The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a stern warning this week about the potential dangers of cannabidiol, the cannabis-derived compound sweeping the nation. Commonly known as CBD, the non-psychoactive cannabinoid has been the subject of a wellness craze that has credited it with everything from treating acne and joint pain to cancer and neurological […]
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Death, Taxes and McConnell’s Obstruction
In case you thought the U.S. House of Representatives couldn’t impeach and chew gum at the same time, the House made history last week and it had nothing to do with all those quids and quos rolling out in the House Intelligence Committee hearings. The House Judiciary Committee voted 24-10, with two Republicans joining the […]
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Supes Punt on Hemp Ordinance
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Nov. 19 not to take up a hemp cultivation ordinance and indicated it instead intends to extend an existing moratorium for another year. “It seems like prohibition all over again,” mused Fifth District Supervisor Steve Madrone as the board took up the discussion, which spanned nearly two […]
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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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One Plant, Two Names, Multiple Laws
Sitting in the lobby of his brand-new storefront on Arcata’s H Street, Humboldt CBD CEO Joshua Hanna opens a jar and rolls a golf ball-sized cannabis bud into his hand. The dense flower is a deep, vibrant green with a pungent smell. The strain, he explains, is AppleEase, a new cross of a HarleTsu, which […]
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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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‘Armed and Dangerous’ Suspect Sought After Pursuit
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man suspected of striking multiple patrol vehicles during a pursuit in the Seely Creek area yesterday. According to a press release, law enforcement lost sight of Robert Joseph Cullen’s vehicle during the pursuit that began around 3:30 p.m. when a deputy attempted to pull the 30 […]
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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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Unlicensed and Open for Business
The California Attorney General’s Office announced earlier this week that, under its leadership, the multi-agency Campaign Against Marijuana Planting has eradicated almost 1 million cannabis plants from 345 unlicensed grow sites throughout the state this year. Additionally, it reports it has seized 168 “weapons” and arrested 148 people as a part of the campaign. “Illegal […]
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A Year’s Work on Life Support
In the midst of harvest season, the Humboldt County Growers Alliance has announced that the county now has the most licensed cannabis businesses of any California county. In fact, an analysis by the alliance found that Humboldt County holds nearly 30 percent of the state’s cultivation licenses and is home to a third of the […]
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California Cannabis Enters the Blast Zone
This Trump-Ukraine scandal has tendrils stretching all over the place. You may have missed it — what, with the president not only openly admitting on television to soliciting foreign help, in his re-election campaign but then doubling down by asking again for said help, and near daily revelations from the House impeachment inquiry that there […]
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Ryan’s Law
There’s a bill sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk that could radically change end-of-life care options for some patients in California hospitals. Senate Bill 305, which passed both chambers of the Legislature with unanimous votes last month, would prohibit health care facilities from interfering with a terminally ill patient’s use of medical cannabis, giving dying […]