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Balance of Power at Stake With Eight Candidates Pursuing Seats on Harbor Commission
Ryan Burns / Aug. 14, 2015, 12:31 p.m. / Government , Politics
… four-year terms. This year, three of the five seats (divisions 1, 2 and 5) are up for grabs. But unlike the Supes, the Harbor District's jurisdiction is limited to coastal territory in Shelter Cove …
Holy Hash Lab! ‘Batman’ Arrested in Rio Dell
Andrew Goff / Aug. 13, 2015, 2:39 p.m. / Crime
… of ammunition. One of the handguns located was reported stolen out of Medford, Oregon. Officers located 247 growing marijuana plants and three pounds of drying process marijuana. Officers located a usable amount …
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Homeless in Humboldt
Matthew Owen / Aug. 13, 2015, 9:23 a.m. / In the Middle
… area has a population of 1,836,911 or a homeless per capita of 0.4% or four homeless people per 1,000. Many of us feel that Humboldt County has a higher per capita preponderance of homeless people than …
INTRODUCING WEED OR NO WEED: The Game Where We Find All the Weed in Humboldt County
Hank Sims / Aug. 11, 2015, 8:14 a.m. / Cannabis , Housekeeping
… , and everyone expects California to follow suit next year. As weed slowly emerges from the underground, we are finally starting to have grown-up conversations about marijuana cultivation – the size …
Mark Lovelace Will Not Seek Reelection; Mike Wilson to Pursue His Seat on Board of Supes
Ryan Burns / Aug. 10, 2015, 5:01 p.m. / Government , Politics
… -sought right to 50,000 acre feet of water from the Trinity River. Advancing the statewide discussion around regulation of marijuana, including drafting policies for the California State Association of Counties …
California Cannabis Voice Humboldt Fires Back at NEC Director Over Criticisms of Draft Ordinance
Ryan Burns / Aug. 10, 2015, 8:36 a.m. / Cannabis , Government
… critiques of the draft medical marijuana cultivation ordinance recently drafted by the industry group California Cannabis Voice Humboldt (CCVH). Ehresman argued that county government …
Assemblyman Jim Wood Talks Cannabis, Oysters and Raising the Smoking Age to 21
Ryan Burns / Aug. 7, 2015, 2:58 p.m. / Cannabis , Government , Health Care
… and a California Fish & Game Commissioner. But Wood has spent much more time this year crafting and pushing his Marijuana Watershed Protection Act (AB 243), which aims to regulate the environmental and water …
… at a parcel of property located off Sabertooth Road, Willow Creek. Officers located over 2,000 growing marijuana plants on the property and approximately 400 pounds of processed marijuana. When officers …
NEC Calls for Public Critiques of California Cannabis Voice-Humboldt Draft Ordinance
Ryan Burns / Aug. 4, 2015, 10:47 a.m. / Cannabis , Environment
… vocal critics of the marijuana industry group California Cannabis Voice-Humboldt (CCVH) and its effort to create a countywide ordinance governing outdoor cultivation (see here, here and here). Last month …
State Officials Explore Banking Options for Weed Dispensaries
Ryan Burns / July 31, 2015, 11:04 a.m. / Cannabis , Government
… State Officials Explore Banking Options for Weed Dispensaries It has long been a problem in the medical (and now non-medical) marijuana industry: Banks refuse to serve any business dealing …
Willow Creek Marijuana Grow Raided; 1,481 Plants, Environmental Violations Discovered
Andrew Goff / July 30, 2015, 1:25 p.m. / Cannabis
… Willow Creek Marijuana Grow Raided; 1,481 Plants, Environmental Violations Discovered Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release: On Wednesday, July 29, 2015, the Humboldt …
Supervisors Postpone Dispensary Ordinance Vote For (at Least) Three Weeks
Ryan Burns / July 28, 2015, 3:40 p.m. / Cannabis , Government
… Supervisors Postpone Dispensary Ordinance Vote For (at Least) Three Weeks After much back-and-forth on the language and background of a proposed ordinance to allow medical marijuana dispensaries …
Academic Paper Suggests Legalizing Weed Would Help the Environment
Ryan Burns / July 28, 2015, 2:27 p.m. / Cannabis , Environment
… a tiny bit of attention knows the outlaw marijuana industry is wreaking havoc on the environment, but a new paper in the journal BioScience aims to spread that information to a larger audience. Co …
County Supervisors May Open the Door to Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Tuesday
Ryan Burns / July 27, 2015, 3:38 p.m. / Cannabis , Government
… County Supervisors May Open the Door to Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Tuesday At tomorrow's regularly scheduled meeting, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will consider opening …
Over 60,000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated This Month in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Eight Arrested
Andrew Goff / July 27, 2015, 1:28 p.m. / Cannabis
