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(PHOTOS) Led by Local Scientists, Huge Trespass Grow Clean-Up in the Shasta-Trinity This Week
Hank Sims / May 26, 2016, 2:53 p.m. / Cannabis
… of clandestine marijuana cultivation on public lands, much of it entrenched in prime elk habitat. These illegal cultivation sites on public lands have a long list of deleterious impacts towards natural resources …
Busy Day in Carlotta! Butane Honey Oil Hash Lab, 733lbs. of Shake Located on Golden Gate Drive
Andrew Goff / May 26, 2016, 2:13 p.m. / Crime
… constructed inside a detached garage. Deputies located large amounts of butane, indicia, documentation of sales, digital scales, a firearm, BHO product, and approximately 733 lbs. of marijuana shake …
Smallish Weed Bust Off Hwy 36 Yields Stolen Gun, 262 Plants; Three Arrested
Hank Sims / May 26, 2016, 11:37 a.m. / Crime
… cultivation grows were located inside the main residence. These indoor grows contained green growing marijuana plants in a vegetative state of growth. These plants ranged between 6” – 1& …
(PHOTOS) Salmon Creek Hash Lab Fire Pointed Cops to 2,800+ Plants
Hank Sims / May 25, 2016, 10:03 a.m. / Crime
… and secured the scene. DEU responded to investigate, and discovered burnt remains of a Butane Honey Oil (BHO) lab. Marijuana bud/shake, butane canisters, nitrogen tanks, propane tanks, commercial grade ovens …
Too Much Weed! Cannabis Permit Applications Making Planning Staff Sick and Must Be Paused, Management Says
Hank Sims / May 24, 2016, 3:45 p.m. / Local Government
… a functioning planning department is to cease accepting new commercial marijuana permit applications for a spell. “A 90 day stand down should be implemented as soon as possible.” ### UPDATE, 4:30 p …
HARDIN: Seed ’Em For Freedom!
John Hardin / May 23, 2016, 6:49 a.m. / Guest Opinion
… flatulence of chainsaws, bulldozers and ATVs all day, and the endless roar of generators, that fuel the UFO-like glow of brightly lit greenhouses, all night. This is crazy! I love marijuana as much as the next …
Marijuana, Pickup Stolen During Early Morning Westhaven Armed Home Invasion; Four Suspects Sought
Andrew Goff / May 18, 2016, 10:29 a.m. / Crime
… Marijuana, Pickup Stolen During Early Morning Westhaven Armed Home Invasion; Four Suspects Sought Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release: On 05-16- 2016 at about 3:40 a …
Connecting with SoHum’s Homeless: A LoCO Walk-a-Long
Andrew Goff / May 14, 2016, 7 a.m. / Homelessness
… can help stabilize interactions. The multiagency 2015 Point in Time count tallied 1,319 homeless people living in Humboldt County with 13 percent of that total — a little less than …
SUPE CANDIDATES DEBATE! What Would You Ask Supervisorial Candidates Uri Driscoll and Mike Wilson?
Ryan Burns / May 13, 2016, 2:09 p.m. / Elections
… marijuana legalization, port/bay development and the degree to which the east-west rail is delusional pipe dream, among other topic. And here's the twist: Unlike the KEET/LWV debate, this showdown …
(UPDATE) 2,000 Marijuana Plants Removed From Humboldt Old Growth Redwood Forest Trespass Grow; Three Armed Suspects at Large
Andrew Goff / May 11, 2016, 10:36 a.m. / Cannabis
… (UPDATE) 2,000 Marijuana Plants Removed From Humboldt Old Growth Redwood Forest Trespass Grow; Three Armed Suspects at Large UPDATE, 4:10 p.m.: This afternoon the California Department …
Big Grow Site Raid/Cleanup in Humboldt Redwoods State Park Yesterday; Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies, Private Contractor Involved
Hank Sims / May 10, 2016, 4:58 p.m. / Cannabis
… Parks Department, assisted by numerous police agencies and others, tore out an active marijuana grow operation set up by trespass growers near Cuneo Creek Horse Camp in Humboldt Redwoods State Park …
HARDIN: My Impressions of 2nd District Candidates Debate in Garberville
John Hardin / May 9, 2016, 7:13 a.m. / Guest Opinion
… and ruin our quality of life with the recently passed medical marijuana ordinance. That's her record. She's a liar for hire, and just like when she worked at KMUD, she draws a paycheck from us all …
Weed For Fun! Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measure Set for November
Andrew Goff / May 4, 2016, 2:38 p.m. / Cannabis
… Weed For Fun! Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measure Set for November Hey, Oregon, Colorado, Washington and Alaska. Guess who’s getting their act together, finally. As reported by the L …
Humboldt: Here’s Your Chance to Find Out What the State’s Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation is All About
Ryan Burns / May 3, 2016, 3:20 p.m. / Cannabis , Government
… Humboldt: Here's Your Chance to Find Out What the State's Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation is All About Two decades after Californians legalized medical marijuana, the state …
Redway Marijuana Deal with ‘Cheick’ Goes Poorly, Says Sheriff’s Office; Two Suspects Sought
Andrew Goff / May 3, 2016, 2:31 p.m. / Crime
… Redway Marijuana Deal with 'Cheick' Goes Poorly, Says Sheriff's Office; Two Suspects Sought Humboldt County Sheriff's Office press release: On Tuesday, May 3, 2016, just …
Myers Flat Man Riding Dirty Ran From CHP Helicopter and Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies, Trinity County Sheriff Says
Hank Sims / April 28, 2016, 9:56 a.m. / Trinity
… . Officers located processed marijuana and a large amount of US currency was also found in the vehicle. The driver was identified as Dennis Chase, Jr. from Myers Flat, CA. Chase has a lengthy criminal history …
METH, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE: Cracking the Safe
John Ross Ferrara / April 27, 2016, 7:38 a.m. / Del Norte
… a truck, but is not personal friends with Hodson.” According to the report, Hodson owns a medical marijuana dispensary in Crescent City, and occasionally sells cars on Craigslist for some extra cash …
Wood’s Proposed Weed Tax Clears Committee; Fees Would be Levied on Buds, Leaves and Immature Plants
Ryan Burns / April 21, 2016, 12:08 p.m. / Cannabis , Government
… ’s proposed excise tax AB 2243 was approved by the Assembly Revenue and Tax Committee today 5-0 with Republicans not voting. The excise tax was originally proposed as part of Wood’s Marijuana …
(UPDATE) Big Police Raid Underway Outside Cutten Murphy’s Market
Hank Sims / April 19, 2016, 2:13 p.m. / Crime
… /1916 at about 1:20 p.m., detectives with the Eureka Police Department Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP), Drug Task Force, and the DEA served a search warrant on Brian Hickey and his vehicle in the parking lot …
Is the Marijuana-Leaf Logo Played Out?
