As we reported last year, Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Downey has long been asking the federal government for help tracking down and arresting marijuana growers, and now he’s gonna get it. Today the White House announced that Humboldt County has been lumped into the Northern California “High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area,” or HIDTA. What does that mean? More money, resources and cooperation from federal law enforcement — which, as the SF Weekly correctly points out, likely means tighter price controls and bigger profits on that bud, yo!
But it could also mean a crackdown on the environmentally disastrous outdoor mega-grows that have proliferated to unprecedented numbers in recent years.
So what do you think, Humboldt County? Is this good news or bad?
This article appears in Weed Killers.
As the bumper sticker says, “US Out Of Humboldt County”. Look to see more boarded-up buildings as the only industry (besides government jobs and welfare) keeping things barely afloat is further destroyed in order to further the interests of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel.
Good. Nail as many mega-grows as possible.
what is growing in the decorative planters?
seriously now we are mexico….. wtf
more busts, less family owned businesses, less jobs, excessive unemployment rate, which comes to a. even more of an economic downfall then we already have, or b. corporate takeover.
Good news. These “mega” growers are more than likely cartel without any concern about the environment they are ruining. If the focus is on the mega grows, great news. Also the Feds need to help with closing down the meth makers and sellers.
Good, now mom and pop can actually pay the mortgage with their small 3 light in-door gorwroom again! Who gives a sh*t about the “mega” rich out-door douchbags who enslave the Mexican’s…. there not giving anyone I know a job.
I think Humboldt would be fine without any federal involvement what so ever. They are going after guns not pot plants hello!!!!!! wake the f*ck up!!!! Just like when that dude was supposedly being hunted for tripple homicide a few months back and we had law enforcement with war weapons everywhere using the homicide as a scapegoat to violate peoples rights
Big surprise! I knew this was coming. When the Feds where combing the hills In Southern humboldt looking for that murderer and coming in everyone’s land you know they were taking notes. Good luck you mega growers, move out before the Feds move you to the pen.