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{ SOMMjournal.com } 35 To protect their terroir, California cannabis farmers are work- ing with legislators to build appellation zones into upcoming regulations; that wine-style AOC classification is what will save the farmers and allow California to become the only producer of artisanal hashish globally, Cannoli says. Hashish from other regions is created on a large scale, but if legalized well, California will be the only region where artisanal hashish is handcrafted in small batches and aged to enhance flavor. But how do you measure the quality of cannabis? The hier - archical classification system used for wine provides the blue- print to rank cannabis in a standardized and meaningful way. "That distinction is why Emerald Triangle farmers are fighting for the AOC classification as California reevaluates its medical cannabis industry," claims Cannoli. Farmers, legislators and other stakeholders are anxious to regulate the medical market in an intelligent way and prepare the state for likely legalization of adult-use cannabis in November 2016. Ready for harvest: The trichomes of the Girl Scout Cookies strain of the cannabis flower. Trichomes are developed at peak maturity of the plant when THC production has reached its maximum point. They eventually form densely packed clusters, or "buds." Hashish from other regions is created on a large scale, but if legal- ized well, California will be the only region where artisanal hash- ish is handcraed in small batches and aged to enhance flavor. "Hashishin" Frenchy Cannoli was offering tastes of his aged, artisanal hashish at the House of Aficionado booth during the Ganjier Spring Kickoff on February 21, 2015. CREDIT: PHOTO: JOSE QUEZADA PHOTO: KIM SALLAWAY Allison Edrington is Editor of www.TheGanjier.com. TheGanjier. com connects cannabis entrepreneurs with a reliable, updated information source to build their businesses and their knowledge of the plant. All contributors are ganjiers, cannabis culturalists and ganja professionals with a visible passion for cannabis and who are highly knowledgeable about one or more facets of the plant and the industry. TheGanjier.com will be a strategic partner with our new publication, The Clever Root, debuting this fall.