A steady drizzle of rain dampened the atmosphere but spirits remained high in more ways than one at the seventh annual Emerald Cup north of Laytonville.
Marijuana aficionados talked shop, smoked marijuana and examined pot-related wares in a narrow canyon along Highway 101.

“It's kind of wonderful,” Jon Staples, of Petaluma, said, noting the openness of the event, a far cry from the days when growing and smoking marijuana were strictly covert operations.

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Inside The Emerald Cup: Northern California's Pot Competition

And the 2010 Emerald Cup Winner is: “Sour Best Shit Ever”
1st Place Emerald Cup Winner is Entry Number 117, ” Sour Best Shit Ever” @ 19.62%THC, .25% CBD’s
Judges Take on ” Sour Best Shit Ever”:
Strain Background ; 1978 Old School Lao Affie X Sage.
Judges Comments: “Fuzzy Looking velvety buds had a good trim job and tasted of minty choc-coconut apricots,and a hint of mint, Has an intoxicating aroma as it burns like a pine forest floor and earthy. Produces clearing effects that would be great in the morning and make you babble mouthfuls of philosophy. I can feel my legs again…. for a moment!”
2nd Place Emerald Cup Winner is Entry Number #92 “Cheese” @ 17.78%THC, .21% CBD’s
3rd Place Emerald Cup Winner is Entry Number #101 “In the Pines Pineapple” @ 19.02%THC, .35% CBD’s
4th Place Emerald Cup Winner Is Entry Number #99 “Headband” @ 23.20%THC, .26% CBD’s
5th Place Emerald Cup Winner is Entry Number #103 “Cheese to Please” @ 21.70%THC, .26% CBD’s
6th Place Emerald Cup Winner is Entry Number #18 “Lemon Diesel” @ 19.56% THC, .20% CBD’s
7th Place Emerald Cup Winner is Entry Number #57 “Pineapple Afghani” @ 21.65% THC, .28% CBD’s
8th Place Emerald Cup Winner is Entry Number #102 “Kracky Tobacky” @ 18.85% THC, .57% CBD’s
9th Place Emerald Cup Winner is Entry Number #124 “Purple Mr Nice” @ 7.40% THC, .14% CBD’s
10th Place Emerald Cup Winner is Entry Number #4 “Maui Purple” @ 14.33%THC, .14% CBD’s

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