The Arcata City Council moved forward in a 3-1 vote, with Mayor Sofia Pereira recused, a municipal code amendment last night that will establish regulations for short-term rentals and cap their number at 100, with some exceptions. Councilmembers Brett Watson, Stacy Atkins-Salazar and Emily Goldstein voted in favor and Sarah Schaefer against. Several councilmembers, in […]
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Cannabis’ Regulatory Home Stretch
It looks like Fortuna residents might be able to get weed delivered to their homes after all. The California Bureau of Cannabis Control, Department of Food and Agriculture and Department of Public Health released proposed updates to their cannabis regulations on Oct. 19, kicking off a 15-day public comment period that will be open through […]
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Permit Patty and Why Everything Must Go
If you’ve passed a cannabis dispensary in Humboldt recently, you’ve probably seen the brightly colored signs offering discounts of up to 80 percent. Dispensaries throughout the state have shifted into an everything-must-go, clearance-sale mindset, offering a last chance to buy potentially tainted weed at rock-bottom prices. As of July 1, all cannabis products sold in […]
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Huffman Visits Cannabis Farm, Hears About Concerns
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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Hold My Oreo, There’s Weed to Smoke
With little fanfare, the state of California released its revised cannabis industry regulations last week. The updated regs are largely seen as a baby step between the initial rules released late last year and what will become the final regulations later this year. The latter are largely considered shrug-worthy. “The first step that Neil Armstrong […]
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Bait and Switch
You’ll have to excuse Humboldt County cannabis farmers if they feel they’ve been had. A trio of state agencies released emergency regulations Nov. 16 that will govern the launch of the state’s recreational and medical cannabis industries next year, dictating how cannabis products can be grown, manufactured, transported, tested, bought and sold (see NCJ Daily). […]
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New State Cannabis Regulations Allow for Limitless Grow Sizes
It looks like you’ll be able to munch down on that cannabis beef jerky come January but the stony shrimp cocktail will have to wait. California dropped its long-awaited emergency medicinal and adult-use cannabis regulations yesterday, setting the rules for legal markets slated to open in 45 days on Jan. 1. The new regulations — […]