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… possibility that some tricksters would give marijuana infused treats to children. They have issued a warning that parents need to look closely at treats their children collect tomorrow. According …
Got Violence?
Kym Kemp / Oct. 30, 2010, 11:05 a.m. / Cannabis , Mendocino , News
… Got Violence? Got violence? Mendo has. The last few weeks have had several home invasion/partner differences over marijuana (here's one). Below, from a Sheriff's dept. press release …
As Marijuana Becomes Mainstream, Will the Breeding Ground for Young Alternative Buisnesses Die?
Kym Kemp / Oct. 29, 2010, 6:35 a.m. / Cannabis , Humboldt , Mendocino
… 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 …
… Channel 3 -The Politics of Pot Listen to your officials and local growers discuss marijuana. Channel Three put out a good piece which talks about local attitudes to pot. According …
HumboldtHomegrown.com
Kym Kemp / Oct. 28, 2010, 8:56 a.m. / Cannabis
… a wonderful article on the hot properties of marijuana based domain names. According to the article, …buying and selling Internet domain names can be a profitable business. The industry is estimated …
19 Won't End Blackmarket
Kym Kemp / Oct. 27, 2010, 9:15 p.m. / Cannabis
… 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 …
… into their world and they didn't engage openly as growers with the outside world at all. Certainly, they didn't engage overtly in politics (though marijuana money supported the environmental movement, non …
“To the Connected Shall Go the Spoils.”
Kym Kemp / Oct. 21, 2010, 10:36 p.m. / Cannabis
… be okay if I put a couple of marijuana seeds in the corners of the beds? That wouldn’t hurt the worms.’ And Don said, ‘Well, yeah, I guess so.’ That year, I remember he wanted to buy a tractor. Just …
No One Gets Arrested for Pot Anymore…
Kym Kemp / Oct. 20, 2010, 5:22 a.m. / Uncategorized
… home from school, bring in the grapes, and sip some wine for a day during the grape harvest season. Yet alcohol has consistently been proven to be more addicting and more deadly than marijuana.) From …
… 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 a recipe for chaos …
Got Pot? Be Compassionate
Kym Kemp / Oct. 19, 2010, 6:42 a.m. / Cannabis
… 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 medical marijuana to low-income AIDS patients here in San …
… 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 …
Big Bud Business May Suffer From Feds Under Prop 19
Kym Kemp / Oct. 18, 2010, 12:15 p.m. / Cannabis
… marijuana farms of the area—destroying the economy and reducing the quality of the product available to consumers. However, Attorney General Eric Holder's recent warning to California that it will " …
High Times Discusses 19's Impact on the Emerald Triangle
Kym Kemp / Oct. 17, 2010, 11:39 a.m. / Cannabis , Humboldt , Mendocino
… … High Times editor (and incidentally editor also of High Times Medical Marijuana Magazine that I sometimes write for), David Bienenstock, addresses the issues facing the Emerald Triangle and all …
Pot Talk—Words We Use Here
Kym Kemp / Oct. 17, 2010, 6:30 a.m. / Cannabis , Humboldt , Mendocino , Our Culture , Uncategorized
… Pot Talk—Words We Use Here A writer was asking me for terms specific to marijuana growers in the Emerald Triangle. Here are some of the ones I've thought of. Got any to add? potstitute …
Mendo Cracks Down on Trimmers as Well as Growers
Kym Kemp / Oct. 16, 2010, 9:28 p.m. / Uncategorized
… Mendo Cracks Down on Trimmers as Well as Growers On Wednesday, 9 marijuana manicurists arrested just north of Ukiah last month were arraigned on charges of cultivation and possession …
The Indoor Pot Story
Kym Kemp / Oct. 15, 2010, 3:41 p.m. / Cannabis
… . Sam Quinones (full disclosure—I've spoken to him multiple times) says that, A Nov. 2 ballot measure to legalize limited cultivation and use of marijuana is the talk of Northern California's …
… MMAP asked that this permitting structure be put in place by March 1st , 2011. The Humboldt Medical Marijuana Advisory Panel is a community-based nonpartisan policy group created to foster comprehensive …
Hungry for Trimmers?
Kym Kemp / Oct. 10, 2010, 7:25 p.m. / Cannabis , Humboldt , Humor
… were looking for work manicuring marijuana in downtown Garberville. As a bonus, they were creating their own solar oven so apparently they can cook. Don't they look like they'd fit right …
Humboldt Grower's Association on Al Jazeera
Kym Kemp / Oct. 10, 2010, 9:58 a.m. / Cannabis , Humboldt , Uncategorized
… it may take to eradicate most marijuana from Humboldt is not an act of God but a failure of our local government to create a friendly place for mom and pop growers to farm. …
… Vigilantes in Ukiah Beat Ripoff into a Coma Don't go messing with folks in Ukiah's weed. On Sept. 23, a group attempted to steal marijuana from the backyard of a resident on the 700 block …
Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Making Less than an Ounce an Infraction
Kym Kemp / Oct. 1, 2010, 7:26 a.m. / Cannabis
… Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Making Less than an Ounce an Infraction In a sign of the changing attitudes towards marijuana, yesterday Governor Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 1449. As of January 1 …
… Happy 50th Birthday, Marijuana Growers of Humboldt Fifty years ago today the first marijuana grower was busted in Humboldt County. The beginnings of what was to become one of the most robust …
ET does the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo
Kym Kemp / Sept. 20, 2010, 8:09 a.m. / Cannabis
… will be there speaking and doing a juicing demo. And, I've been asked to be a panelist there speaking about the role of media in covering marijuana and why it is important to do so. Anyone else going? …
Of Goldilocks and Growers
Kym Kemp / Sept. 17, 2010, 7:54 p.m. / Cannabis
… Of Goldilocks and Growers Helicopter transports waste from marijuana grow site The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears left me befuddled as a child. I was supposed to sympathize …
… ? The current 'buy green products' movement makes me think they might. Buying Green could have two meanings for future marijuana consumers. The Teahouse Collective hopes to tap into that budding …
… Kevin Jodrey—One of Humboldt's Best Known Growers Around the world, people know Humboldt and the rest of the Emerald Triangle as a place where some of the best marijuana grows …
Don't Turn Your Gold into Straw—Curing Marijuana
Kym Kemp / Sept. 14, 2010, 8:17 a.m. / Cannabis
… Don't Turn Your Gold into Straw—Curing Marijuana Last Friday, Kevin Jodrey of Humboldt Patient Resource Center (possibly the oldest dispensary in the US) taught the very first class …
What a Lawyer Says about Prop. 19
Kym Kemp / Sept. 11, 2010, 10:45 a.m. / Cannabis
… a well-known marijuana lawyer. He defends the initiative much better than I would. First, here is Swerdlow's introduction to Nick to give you his credentials and then following is what Nick has to say …
… the industry could be up to I think its $ 1 billion in this community when you start looking at all the ancillary ways that it gets infused in the community. My first focus with the marijuana situation has been …