A McKinleyville man was attacked early yesterday morning by masked assailants who hit him on the head with metal bats and stabbed him in the chest while demanding money and cannabis, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the scene on the 2600 block of Bolier Avenue in McKinleyville around 3 a.m. […]
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UPDATE: ‘Most Bud I Have Ever Seen in One Place,’ Officer says of 16K Pound Bust
Yesterday, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) in conjunction with multiple agencies served warrants on four properties they believe to be related in the 4100 block of Wilder Ridge is southwestern Humboldt County. Lt. Mike Fridley of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office described the scene as having the “most bud I have ever […]
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After Heated Meeting, Planning Commission Sends Zoning Changes to Supes
For the second time this year, Mercer-Fraser Co., a well-known road construction company, aroused public alarm via a requested zoning change that some fear could endanger the drinking water of more than half of Humboldt County’s population. The company owns a parcel of land next to the Mad River intake wells of the Humboldt Bay […]
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‘Come into Compliance,’ Says State Water Board
On Oct. 5, 174 notices of violation from the State Water Resources Control Board were sent out by certified mail to residents of the Salmon Creek watershed in Southern Humboldt. Over the next week, the thick stacks of letters dwindled as worried neighbors signed and took home their notices. The letters stated that a property […]
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Eureka Council to Consider Allowing Cannabis Use Establishments
The Eureka City Council is set to consider today whether to allow the consumption of cannabis products — with the possibilities ranging from ointments and edibles to vaping and smoking, or all of the above — at certain establishments in order to provide tourists and others a space to legally imbibe. If approved, Eureka would […]
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Cannabis Lounges, Lane Changes to H and I on Eureka Council Agenda
The Eureka City Council will consider Tuesday giving direction on potential regulations for onsite cannabis consumption as well as alterations to H and I streets to make the thoroughfares more bike and pedestrian friendly. A staff report asks the council to look at framework options for establishments that could allow the consumption of cannabis in […]
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Records Missing for at Least 800 Pounds of Marijuana Seized by Rohnert Park Police
Documentation for the destruction of about 800 pounds of marijuana seized by Rohnert Park public safety officers in recent years is missing from court files, KQED has found, despite the officers writing in police reports that the court ordered the evidence destroyed. Rohnert Park has released 40 police reports involving traffic stops by former police […]
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Child Welfare Call Leads to Bayside Hash Lab
A call for a child welfare check led to the discovery of a butane hash lab operating in a Bayside home where 800 pounds of marijuana trim and bud were discovered along with 69 pounds of hash oil, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. After deputies arrived at the home on the 1400 block […]
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Canada Legalizes Cannabis
With a historic Senate vote today, Canada has legalized recreational marijuana use, becoming the world’s largest nation to do so. Today’s vote means the legalization bill is headed to the governor-general, Queen Elizabeth’s representative, for approval, which is widely considered a mere formality. While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s initial goal had been to have legal […]
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‘Highway Robbery’: Drivers Allege Rohnert Park Police Illegally Seized Cannabis, Cash
This story was reported in collaboration with the North Coast Journal and independent reporter Kym Kemp. Huedell Freeman was heading south on Highway 101 through Cloverdale and was just over the Sonoma County line when he said a police squad car flipped a U-Turn across a 25-foot grass median and pulled up behind him with […]
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Trump ‘Probably’ Will Support State Choice on Cannabis
President Donald Trump is once again breaking with his embattled Attorney General and infamous cannaphobe Jeff Sessions, telling reporters today that he “will probably end up supporting” a bipartisan bill that frees states to make their own decisions on marijuana. Several news agencies — including The Denver Post, Politico and The Hill — are reporting […]