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📣 Help Document California’s Legacy Cannabis Genetics

What cultivars helped define your region?

The Legacy Cannabis Genetics project is inviting cultivators, breeders, hashmakers, researchers, patients, historians, and members of California’s cannabis community to participate in our Cultivar Registration Selection Survey.

Through this survey, you’ll help identify cultivars of regional significance from our 2025–2026 field collections for Cultivar Registration—publicly accessible scientific records that combine botanical documentation, herbarium vouchers, provenance information, chemical analysis, and genetic sequencing to document California’s legacy cannabis genetic resources.

Your knowledge matters.

This survey is an opportunity to help preserve the histories, breeding traditions, and community knowledge that have shaped California’s cannabis heritage. Survey responses will be considered alongside research data and input from the project’s Community Advisory Board, to help guide the selection of cultivars for registration.

🌿 Anonymous survey
🌿 Complete only the regions you know best
🌿 Open through August 14

🔗 Take the survey at the link in our bio.

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with cultivators, breeders, and others who know the legacy genetics of their region.

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#cultivar #genetics #canna #herb #weed

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The recording from the LCG: People and Their Plants, a Community-Driven Study Research Dissemination Event is now available.

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On June 26, researchers, cultivators, breeders, policymakers, regulators, students, advocates, and community members gathered in Sacramento to begin sharing preliminary findings emerging from more than two years of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR).

The program featured presentations from the interdisciplinary research team, community personnel, and the project’s Community Advisory Board, exploring the project’s CBPR methodology, community engagement, preliminary findings across five research tracks, and emerging public policy recommendations.

Whether you missed the event or would like to revisit the presentations, you can now watch the full recording on the Legacy Cannabis Genetics website.

Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, knowledge, and lived experience to this community-driven effort.

🔗 Watch the full event recording at the link in our bio.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the research dissemination event for Legacy Cannabis Genetics: People and Their Plants, a Community-Driven Study.

After two years of community-driven research activities, it was an honor to share preliminary findings, Community Advisory Board reflections, and research-informed policy recommendations with cultivators, breeders, researchers, policymakers, regulators, advocates, and community members from across California.

This event represented the culmination of an extraordinary multidisciplinary collaboration grounded in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), bringing together academic researchers, community organizations, and legacy cultivation communities to document, preserve, and better understand California’s legacy cannabis genetics and the people who steward them.

🌿A heartfelt thank you to our interdisciplinary research team:

● Dr. Dominic Corva (UC Berkeley Cannabis Research Center)
● Dr. Todd Holmes (UC Berkeley Oral History Center)
● Dr. Kerin Law (LeafWorks & Canndor)
● Dr. Eleanor Kuntz (LeafWorks & Canndor)
● Khalil Ferguson (United CORE Alliance)
● Genine Coleman (Origins Council)
● Hannah Nelson (Origins Council)
● Ross Gordon (Origins Council)
● Sam De La Paz (Origins Council)
● Caleb Chen (CalPoly Humboldt Cannabis Studies Lab)

🌿Thank you to our Community Advisory Board members for lending your expertise, lived experience, and thoughtful guidance throughout this process:
 Bryant Anderson, Jamal Baker, Oliver Bates, A.C. Moon Cameron, Mike Corral, Jesse Dodd, Richard Jergenson, Adrien Keys, Nina Parks, Lindsey Renner, Salvador Robles, Wade Olsen, and Trevor Wittke.

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💚 Yesterday, Jay and I had the privilege of attending the Legacy Cann@bis Genetics: Research Dissemination Event, where two years of community-based participatory research was shared with the public.

@norcalseedsandgenetics was honored to contribute to this project alongside an incredible group of researchers, Community Advisory Board members, cultivators, breeders, and community partners dedicated to documenting and preserving California’s legacy cann@bis genetics and the communities that have stewarded them.

It was inspiring to see the research, conversations, and collaborations come together. Thank you to everyone who made this important work possible. We look forward to continuing to support the preservation, research, and stewardship of legacy cann@bis genetics.

@calegacygenetics
@originscouncil
@leafworksdna
@ucberkeleyofficial
@the_uca

#NorCalSeedsAndGenetics #LegacyGenetics #Research #Preservation #Community

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TODAY! At the Capital Events Center in Sacramento!

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Legacy Cannabis Genetics Co-Principal Investigator Genine Coleman recently joined The Cannabis Connection to discuss the Legacy Cannabis Genetics: People and Their Plants project and the upcoming Research Dissemination Event on June 26.

Funded through Proposition 64 public research funding, the project brings together researchers and community partners from @humboldtpolytechnic @berkeleycrc @originscouncil @leafworksdna and @the_uca to better understand California’s legacy cannabis genetics and the communities that steward them.

The conversation explores the project’s Community-Based Participatory Research approach, the importance of community engagement in research, and why preserving cultural knowledge and genetic resources matters.

Listen now via @the.cannabis.connection

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What Will Be Presented at the Research Dissemination Event?

After two years of community-driven research, we’re preparing to share preliminary findings from the Legacy Cannabis Genetics: People and Their Plants project.

