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… approximately 53 pounds of marijuana bud in one pound bags, 72 pounds of dried marijuana, and 1213 growing marijuana plants ranging in size from 1” to 4’ tall at that location. Deputies also …
Shots Fired in Arcata as Pot Deal Goes Bad
Hank Sims / May 31, 2013, 7:05 p.m. / Crime
… Shots Fired in Arcata as Pot Deal Goes Bad From the Arcata Police Department: On 5/31/13 at about 1:38 PM APD officers were dispatched to a disturbance …
Shrooms and Shotguns Spice Up EPD Grow House Bust
Hank Sims / May 31, 2013, 6:09 p.m. / Crime
… and one bedroom were being used to cultivate and process marijuana. There were a total of 141 growing marijuana plants seized, along with approximately 15 pounds of processed marijuana, approximately one …
Yes, My Son is a Pot Grower; No, He Didn’t Threaten to Shoot a Firefighter
Hank Sims / May 31, 2013, 2:46 p.m. / Crime
… identifying information, was on the property near the small, legally operated marijuana garden on the Swank family land. A man in unremarkable clothing with no badge or other identifying clothing …
Heroin + Ecstasy + Meth + Weed + Cash + Gun = Three Eureka Arrests
Andrew Goff / May 30, 2013, 3:15 p.m. / Crime
… located 16.85 ounces of Heroin, 451 Ecstasy tablets, 1.9 grams of Methamphetamine, 69.6 grams of Marijuana bud, over $3600 cash, and a stolen 9mm Sig Sauer handgun. Reeves was arrested for Possession …
Eureka’s POP Shuts Down Orchard Street Grow
Hank Sims / May 30, 2013, 1:11 p.m. / Crime
… a search warrant in the 300 block of Orchard St. in Eureka. The search warrant was served in response to numerous complaints of a possible Marijuana grow at this location. During the service of the search …
Women on Marijuana Farms at Risk of Domestic Violence
Kym Kemp / May 29, 2013, 2:11 p.m. / Cannabis
… Women on Marijuana Farms at Risk of Domestic Violence According to an article in Healthy Cal, an online magazine about California, some women in the pot industry are dealing with dangerous …
Supes Likely To Rename Airport Today
Hank Sims / May 28, 2013, 9:54 a.m. / Local Government
… Airwood Masonic Meth & Marijuana Metro Airport Pothole Regional Airport Security Inter National Stoned Shores of Sodom Airport Stupid Humboldt Redwoods Renamed Airport The Arcata-Eureka Airport …
Black Market Marijuana Case—From Mendocino to Kansas
Kym Kemp / May 27, 2013, 12:25 p.m. / Cannabis
… Black Market Marijuana Case—From Mendocino to Kansas Emerald Triangle buds probably destined for the black market (stock photo by Kym Kemp.) A story has been gripping two very different …
Marijuana Economy Explained by NPR’s Planet Money
Kym Kemp / May 22, 2013, 9:29 p.m. / Cannabis
… Marijuana Economy Explained by NPR's Planet Money “Right now, Northern California bud, that trademark, that stamp, is really some of the best in the world,” says Special Agent Roy …
Sheriff Set to Dig Up Remains of Mendo County Supervisor’s Wife
Bruce Anderson / May 21, 2013, 3:16 p.m. / Local Government
… this to be is a matter of individual privacy guaranteed under Article 1, Section 1 of the California Constitution.” Mrs. Hamburg died from cancer on March 5th of this year. She was apparently buried on her 60-acre …
EPD Arrests Man for Domestic Violence and Weapon
Kym Kemp / May 14, 2013, 6:50 a.m. /
… for a recent felony domestic violence offense. The officer subsequently took Upton into custody. During a search incident to his arrest, the officer located several grams of marijuana and drug use paraphernalia …
Chinese Ecstasy Shipment Gets Arcata 20-Year-Old DTF’d; Also, Weed
Hank Sims / May 7, 2013, 9:55 a.m. / Crime
… search. Officers located 10 pounds of processed marijuana in Remington’s residence. Officers placed Remington under arrest for possession for sales of a controlled substance (MDMA), possession …
One Arrest, Plus Cash, Weed, Firearms Seized at Eureka Grow Houses
Andrew Goff / May 2, 2013, 5:42 p.m. / Crime
… of these residences. During the service of the search warrants detectives seized 2 firearms, 90 Marijuana plants, 180 grams of Hashish, and $9000.00 in cash. As a result of the investigation, Michelle Mendoza (age 20 …
POP Finds Hash Making Equipment at a Marijuana Grow
Kym Kemp / May 2, 2013, 1:44 p.m. / Cannabis
… POP Finds Hash Making Equipment at a Marijuana Grow Eureka Police Dept. Press Release: On 04/30/13, detectives with the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP …
Rio Dell Bust Yields Plants, Pounds, Pitbulls, and Peyote
Kym Kemp / May 2, 2013, 11:25 a.m. / Cannabis
… Community Response Unit (C.R.U), assisted by Rio Dell Police served a Humboldt County Superior Court Search warrant for marijuana on five storage units on Northwestern Avenue, Rio Dell. The deputies had been …
Man Missing—Last Headed Towards ‘Murder Mountain’ in Humboldt Co.
