1. The Boom and the Busts: Mendocino County's Agricultural Revolution
- Author:
- Charlie Harris and Christopher McKenna
- Publication Date:
- 01-2019
- Content Type:
- Case Study
- Institution:
- Oxford Centre for Global History
- Abstract:
- California’s Mendocino County is a single-industry economy. Arriving in the sixties, marijuana cultivation gained a momentum in Mendocino that local government eventually began perceive as unstoppable, filling an economic void once occupied by lumber and fishing. Remote, permissive, boasting near-perfect outdoor growing conditions and conveniently situated between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon – two cities with something of a reputation for the consumption (and nationwide distribution) of marijuana. This convergence of assets, along with the benefit of timing, have led Mendocino County to draw growers – whether seasoned professionals or hopeful amateurs – from all over the world.
- Topic:
- Economics, History, Capitalism, Economic growth, and Economic Policy
- Political Geography:
- United States and California