Monterey County’s crop reports reveal meteoric rise of cannabis cultivation.
Cannabis farmers in Monterey County reached sales of roughly $450 million dollars in 2019 out of a total annual crop value of $4.86 billion, according to two new county reports.
It is the first time that the production value of cannabis has been quantified and the number places cannabis as the number-five crop in Monterey County just behind broccoli, which is at $457 million.
