Editor’s note: This story first appeared on www.kymkemp.com and is reposted here with permission. With pot prices plummeting, it can sometimes feel as if Humboldt’s economic sky is falling. But on a federal level, the interest in easing restrictions on ganja is growing. North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman visited a smaller-sized cannabis farm Friday in what […]
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Cannabis-Related Lights Polluting SoHum Skies
Editor’s note: This story first appeared on www.kymkemp.com and is reposted here with permission. Once again spring brings light to the hills of the Emerald Counties — large industrial lights that flood valleys, glow into neighbors’ windows and possibly confuse wildlife, disrupting natural cycles. Rural communities complain that greenhouses constructed specifically for growing marijuana bring unwanted […]
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SoHum Pot Raid: $3 Million Seized, 8.5K Plants Destroyed
A joint operation by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at four Southern Humboldt locations last week resulted in the eradication of nearly 8,500 plants, the destruction of about 1,500 pounds of processed pot and the seizure of more than $3 million in cash. According to a news […]
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Supes Pass Cannabis Ordinance 2.0
After hours of discussion, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted this afternoon to pass its new commercial cannabis land use ordinance. The ordinance got four “yes” votes but Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson didn’t support it, though it’s unclear if he voted against it or abstained. (It seemed like he said he abstained from […]
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Trump No Longer Just Saying No to Legal Pot
California’s fledgling recreational marijuana industry may soon be able to fully exhale after President Donald Trump indicated this week that he is willing to support federal legislation protecting legal cannabis businesses. Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said in a statement today that he received a “commitment from the President that the Department of Justice’s rescission […]
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Supes Get Divergent Input on Cannabis Ordinance
In packed chamber, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors began discussing its commercial cannabis land use ordinance today and — after a two-hour staff report and hours of public comment — Fifth District Supervisor and Board Chair Ryan Sundberg indicated he’s hopeful the board will adopt the new ordinance when it comes back before the […]
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Supes Set to Consider Cannabis Ordinance, Permit Cap Monday
As we reported in this week’s print edition, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at 9 a.m. Monday to consider approving a new land use ordinance to govern commercial cannabis and placing a cap on the number of cultivation permits issued countywide. The proposed ordinance would change the way cannabis […]
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Sheriff, Bachelor Contestant Respond to Media Frenzy
When our story broke yesterday that one of the “Humboldt 35” – people on the California Attorney General’s database listed as missing from Humboldt County – was not only safe and sound, but vying for a rose on national television, it was greeted by a variety of responses, and a lot of questions. The most pressing question: How did Martinez’s […]
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Attorney General Reverses Obama-Era Marijuana Protections
Just days after recreational cannabis became fully legal in California, U.S. Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions announced Thursday that he is rescinding an Obama-era policy that directed the Department of Justice to take a hands-off approach to marijuana in states that have set their own laws. The policy, implemented since 2013, is known as the […]
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UPDATE: Fortuna Passes Registration Requirements for Personal Use Cannabis Grows
UPDATE: The Fortuna City Council voted unanimously last night to require residents to register their personal-use cannabis grows with the city. Residents wanting to exercise their rights under Proposition 64 to grow up to six marijuana plants for personal use will now have to pay a $100 filing fee to the city, file a “notice […]
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Humboldt Lines up For Legal Weed
Dozens lined up on Eureka’s F Street this morning, waiting to become the first people in Humboldt County to legally purchase recreational cannabis. Laura Montagna was the first in line, having shown up at about 10 a.m. — two hours before Eco, the only state licensed dispensary in Humboldt County, was slated to open its […]
