O’Neill: Emerald Cup, cannabis taxes, and changing times (column)

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.

This next weekend is the Emerald Cup Harvest Ball in Santa Rosa.  I’m excited to go and see everyone, but the feeling is bittersweet when I think back on the earlier years of the event.  So much has changed over the years, and I miss the days of Prop 215 and the Collective model.  I miss sharing herb and conversation, big mason jars on the table and available for sampling.