Almost one-third of the total commercial cannabis permit applications filed with the County of Humboldt in 2016 were filed on deadline day, according to numbers from the cannabis services division of the Humboldt County Planning and Building Department. As of the Dec. 30 deadline, a total of 2,334 applications had been filed. Eight hundred and […]
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Eureka City Council Receives Plaque, Rejects Cannabis Urgency Ordinance
The city of Eureka received an exclusive award Tuesday night, accepting the official Stoplight Plaque from the Willits Mayor Bruce Burton. Burton, who visited the city council meeting along with Willits City Manager Adrienne Moore, said the plaque had been in Willits’ possession for more than 20 years. “Since 1994 the city of Willits has […]
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Three Homicide Victims over Weekend
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating three homicide cases this week after two men were discovered dead at a large marijuana grow operation near Hyampom and an August robbery victim died of his gunshot wounds over the holiday weekend. Deputies were called out to the Hyampom scene by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office on […]
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Registration Deadlines Loom for Marijuana Farmers
Humboldt County marijuana farmer’s train to legitimacy is preparing to leave the station. There are a couple of deadlines looming for marijuana growers throughout the county who want to go legit. Most imminently, Tuesday is the last day for people or businesses to register existing medical cannabis cultivation sites with the county. This is a necessary […]
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Medical Marijuana Tax Bill Goes Up in Smoke
The second bill by a North Coast lawmaker seeking to tax medical marijuana has died quietly in the California Legislature, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat is reporting. North Coast Assemblyman Jim Wood, D-Healdsburg, had authored a unique bill aiming to tax the state’s booming medical marijuana market that appeared to have widespread support, passing the […]
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Lawsuit Settled, but HUMMAP Wants More
The suit the Humboldt-Mendocino Marijuana Advocacy Project brought against the county of Humboldt following its January adoption of a commercial medical marijuana ordinance was settled on July 5, but HuMMAP says there’s still much work left to be done. The suit, filed in February, was an attempt to “block the environmental damage” it saw as […]
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Cottage Marijuana Farm Bill and Other Provisions Pass Assembly
A newly drafted protection for “micro” weed farmers is making its way through state lawmakers’ chambers. The Assembly just passed North Coast Assemblyman Jim Wood’s “Cottage Cannabis Farmers Bill” that would add a new medical marijuana cultivator license to the state regulatory framework passed last year. The new license type will be available to outdoor […]
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Remains Found at Cuneo Creek Park Identified
Human remains found in Cuneo Creek State Park in 2014 have been identified by the county coroner’s office as those of a Mexican citizen, 31-year-old Luis Eduardo Raya. The Journal originally broke the story here. (Heads up: the original story includes a photograph of the remains.) While the press release says the remains were identified […]
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Weed Legalization Headed to the California Ballot
Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (who visited Humboldt County pot farms last year) is launching the campaign for legal recreational marijuana today with support for an initiative that gathered enough votes to be on the November ballot. The initiative, which will need voter approval of more than 50 percent, has long been considered the most realistic […]
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Huffman Urges DOJ to Clarify Stance on Pot Advertising
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman is urging the Department of Justice to rebuff the U.S. Postal Service’s requests and publicly state that it won’t prosecute businesses who are mailing advertisements for marijuana but are acting in line with state law. Huffman joined seven of his colleagues in penning a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta […]
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There’s Weed-Infused Vodka Now
We all knew it was coming to this. Humboldt Distillery — which began selling its Humboldt Vodka brand a couple years ago — has released a cannabis-infused vodka called, obviously, “Humboldt’s Finest.” Owner Abe Stevens explains in a press release that the vodka — which doesn’t have any THC in it, rendering it legal to […]
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Sundberg: Pot Tax Will be on November Ballot
Humboldt County Supervisor Ryan Sundberg told KINS Radio this morning the county plans to put a medical marijuana cultivation excise tax on the November ballot. A projection tallied by the interim county administrative officer, Sundberg said, projects the tax earning $2 million in the first year, assuming a $1-per-square-foot fee and 10 percent participation from […]