Cannabis
DID YOU KNOW? The Lost Coast Outpost ends up writing about marijuana/cannabis issues quite frequently. Below, for your convenience, all those posts are gathered into one place.
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May 2018
Supervisors Pass County Weed Ordinance Version 2.0
April 2018
People on the Street: Is 420 Still a Thing?
Happy 4/20! Supervisor Estelle Fennell Elected President of Multi-County California Cannabis Authority
(UPDATE: NOT YET) Busting Pot Farms From Space: Supervisors (MAY) Approve Contract With Company Offering High-Res Satellite Imagery to Assist With Code Enforcement
March 2018
County Supervisors Ease Tax Burden on Weed Growers, Hire Attorneys to Sue Big Pharma’s Opioid Manufacturers
Here’s What People Had to Say About the County’s Comprehensive New Weed Ordinance, Including the Proposed Cultivation Permit Cap
County Supervisors Met Monday to Start Deliberating on Proposed New Weed Regs, Including a Permit Cap
California Has Already Issued More than 2,000 Cannabis Cultivation Licenses. Are Growers Being Set Up to Fail?
Two New Weed Stores on Eureka’s Fourth Street? City Council Set to Move Forward at Next’s Week’s Meeting
February 2018
Legal Weed Summit to Be Held in Ukiah Next Week; McGuire, Wood Will Host ‘First 60 Days of Prop 64’ Hearing
‘You Are Sucking Us Dry’: Growers Descend on Supervisors Meeting to Protest Cannabis Fees, Taxes
January 2018
California Growers Association Sues State Over Loophole in Pot Farm Size Limits
Just ‘Cause Weed’s Legal Now Doesn’t Mean You Can Smoke (or Ingest or Vape) It In Public, Eureka Reminds You
Water District Says Proposed Mercer-Fraser Marijuana Facility Threatens Health and Safety of Two of Every Three County Residents
If You Want to Weigh In on the County’s Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance, Thursday’s Your Chance
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Rescind Obama-Era Memo Protecting States’ Rights on Marijuana Legalization
Pair of Local Marijuana Entrepreneurs, Including Founder of Jack’s Hand Cleaner, Busted in Tennessee Airport With More Than 150 Pounds of Weed, Cops Say
Recreational Weed Sales Are Brisk as Second Humboldt Retail Outlet Gets State License
December 2017
(VIDEO) CNBC Show ‘The Profit’ Comes to ‘The Marijuana Capital of America’ (Guess Where That Is)
Recreational Weed Sales Start Monday Statewide; Here’s Where You Can Buy It Locally
CEASE AND DOSIST: The Weed Company Formerly Known as ‘hmbldt’ Has Changed Its Name
(VIDEO) Confused on How to Register Your Cannabiz? Cheech Will Help You!
WHAT WE FOUND THERE: Stories From Humboldt’s Marijuana Culture
Anxiety Runs High as Marijuana Legalization Puts Humboldt County’s Economy at a Crossroads
3,000 lbs. of Marijuana Seized and Destroyed After DEU Serves Warrants on Highway 36 Properties
PRICE SUPPORTS FOR GROWERS! North Coast’s Legislative Delegation Lobbies State Weed Official to Keep Cannabis Production Tiny
November 2017
These are the Rules You Must Follow if You Want to Sell Marijuana in California Next Year
Spanish Tourists Made Up Story of Being Robbed at Gunpoint Near Lady Bird Johnson Grove to Conceal Relation to Marijuana Grow, Say Rangers
1,000 Pounds of Marijuana, Vehicles Stolen by Armed Men in Tactical Gear on Bald Hills Road, Says Sheriff’s Office
October 2017
HARDIN: Please Don’t Scare the Trimmigrants
With Its Weed Business Booming, City of Rio Dell Makes Pitch for Cannabis Tax on November Ballot
Garberville Sanitary District Sez: Dudes, We Don’t Have Enough Municipal Water to Feed All Your Grow Ops
September 2017
(VIDEO) Kirsten Dunst on Humboldt Weed: ‘This is, Like, STUH-RONG Shit’
Supervisors Opt to Prorate Cannabis Excise Tax, Place Moratorium on Weed Grows in Coastal Zone
Suspected Hash Lab Explosion West of Willits Blows Hole in Roof of 30,000-Square-Foot Warehouse
Environmental Leaders Say County’s Weed Ordinance and Draft EIR are Fine But Enforcement is Sorely Lacking
August 2017
These Marijuana Bills From Our State Reps Could Shape California’s Legal Weed Industry
Two Days of Megaraids in the Petrolia Area — Each Centered on a Limited Liability Company — Yield Over 13,000 Plants, Three Tons of Processed Weed, Numerous Environmental Violations
(PHOTOS) Arcata Celebrates Cannabis Culture With First Ever ‘Yes We Cann Parade & Hullabaloo’
One Arrested, One At Large After Eureka Marijuana Deal Gone Bad
11,412 Marijuana Plants Eradicated, 1,153 Pounds Seized, Three Arrested After Three-Day HCSO-Led Raid
July 2017
4,500 Marijuana Plants from 23 Unpermitted Gardens Eradicated by Humboldt Sheriff’s DEU; Environmental Violations Discovered; Three Arrested
Mendo Cops Make Big Weed Bust on Willits Tribal Land … at the Request of Tribal Officials, Sheriff’s Office Says
Here’s the Documentation You’ll Need to Keep the Sheriff’s Office From Busting Your Weed Grow
Armed Men Allegedly Pose as Law Enforcement in Attempt to Steal Northern Mendocino Marijuana Crop
Humboldt Sheriff’s Office Eradicates 5,491 Marijuana Plants on Parcel Without Commercial Grow Permits
Over 30,000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated at Trespass Grow on National Forest Land in Trinity County; Three Arrested
Nearly 5000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated, Stream Diversions Discovered, Two Arrested at Trespass Grow Site
June 2017
(UPDATE) 21,389 Marijuana Plants Eradicated, 758 lbs., $80k, Firearms Seized, Two Arrested After DTF Raids in McKinleyville and Eastern Humboldt
McKinleyville Woman Arrested After Routine Traffic Stop Leads to Discovery of 108 lbs. of Weed