Hank Sims / April 18, 2016, 10:56 a.m. / Business , Cannabis
… Is the Marijuana-Leaf Logo Played Out? Banal. Over at Slate this morning, sociologist and logo-watcher James I. Bowie warns the marijuana industry that it may be reaching peak leaf …
Pacific Fisher Denied Endangered Species Act Protection; Feds Cut Deal With Timber Industry, Withdraw Proposal
Hank Sims / April 15, 2016, 3:29 p.m. / Environment
… Fisher, Yard Signs Urge Growers to Avoid Rat Poison on Marijuana Grows ### The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service abruptly withdrew its nomination of the Pacific fisher for protection under the federal …
Bill to Help ‘Specialty Cottage’ Weed Growers Moving Through Legislature
Hank Sims / April 13, 2016, 4:48 p.m. / Cannabis , Sacramento
… , when then-District Attorney Paul Gallegos' 100-square-foot cap on medical marijuana grows was still pretty controversial? Like: Why does someone need as much as 100 square feet of canopy to grow …
Two Fortuna Men Arrested in Ferndale For Possession of Unregistered AR-15s, a Handgun, Ammo, Weed
Andrew Goff / April 12, 2016, 5:29 p.m. / Crime
… rifles, a loaded and concealed 9mm semi-automatic handgun with a high-capacity magazine, multiple rounds of ammunition for all three firearms, and approximately 1 pound of processed and packaged marijuana …
HARDIN: An Open Letter to Willie Nelson
John Hardin / April 11, 2016, 6:55 a.m. / Guest Opinion
… HARDIN: An Open Letter to Willie Nelson Dear Willie, I write to you today on behalf of marijuana smokers across the US, of which I am one, and on behalf of my community here in Humboldt County …
Fortuna PD Finds Baggied-Up Meth, Weed, $5K Cash on Traffic Stop of Probationer
Hank Sims / April 4, 2016, 5:32 p.m. / Crime
… ) and the vehicle. As a result the following items were located and seized. 11 one pound bags of processed Marijuana 2 one ounce baggies of Methamphetamine 1 baggie containing 2.5 grams of Methamphetamine Drug …
HARDIN: Robert ‘Woods’ Sutherland of HumMAP Talks About The Group’s Lawsuit Against Humboldt County
John Hardin / April 4, 2016, 7:12 a.m. / Cannabis
… with compliance workshops, water tank loans and “best practices” handbooks, one group of local growers, the Humboldt Mendocino Marijuana Advocacy Project, or HumMAP has said & …
(AUDIO) Food For Thought: An Interview with The Guy Making Cannabis-Infused Vodka
Jennifer Bell / April 1, 2016, 5:13 p.m. / Food , Food for Thought , KHSU
… distinguishes it from marijuana by requiring a THC content of less than 0.3% on a dry weight basis. The food-grade hemp used for infusion is from some of the very first legally produced hemp crops in the country …
City of Arcata Announces New Community Development Director
John Ross Ferrara / March 30, 2016, 5:15 p.m. / Government
… Industrial Park lot development; the Plaza Point and Bayview Courtyard senior housing projects; the Arcata Bay Crossing transitional housing project; the Creamery District and the Medical Marijuana Innovation …
10,942 Growing Marijuana Plants Eradicated During Raid in Trinity Alps Preserve
Andrew Goff / March 29, 2016, 4:12 p.m. / Cannabis
… 10,942 Growing Marijuana Plants Eradicated During Raid in Trinity Alps Preserve Photos: SCSO Shasta County Sheriff’s Office press release: On Tuesday March 29th, 2016 Agents …
One Arrested After Butane Extraction Lab Discovered on Blue Slide Road
Andrew Goff / March 28, 2016, 12:26 p.m. / Cannabis
… of 400 pounds of marijuana plant material, 3,804 grams of concentrated cannabis packaged for sales, 17,808 grams of marijuana bud packaged for sales, and 27 marijuana plants were seized. Thirty-three year …