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The Week in Weed

The Week in Weed / By Eugene Ed Denson

Attorney: Cannabis Church Lawsuit Could Have Far-Reaching Effects

(July 11, 2019) I read "A Sack of Sacrament" in the July 4 North Coast Journal with interest, as you might imagine since the Redwood Spiritual Healing Ministry's lawsuit against Humboldt County raises...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

A Sack Full of Sacrament

(July 4, 2019) A Southern California lawyer and church leader has filed a lawsuit against the county of Humboldt and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, alleging they violated his client's rights...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

The Cannabis Cup Runneth Over

(June 27, 2019) Seriously, though, California has way too much weed. I mean, even if you ignore all the black market stuff out there, the Golden State just has too much weed,...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

Village Down and Holding in Prison

(June 20, 2019) Make sure and pour a little bong water out this week for Reggae on the River and its Cannabis Village. We hardly even knew ye, Cannabis Village! For reasons that...

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The Week in Weed / By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill

This is Not a Weed Tampon

(June 13, 2019) I'll admit to eye rolling at some cannabis marketing. I'm pretty sure when that CBD burger came out you could actually hear my eyes click into my head like a...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

Ready, Set, Grow!

(June 6, 2019) By and large, growers are a proud bunch. If you've spent much time hanging out with Humboldt County cultivators, you've almost assuredly been treated to ribbing — most of it...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

The Black Market's Legacy

(May 30, 2019) Fifty dollars worth of weed. That's reportedly what led four young men to arrange via Snapchat a meeting with a 16 year old on the dark Arcata street. According to...

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The Week in Weed / By J.A. Savage

Old School Sensi-bilities

(May 23, 2019) In the '70s, when it was still called marijuana, my buddy and I grew a crop near Briceland. Last week, we returned to the scene of our then crime. To...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

Fleeced by Phylos?

(May 16, 2019) About two years ago, we wrote in these pages about the looming battle over cannabis genetics and the effort of deep-pocketed companies to register utility patents — the strongest...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

California's Regulated Cannabis Industry in Miniature

Sometimes it takes a village, or maybe just a lounge

(May 9, 2019) Southern Humboldt's summer music festivals are breaking new ground this year and will feature designated cannabis areas, where revelers can legally purchase and imbibe to their hearts' content with a...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

A Question of Values

(May 2, 2019) Retired U.S. Army Maj. Tye Reedy did two combat tours in Iraq, then another in Afghanistan, as an officer in infantry units within the 101st Airborne Division. He brought home...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

The CBD Burger and the Evangelist Editor

A match made in heaven

(April 25, 2019) The CBD craze has officially come off the rails, veering into territory no wellness supplement should ever traverse. We reluctantly looked the other way as folks began infusing everything from...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

Green Your Weed

(April 18, 2019) If you've found yourself in recent months puffing on some weed while arguing with a relative on Facebook about the merits of the Green New Deal, some self-reflection may...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

Smoochy Woochy Poochy Headaches

(April 11, 2019) The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department caused quite a stir on Facebook last week with a somewhat confusing post that appeared to offer a warning to cannabis farms. "Believe it or...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

Supes Pass Hemp Moratorium

(April 4, 2019) The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously April 2 to approve a temporary moratorium on the cultivation of industrial hemp. "The cannabis industry feels very strongly about it,"...

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The Week in Weed / By Thadeus Greenson

The Psychosis of Prohibition

(March 28, 2019) If you smoke potent cannabis daily, you may be at an increased risk of having a psychotic episode, according to a British study recently published in The Lancet Psychiatry. The...

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