Nathan Whittington

Nathan Whittington, J.D. is a lecturer in the Cannabis Studies Program at Cal Poly Humboldt whose scholarship and teaching emphasize the application of legal training to emerging cannabis regulation and environmental policy. He contributed to the drafting of Humboldt County’s first cultivation ordinance and to statewide regulatory frameworks through advocacy and policy development with the California Growers Association and Humboldt County Growers Alliance. Drawing on his experience establishing one of Humboldt County’s first locally permitted cottage farms, Whittington navigates compliance while developing case studies that illustrate how law and policy intersect with sustainability, equity, and community-based advocacy in the evolving cannabis sector.

Nathan is also on Coaching Staff for Cal Poly Humboldt Men's Rugby.