveys were distributed; nearly 10% were returned, with about…
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