To align cannabis-related convictions of the past with current laws, the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office identified 801 relevant felony cases and re-designated them as misdemeanors, according to a press release from the DA’s office. The health and safety code violations included marijuana possession, cultivation, possession for sale and transportation dating back to 1982, the […]
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Nearly 800 Pounds of Marijuana Found After SoHum Traffic Stop
A man transporting just under 800 pounds of marijuana was cited and released today after being pulled over on the Avenue of the Giants near Maple Hills Road, the California Highway Patrol reported. According to a CHP news release, 41-year-old Redway resident Manuel Turchan was pulled over while towing a cargo trailer after reports came […]
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Public Health to Cannabis Farmers: Hire Local
In a nod to 420, the international stoner holiday celebrated every April 20, that seemed odd yet entirely fitting, Humboldt County Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich posted a “COVID Minute” video today to social media urging local farms not to hire trimmers from out of the area this year. “I’d like to have farmers prioritize […]
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Sheriff’s Office Releases Stats on Marijuana Enforcement Team
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has released stats for its Marijuana Enforcement Team, or MET, which just wrapped up its 2019 grant season. According to a release, the team conducted 86 operations on unpermitted grows that eradicated more than 200,000 cannabis plants, seized nearly $100,000 in cash and resulted in the arrest of 16 people […]
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County Sends Nearly 500 Cannabis Warning Letters
Last week, Humboldt County’s Commercial Cannabis Cultivation unit at Code Enforcement sent out about 470 warning letters to residents suspected of unpermitted cultivation activity. As a result, consultants who help farmers through the permit process say they received multiple calls from panicky growers, with one saying in exasperation that the county has “carpet-bombed our community […]
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CDC Reports Links Vaping Lung Injuries to Vitamin E
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified vitamin E acetate, an ingredient used to cut cannabis concentrate oils, as a “very strong culprit” in the rash of vaping-related lung injuries across the nation that now include more than three dozen deaths. The CDC report released today does not rule out the possibility other […]
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NBC News Investigation Finds Vitamin E, Pesticides in Illicit Vape Cartridges
An investigative report published by NBC News this morning seems to underscore the dangers of vaping cannabis products purchased on the illicit market, as reports of serious vaping-related lung disease continue to increase nationwide. The news outlet purchased 18 THC vape pen cartridges — three from licensed dispensaries and 15 on the unregulated, illicit market […]
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Eureka Code Enforcement Uncovers Large Hash Lab
A butane hash lab operation was shut down near the North Coast Co-op on Friday after Eureka Police Department officers served a search warrant, finding hundreds of pounds of cannabis trim and more than 100 pounds of liquid butane. According to a release, the illegal operation at Third and A streets was discovered by the […]
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Remains Found by the Eel River in 2016 Identified
When George Preston Daniels didn’t show up at the Humboldt County Courthouse on March 24, 2016, for charges stemming from what authorities said they believed was a marijuana rip-off, he became a wanted man. But, most likely, he was already dead. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office confirmed today that remains found along the Eel River […]
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Major Pot Bust Yields 1 Arrest, More Expected
One person was arrested and more are expected after the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office found a “substantial indoor” cannabis grow and several hash labs at a property on the 900 block of Vance Avenue Thursday. The unit served a search warrant at the site and reported finding nearly 1,000 growing […]
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Reports Find Cannabis Bank Infeasible; Five Things You Need to Know About Public Banking in California
Once an idea batted around mostly in Occupy Wall Street circles, public banking is attracting a surge of interest among policymakers in several states, including California. “We must break Wall Street’s chokehold on state finance and develop our own state bank,” Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom said on the campaign trail. If California had a bank controlled […]
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Alarms Leads Deputies to Apparent Hash Lab Stash in McKinleyville Storage Facility
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered components of a butane hash oil lab and nearly 330 pounds of pot after responding Saturday to a “duress alarm activation” at a McKinleyville storage facility on Sutter Road. According to a release, deputies found a storage locker with the keys in the lock but no one who appeared […]