The Emerald Cup is more than just another cannabis competition. Held in the heart ofCalifornias iconic Emerald Triangle itsan opportunity for the the regionscannabis pioneers to getaway from their farms and celebrate thefruitsor flowers as it wereof their labor. This years event held Dec. 1011 in Santa Rosafeatured more than650 different strains of the best sungrown cannabis in the statealong with dozensof other product categories. The event also serves ascultural watering hole and a forum for industry networking. From floor demonstrationsand expert panels by day to multistage musical performances by nightand of course endless opportunities to sample the finest flowers and concentrates on the West Coastthe Emerald Cup pays homage to abountiful fall harvest throughjust the right mix of art community and revelry. Attendees wait in line at The Emerald Cup held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa California. December 10 2016An attendee from Chico California with their homegrown cannabis in a tin at The Emerald Cup.Naresh Kumar making nan at the Indian Gourmet stand.Event attendee sampling cannabis at the Natural Cannabis Co. booth during The Emerald Cup.Artist Seth McMahon of Oakland California finishing up a painting he worked on for about 4 months.Daniel Steigman of BHOGART explaining his companys butane extractors to attendees.A panel discussion at The Emerald Cup.Glass artist Sammy Garcia of Mexico City.Zach Trent left and Jennifer Sic looking over glass products on display at The Mighty Quinn booth.Michelle Smith left handing out slices of pizza with Stephanie Tholl at the Home Slice Pizza stand.Glass products on display at The Mighty Quinn booth.Damian Jr. Gong Marley performing at The Emerald Cup.HIRIE performing at The Emerald Cup. Erik Castro Erik Castro is an award-winning photojournalist and frequent contributor to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and San Francisco Chronicle. He is the sole photographer for a book about a new generation of winemakers The New California Wine and is currently working on a long-term project documenting the faces of Sonoma County harvest workers. Originally from Los Angeles he now resides in Santa Rosa. The post In Photos: Inside the Emerald Cup Californias Largest Harvest Festival appeared first on Leafly. by Erik Castro at Leafly