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These are the Rules You Must Follow if You Want to Sell Marijuana in California Next Year
Andrew Goff / Nov. 16, 2017, 1:51 p.m. / Cannabis
… These are the Rules You Must Follow if You Want to Sell Marijuana in California Next Year Hoping to have your weed biz ready to serve the public come New Year’s Day? Among other many things, you …
County Government Wins Awards; Supervisors Dole Out More Measure Z Funds
Ryan Burns / Nov. 14, 2017, 5:25 p.m. / Local Government
… and help former inmates reenter the community.The Humboldt County Agricultural Department for the cannabis track-and-trace pilot project, which established a program to track the movement of marijuana …
Spanish Tourists Made Up Story of Being Robbed at Gunpoint Near Lady Bird Johnson Grove to Conceal Relation to Marijuana Grow, Say Rangers
Andrew Goff / Nov. 13, 2017, 9:54 p.m. / Cannabis
… Spanish Tourists Made Up Story of Being Robbed at Gunpoint Near Lady Bird Johnson Grove to Conceal Relation to Marijuana Grow, Say Rangers A week after the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office …
Spanish Tourists Made Up Story of Being Robbed at Gunpoint Near Lady Bird Johnson Grove to Conceal Relation to Marijuana Grow
Andrew Goff / Nov. 13, 2017, 9:34 p.m. / Cannabis
… Spanish Tourists Made Up Story of Being Robbed at Gunpoint Near Lady Bird Johnson Grove to Conceal Relation to Marijuana Grow A week Redwood National and State Parks press release below …
Spanish Tourists Made Up Story of Being Robbed at Gunpoint Near Lady Bird Johnson Grove to Conceal Relation to Marijuana Grow
Andrew Goff / Nov. 13, 2017, 9:34 p.m. / Cannabis
… Spanish Tourists Made Up Story of Being Robbed at Gunpoint Near Lady Bird Johnson Grove to Conceal Relation to Marijuana Grow A week Redwood National and State Parks press release below …
Child Welfare Services Inspection Finds Willow Creek Man on Federal Probation With 16 Pounds of Weed, Scales; Two Arrested
Hank Sims / Nov. 13, 2017, 11:24 a.m. / Crime
… . Just over 16 pounds of processed marijuana bud was located in the shed, along with another meth pipe, 2 digital scales, and packaging material.Terrance was arrested for his warrant, H&S 11366.5(a …
Exonerated of Murder but Jailed Since 2015, Blue Lake Man Accepts Eight-Year Sentence for Vandalism, Drug Crimes
Rhonda Parker / Nov. 8, 2017, 2:38 p.m. / Courts
… Correctional Facility since mid-May of 2015. With that time and “good time” figured in, he was given credit for 1,821 days, just a few days shy of five years.Defense attorney Russ Clanton told Judge …
HCSO: Trimmer Upset About Lack of Payment Returns to Mad River Grow With Posse, Steals Marijuana
Andrew Goff / Nov. 6, 2017, 2:04 p.m. /
… HCSO: Trimmer Upset About Lack of Payment Returns to Mad River Grow With Posse, Steals Marijuana The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office continues its Monday press release extravaganza …
Fake SWAT Team Worked Redwood Valley Area, Too — Demanding Weed and Money, Armed Robbers Took Cars and Shoes Instead
Hank Sims / Nov. 6, 2017, noon / Crime
… Grove1,000 Pounds of Marijuana, Vehicles Stolen by Armed Men in Tactical Gear on Bald Hills Road, Says Sheriff’s Office###From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On 11-02-17 at about 8:20 p …
1,000 Pounds of Marijuana, Vehicles Stolen by Armed Men in Tactical Gear on Bald Hills Road, Says Sheriff’s Office
Andrew Goff / Nov. 6, 2017, 10:31 a.m. / Cannabis
… 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana, Vehicles Stolen by Armed Men in Tactical Gear on Bald Hills Road, Says Sheriff's Office MEANWHILE NEARBY: Armed Men in Tactical Gear Rob Spanish Tourists Near …
Armed Men in Tactical Gear Rob Spanish Tourists Near Lady Bird Johnson Grove
Andrew Goff / Nov. 6, 2017, 10:30 a.m. / Crime
… to Conceal Relation to Marijuana Grow, Say Rangers# # #MEANWHILE NEARBY: 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana, Vehicles Stolen by Men in Tactical Gear on Bald Hills Road, Says Sheriff's OfficeHumboldt County …
Drug Task Force Arrests Three at Suspected Arcata Drug Distribution House
LoCO Staff / Nov. 1, 2017, 12:33 p.m. / News
… 30th , 2017, at approximately 1:00 P.M. Humboldt County Drug Task Force Special Agents with assistance from Officers with the Arcata Police Department served a search warrant at an apartment located …
‘Ice’, the Local Forest Service K9 Stabbed in Line of Duty, Loses Out at Hero Dog Awards to Bonnet-Wearing Pit Bull Who Teaches Us About Forgiveness
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 26, 2017, 2:05 p.m. / Animals , Celebrity
… yesterday on the Hallmark Channel.“Ice,” the former Shasta Trinity National Forest Service K9 who suffered multiple knife wounds while taking down a suspect at an illegal marijuana grow last year, was honored …
(VIDEO) A Look at One of the Latest Operation Yurok Trespass-Grow Busts — Numerous Environmental Violations Found
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 19, 2017, 3:10 p.m. / Crime , Tribes
… ,000 plants have been eradicated on tribal lands this year — a record low that the tribe attributes to the work being done through Operation Yurok.Read more from the Yurok Tribe below:The illegal marijuana …
Drug Task Force Busts Fortuna Mom (and Boyfriend) With Meth, Heroin, Weed, Scale and Packaging Materials
Hank Sims / Oct. 13, 2017, 2:09 p.m. / Crime
… of Rhonerville Road in Fortuna.At that location Special Agents found approximately 5.9 grams of suspected heroin, 11 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 3 pounds of marijuana, a digital scale, packaging materials …
Redding Man Busted Transporting Nearly 200 Pounds of Pot From Eureka to Alabama in Horse Trailer With No Registration Tags, Says Wyoming Highway Patrol
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 6, 2017, 2:35 p.m. / Crime
… .Wyoming Highway Patrol press release:A traffic stop on September 30th, 2017 resulted in the seizure of approximately 197 pounds of marijuana. The traffic stop occurred at 2:59 p.m. at milepost 353 on Interstate 80 …
Recreational Weed Coming to Eureka After Council Votes to Include Adult Use Canna-Businesses in City Code
Ryan Burns / Oct. 4, 2017, 5 p.m. / Local Government
… a dozen people got up to address the council, and all but one — Bayside resident and former Humboldt County supervisor candidate Karen Brooks — spoke in favor of legitimizing adult use marijuana …
HARDIN: Community, What a Concept!
