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Yesterday, Lindsay Erin Davis Went To Jail Because 19 Didn't Pass
Photo of unknown smoker I've lost count of the times I've heard, "We don't need to make marijuana legal. No one goes to jail any more." Yesterday, a young…
2012 New Initiative
…But the gap between yes and no on legalization has been closing and the battle for legalization is already on for 2012. Two year reprieve. Maybe… Even with the extra are the…
Attitudes Towards Humboldt Growers
…Growers of the Emerald Triangle are losing the battle for brand loyalty to Oaksterdam. The day after 19 failed the rooms are full of comments like the one below from the mainstream…
Tunnel between LA and Humboldt?
Transporting pot is arguably the most dangerous part of a dangerous business. Willits has a reputation for being a place where large quantities of Humboldt weed gets captured and its driver thrown…
The Big Business Book of Buds
Want to understand how big cannacorporations are taking over the marijuana market? This new book, Cannabiz: The Explosive Rise of the Medical Marijuana Industry by John Geluardi delves into Oaksterdam and beyond…
The Emerald Triangle's Response to Prop. 19—Flowers among the Weed?
…In fact, it voted for it by a larger percentage than the rest of the state." (Thank you, Ellen.) Mendocino's stats also show that the communities most known for growing were…
Got Great Buds? Emerald Cup Entry Forms
…Follow the directions on the Entry forms below: Download Cannabis Entry Form Here Download Hash Entry Form Here Download Vendor Form Here Forms must be in by Dec. 1 _________________________________________________________________ h/t to…
Dead Ukiah Home Invasion Suspect Identified and Two Further Suspects Arrested
Saturday, I published the story of a Ukiah woman (Jill Cahill) who killed a man attempting to invade her home and apparently steal marijuana. Here is an update to the story. SUPPLEMENTAL…
Will Somebody Please Think of the Children: Why The Prohibition On Marijuana Must End, Now
(This Fall, I have been doing a bi-weekly column at the Reporta. Recently its host, John Osborn, had a change of heart on Prop. 19 and offered me the chance to…
LA Sheriff Tricking Parents about Treats?
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department entered into the Halloween spirit yesterday by trying to scare parents with the extremely remote possibility that some tricksters would give marijuana infused treats to…
Got Violence?
…Jill advised that the suspects forcibly entered into her residence and sprayed the pepper-spray at the three occupants inside the residence. Jill advised that the suspects further displayed an unknown type…
The Best Year Ever?
People grew more this year but did they grow better? The Cannabis Post on location in Mendocino has growers tell him that they think so. Here's an excerpt: Me: For the…
As Marijuana Becomes Mainstream, Will the Breeding Ground for Young Alternative Buisnesses Die?
The Emerald Triangle growers provide the influx of money behind the success of much of alternative culture. Non-profits like schools, community centers and volunteer fire departments have felt the nourishing flow…
Bet You a Buck
Sleek and fat, the local bucks are ready for winter. Bet you there will be a sweet crop of fawns next year.
Channel 3 -The Politics of Pot
…According to Three, Supervisor Cliff Clendenen says, "…locally the industry has too much potential to say no to."
Tired of the Politicians Yet?
Tired of the politicians yet? Ivan B. Nobody is. He sent me the above poster. He's voting none of the above on all the politicians but yes on 19. I'll…
HumboldtHomegrown.com
…The New Jersey company that paid over $1 million for marijuana .com in 2004 says it has turned down five offers for more than $2 million for the domain in the last…
19 Won't End Blackmarket
"We're seeing more and more of the marijuana cultivated in California being exported where there is a market that will pay more," says Bill Ruzzamenti, a former special agent with the…
First Frost
Cold morning in the Humboldt hills!
Humboldt Growers Association Fundraises for Paul Gallegos
For years the growers of Humboldt hid their identities. Growers kept to themselves. They didn't often allow outsiders into their world and they didn't engage openly as growers with the…
A Freakin' Gullywasher
…The Salmon Creek road is closed just west of the Banfield sign—on the sharp corner with the mirror. The PG&E crews had not yet arrived as of this update. Thanks…
"To the Connected Shall Go the Spoils."
The best analysis of the Emerald Triangle outlaw culture that I've read so far is found in the November/December issue of The Washington Monthly. It's detailed and nuanced but…
Proposition Pot—A Documentary Airs This Saturday
…The 'back to the land' community that created the cannabis culture was all about sustainability." The piece talks about the effort of many local entrepreneurs to move with the changing markets. It…
Day of the Dead
The community is invited to celebrate Day of the Dead at Persimmon's Gallery in Redway. Starting October 23, you may bring photos or other mementos of lost loved ones to add…
No One Gets Arrested for Pot Anymore…
One of the reasons many people give for not supporting Prop 19 is that it is practically legal now—no one gets arrested. A case in Ukiah, one of many, shows this…
Supes Give Thumbs Up to Prop. 19
…Supervisor Mark Lovelace recommended that the board not take a position on the initiative which legalizes marijuana. According to the Times Standard, ”Proposition 19 provides only for legalization without regulation, which is…
Got Pot? Be Compassionate
…While I was at the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo at the Cow Palace, I met the two men pictured above. They talked to me about their program. …we give away free…
115 Tons of Pot Seized in Mexico
A huge seizure of 115 tons of marijuana in Tijuana destined for the US seems to contradict statements from officials on both sides of the border claiming that cartels get relatively little…
Prop. 19 Reading the Law
…19 bad for the Emerald Triangle or good for it? The question is raising hackles between good friends and dividing the county. I just thoroughly reread the law, researched the pro and…
Big Bud Business May Suffer From Feds Under Prop 19
Some of the biggest concerns of growers in the Emerald Triangle revolve around the fear that large corporations will annihilate the small marijuana farms of the area—destroying the economy and reducing…