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Cannabis for Conservation

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY Cannabis for Conservation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to conserve persisting natural resources, restore degraded ecosystems, and educate communities to prevent further impacts from unsustainable cannabis cultivation. As a burgeoning legal industry dependent on healthy natural systems, we saw the need to institute a conservation ethic that expands beyond sustainable cultivation practices, and addresses stewardship from a more holistic, ecosystem-level approach. CFC is the first and only 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit addressing conservation issues strictly within the cannabis industry. We are here as a resource to the environment, and to the cannabis industry, and are honored to be that interface. WHY WE’RE HERE California legalized recreational cannabis with Proposition 64 in 2016. For decades prior to legalization and presently, cannabis was the economic backbone for the communities of Humboldt, Mendocino, and Trinity Counties, constituting what is widely known as the Emerald Triangle, and the birthplace of the US’s cannabis industry. Traditional cultivation was significantly less expansive on the landscape, and held a culture o.

Arcata, CA Founded 2018 Revenue $1,240,899 1% for the Planet

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