John Hardin / Oct. 2, 2017, 7:33 a.m. / Guest Opinion
… and Music Festival predates the Mateel as a community function. Before SoHum became a marijuana monoculture, a lot of people around here made and sold art, pottery, cabinetry, candles, clothing, musical …
Cleared of Arcata Murder, Blue Lake Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison on Unrelated Charges
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 28, 2017, 12:45 p.m. / Courts
… for Oct. 5.Both Huntzinger and Billy Joe Giddings were charged with murdering Trevor Mark Harrison in May 2015 during a marijuana deal at Harrison's mother’s home in Arcata. Giddings, who fired …
(UPDATE) Two ‘Armed and Dangerous’ Men Sought in String of SoHum Marijuana Robberies
Hank Sims / Sept. 25, 2017, 7:49 a.m. / Crime
… (UPDATE) Two 'Armed and Dangerous' Men Sought in String of SoHum Marijuana Robberies ###PREVIOUSLY:Man Attempting to Sell Weed Reportedly Beaten With Firearm, Thrown From …
Man Attempting to Sell Weed Reportedly Beaten With Firearm, Thrown From Best Western Balcony by Two Robbery Suspects in Garberville
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 24, 2017, 4:22 p.m. / Crime
… attempted to sell marijuana to two unidentified individuals at the motel. The individuals pulled out firearms and robbed the victim of the marijuana. The victim attempted to grab his marijuana when he …
Officers Arrest Two in Fortuna in Possession of AK-47 With High-Capacity Magazine, Freshly Cut Marijuana, After Tracking Down Vehicle From Disnmore Weed Heist
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 24, 2017, 4:10 p.m. / Crime
… Officers Arrest Two in Fortuna in Possession of AK-47 With High-Capacity Magazine, Freshly Cut Marijuana, After Tracking Down Vehicle From Disnmore Weed Heist Gregory Esskew (left), Kurtis Mann …
Over Two Years Later, Suspect to Stand Trial on Charges of Beating Georgia Man to Death in Downtown Garberville
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 20, 2017, 7 a.m. / Courts
… on a marijuana grow near Garberville for about two months. Preschern says they never talked about the killing, except to say they wished it hadn’t turned out so badly.Preschern ended up in Arkansas.“I assumed …
Supervisors Opt to Prorate Cannabis Excise Tax, Place Moratorium on Weed Grows in Coastal Zone
Ryan Burns / Sept. 19, 2017, 4:07 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
… characterized as a sort of administrative clean-up to the county's still-young marijuana regulatory system, the supervisors unanimously agreed to prorate excise taxes on new outdoor grow operations. The way …
Six Arrested on Weed Charges After Being Detained by Construction Workers on Highway 36
Andrew Goff / Sept. 16, 2017, 9:41 a.m. / Crime
… the subjects were being chased by the victim of a robbery. The subjects fled eastbound on Highway 36 in a dark SUV towing a black trailer filled with marijuana. They came upon the closure at MM 39 …
Sheriff’s Office Rips Out Nearly 12,000 Plants, Finds Enviro Violations Galore in Two-Day Raid
Hank Sims / Sept. 15, 2017, 3:57 p.m. / Crime
… Office:On Wednesday 09/13/2017, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office’s Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) began a two day operation investigating non-permitted large scale marijuana cultivation sites in the Stone …
… Suspected Hash Lab Explosion West of Willits Blows Hole in Roof of 30,000-Square-Foot Warehouse From the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office:On 09-12-2017 at 1:41 PM deputies from the Mendocino …
Police Name Man Shot and Killed by Officers on Arcata Plaza Saturday Morning
Andrew Goff / Sept. 11, 2017, 3:08 p.m. / News
… . We'll have more on that soon. In the meantime, the APD has issued a press release.From the Arcata Police Department:On September 9, 2017, at about 1:25 a.m., the Arcata Police Department received …
Burgess Sentenced to 7 Years for Eureka Armed Marijuana Robbery, May Return as Witness in Gang-Related Homicide Case
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 11, 2017, 12:02 p.m. / Courts
… Burgess Sentenced to 7 Years for Eureka Armed Marijuana Robbery, May Return as Witness in Gang-Related Homicide Case A potential witness in the gang-related murder of a 14-year-old Eureka boy has …
Environmental Leaders Say County’s Weed Ordinance and Draft EIR are Fine But Enforcement is Sorely Lacking
Ryan Burns / Sept. 8, 2017, 2:44 p.m. / Cannabis , Environment
… in one way or another by the coming advent of legalized recreational marijuana, but you'd have to be a dedicated policy wonk or diligent environmentalist to read all 1,038 pages (counting appendices …