… Over 60,000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated This Month in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Eight Arrested (Photos provided by Trinity County Sheriff's Office) Trinity County Sheriff's Office …
55,000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated During ‘Operation Yurok’, Says Tribe (PHOTOS)
Andrew Goff / July 24, 2015, 11:20 a.m. / Cannabis
… 55,000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated During 'Operation Yurok', Says Tribe (PHOTOS) Today, the Yurok Tribe released numerous photos taken during the recent multi-agency & …
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Found Hanging Out at Mendocino Marijuana Grow During Raid
Anderson Valley Advertiser / July 23, 2015, 5:17 p.m. / Cannabis
… Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Found Hanging Out at Mendocino Marijuana Grow During Raid This report originally appeared in the Anderson Valley Advertiser. Reprinted with permission. Bowe …
Three Casino Hotel Guests Arrested for Possession of Marijuana for Sales
Andrew Goff / July 23, 2015, 3:38 p.m. / Cannabis
… Three Casino Hotel Guests Arrested for Possession of Marijuana for Sales (Above, L to R: Alejandro, Sindylek, Lindsey) Humboldt County Drug Task Force press release: On Wednesday July 22 …
… Al Jazeera America Covers Last Week's Marijuana Mega-Bust in Weitchpec // Water, sacred land and pot pose problem for authorities: They are cracking down on illegal massive marijuana …
Problem Oriented Policing Busts Problem Drug Houses Downtown, in Highland Park
Hank Sims / July 22, 2015, 4:06 p.m. / Crime
… in response to numerous citizen complaints. Detectives located Methamphetamine, ½ ounce of Heroin, Marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Five people were contacted inside the apartment and arrested …
Sheriff’s Office Chops Down 270 Plants Trespassing on Humboldt Redwood Company Land
Hank Sims / July 21, 2015, 1:29 p.m. / Cannabis
… , 2015 at about 2:00 p.m., Deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office responded to a trespass marijuana growing operation that was located on Humboldt Redwoods Company (HRC) timber land …
Man Subjected to Knife Assault After Night at the Casino
Hank Sims / July 21, 2015, 1:25 p.m. / Crime
… . The victim said once he arrived at the residence he went into the garage area with three other friends to smoke marijuana and drink alcohol. The victim said after about 30 minutes in the garage, two unknown …
DOLLISON’S DOCKET: What is Being Said (And Not Said) in the Cannabis Legalization Debate?
Allan L. Dollison / July 20, 2015, 9:58 a.m. / Dollison’s Docket , Guest Opinion
… cling to the staid term “marijuana,” but those in the know use the proper term “cannabis,” which actually traces its etymology back to the Greeks …
Calfire Does Not Care About Your Weed
John Ross Ferrara / July 19, 2015, 12:22 p.m. / Fire
… NOT use the Air Tactical plane to participate in marijuana eradication. The Air Tactical Plane is used as a firefighting resource to spot fires, route incoming resources and organize the incoming …
Marijuana Nonprofit Offers Advice to Growers Worried About a Visit From the Law
Ryan Burns / July 16, 2015, 10:31 a.m. / Cannabis
… Marijuana Nonprofit Offers Advice to Growers Worried About a Visit From the Law Here's a press release issued Wednesday from Americans for Safe Access: ASA would like farmers to know …
(UPDATE) Over 10,000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated by Law Enforcement in Weitchpec This Week
Andrew Goff / July 15, 2015, 8:50 a.m. / Cannabis
… (UPDATE) Over 10,000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated by Law Enforcement in Weitchpec This Week UPDATE, 7/16: Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office update: On Wednesday, 07 …
… Multi-Agency 'Operation Yurok' Goes After Marijuana Grows Described as Largest Ever in Tribe's Territory Images provided by Yurok Tribe What follows is not your typical press release …
Major Marijuana Eradication Efforts by Law Enforcement in Weitchpec Today
Andrew Goff / July 13, 2015, 11:10 a.m. / Cannabis
… Major Marijuana Eradication Efforts by Law Enforcement in Weitchpec Today Outpost readers and other news outlets note that a large law enforcement cluster rolled through Weitchpec this morning …
DEAD RECKONING: Shine On, You Waxy Earplug
James Faulk / July 12, 2015, 7:20 a.m. / Dead Reckoning
… , laying waste to the watershed until he careened into a marijuana grow, acquired a few vagrant trimmers, then bowled straight into Willow Creek's Bigfoot Museum, where he'd go on permanent display …
Matthew in the Middle: Cannabis Dreaming (PLUS: Who the Heck is Mike Wilson?)
Matthew Owen / July 9, 2015, 11:59 a.m. / In the Middle
… to get quirky. First, the environmental community who has done absolutely nothing against the marijuana environmental degradation of Humboldt County over the past 30 years, strongly objected to the canopy …