Celebrating cannabis at the first post-legalization Emerald Cup

An attendee smells a jar of cannabis at the Compassionate Heart Distribution booth during the Emerald Cup. Pot is no longer available only to medical patients; anyone 21 and over can now purchase cannabis.

The annual event, held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, is billed as a celebration of outdoor, organically grown cannabis.

Colorado resident Hannah Dewitt lights up while waiting to purchase highly sought after strains of seeds during the Emerald Cup. People waited as much as six hours in a line that snaked through the livestock barn to purchase seeds that can cost as much as $50 apiece.

Attendees take a smoking break in the Redwood Stage art exhibit.

Jeff Princko and Christine Giannelli compare submissions in the Emerald Cup’s cannabis flower contest.

A worker at the Exotic Genetix booth prepares cannabis plants for sale.

Compassionate Heart was among distributors at the event, where over two days an estimated 28,000 pot enthusiasts converged.

Daniel Condon and Mauricio Arzate had just met at the Emerald Cup but shared and compared cannabis.

Attendees enjoy their purchases at the yearly event that serves as party, conference, marketplace and county fair competition.

Scott Martin, right, operates his Kush Kannon, a leaf blower with a glass burning chamber attached, which he used to blow a large amount of smoke at the crowd.

Sofia Cianfichi, of Pleasant Hill, carts off a tray of cannabis plants she just bought at the Emerald Cup.