This public event will bring together researchers, Community Advisory Board members, cultivators, breeders, historians, advocates, policymakers, and community leaders to explore what we’ve learned about legacy cannabis genetics, the communities that steward them, and the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Presentations will highlight findings from five interdisciplinary research tracks:

🌱 Community-Based Participatory Research
🌱 Ethnography & Political Geography
🌱 Oral Histories
🌱 Herbarium Science
🌱 Plant Genetics

Community Advisory Board members will reflect on emerging themes from the research and discuss what those findings mean for legacy cannabis communities across California.

The event will also explore how research findings may help inform future conversations around:

• Genetic preservation and innovation
• Community stewardship
• Cultural knowledge and memory
• Research and education
• Long-term community participation

Together, we’ll examine questions such as:

❓ What happens when cultivation knowledge is lost?
❓ How do policies influence genetic diversity?
❓ What conditions help communities continue stewarding legacy genetics?
❓ What opportunities exist to support future generations?

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📅 June 26, 2026
📍 Capital Events Center, Sacramento, CA
🎟 Free and open to the public (pre-registration requested)

We hope you’ll join us for an afternoon of presentations, dialogue, and community reflection!

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Research findings. Community perspectives. Policy recommendations.

Join us June 26 in Sacramento as the Legacy C@nn@b!$ Genetics project shares what emerged from two years of community-driven research across California’s legacy regions.

The event is free and open to all. Tickets are moving fast- pre-register to secure your seat through the link in our bio!

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#genetics #legacy #peopleandtheirplants #oralhistory #herbarium

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Over the last two years, the multidisciplinary Legacy C@nn@b!s Genetics (LCG) project has brought together community researchers, academics, scientists, subject-matter experts, and community-based organizations to explore and support the preservation of legacy genetics, history, culture, and communities.

🌿The project’s research tracks included:

• Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) design and implementation led collaboratively by Genine Coleman of Origins Council, Khalil J. Ferguson J.D. of @the_uca , Dr. Todd Holmes, Hannah L. Nelson Esq., Sam De La Paz, and Marj Plumb DrPH.

• Oral History Research led by Dr. Todd Holmes of the @berkeleyohc at UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library, documenting cultivation histories, lived experiences, and cultural memory connected to California cannabis.

• Herbarium Science & Genomics Research, led by Dr. Eleanor Kuntz of @leafworksdna and Canndor, focused on documenting legacy cultivars through herbarium science and studying genetic diversity through genomic analysis.

• Cultural & Political Geography Research led by Dr. Dominic Corva and Caleb Chen of @humboldtpolytechnic , examining the relationships between cannabis genetics, geography, cultural migration, regional identity and drug policy.

• Public Policy & Intellectual Property co-led by Genine Coleman and Ross Gordon of @originscouncil informed by subject matter & legal experts examining how current and future legal frameworks may support preservation, innovation, and the agricultural futures of legacy producers and breeders

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Meet the Legacy C@nn@b!s Genetics Community Advisory Board (CAB)!

As the Legacy Genetics research project enters its final phase, the CAB was convened to help guide interpretation, reflection, and public dissemination of the work developed through this multi-year Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) process.

Representing a range of perspectives, regions, and lived experiences across California’s legacy c@nn@b!s communities, CAB members have been working alongside the research team to review findings, identify key themes and tensions, and help shape how this work is contextualized and shared publicly.

The CAB and research team will help present preliminary research findings and community-informed policy recommendations at the Legacy Genetics Research Dissemination Event on June 26 in Sacramento.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who applied to participate. The strength, experience, and care reflected throughout the application process made selection incredibly difficult.

Thank you to the CAB members for contributing your time, knowledge, and perspective to this process!

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#legacy #cannabisresearch #californiacannabis #cbpr #genetics

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Grateful and humbled to be named to the Sacramento Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2026.

Each year, the Sacramento Business Journal recognizes 40 professionals under the age of 40 who are driving innovation, leadership, and change throughout the Sacramento region. To be counted among them is an honor I don’t take for granted.

It means even more to share this recognition alongside friends and colleagues who are equally committed to uplifting our community. Sacramento is in good hands.

A special thank you to the United CORE Alliance Board of Directors, my team, and everyone who has believed in and supported this work.

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After two years of community-based participatory research across California’s legacy c@nn@b!s producing regions, the multidisciplinary Legacy C@nn@b!s Genetics (LCG) research project is preparing to publicly share findings, reflections, and policy recommendations shaped through this work.

Join us for the Legacy C@nn@b!s Genetics Research Dissemination Event — a public gathering bringing together researchers, Community Advisory Board members, legacy cultivators & breeders, policymakers, advocates, and community members for an afternoon focused on the history & preservation of California’s c@nn@bis genetics and the communities that steward them.

🌿The program will feature:

• Research findings from the LCG study
• Community-informed policy recommendations
• Reflections from the Community Advisory Board
• Discussion on genetics preservation, cultural history, intellectual property, and regional identity
• Opportunities to connect directly with the research team and project collaborators

🗓 Friday, June 26, 2026
⏰ 1:30-4:30 pm (doors open at 1 pm)
📍 Capital Events Center — Sacramento, CA
🎟 Free & open to the public. Pre-registration is requested, as seating is limited. Register via the link in our bio.

The Legacy Cannabis Genetics project is a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) initiative led by academic researchers and community partners working to identify, document, and help preserve the diversity, history, and cultural significance of California’s legacy cannabis genetics and the communities connected to them.

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#legacygenetics #cannabisresearch #californiacannabis #cannabispolicy #cannaculture

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