Kym Kemp / April 30, 2013, 11:56 a.m. /
… reported him as a missing person. His father told the investigating deputy that Garret told him he was coming to Humboldt County to work on a ranch growing medical marijuana. He told his father the ranch …
Letter from Istanbul: Cappadocia
James Tressler / April 28, 2013, 7:42 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
… part of California are you from?” “Humboldt County.” “Humboldt?” Murat was impressed. “Very good marijuana. If you have some, maybe we let you stay here for free!” We …
Get Your Best Management Practices Guide Here
Kym Kemp / April 23, 2013, 12:57 p.m. / Cannabis
… part of the new booklet called, “Best Management Practices — Northern California Farmers Guide” which offers ways for marijuana growers and other farmers to protect …
McK Woman Kidnapped, Threatened With Death
Hank Sims / April 23, 2013, 11:43 a.m. / Crime
… , grabbed her by the neck and pushed his way into the residence. He began shouting at her accusing her son of stealing marijuana from him as he shoved her backwards. He made her sit on the couch in the living …
Three Arrested with ‘Numerous’ Laptops and Other Items
Kym Kemp / April 22, 2013, 12:42 p.m. / Crime
… .5 grams of Marijuana, 25.7 grams of Hashish, 32.4 grams of Heroin, 63 grams of Methamphetamine, and various prescription pills. Also collected were numerous laptop computers and other electronic items …
Marijuana and the Environment: A Grower’s Guide to Best Management Practices
Kym Kemp / April 22, 2013, 5:59 a.m. / Cannabis
… here. Story on Free Speech Radio can be found here at around the 1:40 mark. The Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research (HIIMR) held a symposium on marijuana …
Two Humboldt County Men Arrested in Oklahoma with 130 Pounds
Kym Kemp / April 17, 2013, 10:27 p.m. / Cannabis
… , were found with 130 pounds of marijuana after they were stopped for a traffic violation on I-40 on April 14th. According to this source, Both men were transported to the Canadian County Jail …
Iowa State Police Find Big Bucks ($95,000) on Two Humboldt Men—Local Searches Follow
Kym Kemp / April 17, 2013, 12:59 p.m. / Cannabis
… of marijuana emitting from one of them. A second officer with a K-9 arrived on scene. A search of the vehicle was conducted and approximately $95,000.00 cash was located in the vehicle, along with a small amount …
Marijuana and the Environment: HSU’s New Marijuana Institute Presents Its First Annual Symposium
Kym Kemp / April 17, 2013, 12:03 p.m. / Cannabis
… Marijuana and the Environment: HSU's New Marijuana Institute Presents Its First Annual Symposium Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research Press Release: Humboldt State …
A Humboldt Man Sells Marijuana at a Farmer’s Market
Kym Kemp / April 11, 2013, 11:52 a.m. / Cannabis
… A Humboldt Man Sells Marijuana at a Farmer's Market Photo taken of manicured marijuana in August 2010 Modern Farmer, a print as well as online magazine, today published an informative piece …
Drug Task Force Finds Meth, Weed, Ammo in Cutten Parole Check
Hank Sims / April 11, 2013, 9:02 a.m. / Crime
… probation for possession of methamphetamine. Officers located approximately 1.2 ounces of crystal methamphetamine in Stiglich’s residence along with a pound of processed marijuana. Officers found …
A Proposal to Regulate Marijuana in Humboldt CO.
Kym Kemp / April 11, 2013, 7:42 a.m. /
… A Proposal to Regulate Marijuana in Humboldt CO. A simple proposal for regulating marijuana in Humboldt Co. that seeks to avoid destroying our environment or our economy: An opinion …
Regulating Marijuana Like Alcohol
Kym Kemp / April 11, 2013, 7:23 a.m. /
… Regulating Marijuana Like Alcohol Two bills, one before the California senate and one before the US House of Representatives. http://www.thedailychronic.net/2013/16466/federal-bill-to-legalize-marijuana …
Feds Don’t Get Zip-tie Growers’ Names
Kym Kemp / April 10, 2013, 7:32 a.m. / News
… information that will identify a participant in the program. The Mendocino Zip-tie program that allowed medical marijuana growers to purchase permits for a certain number of plants and registered …