Supervisors were hesitant to give the project the go by denying the appeal. The farm is in Supervisor Mike Wilson’s district and he noted that it’s an existing use and the neighbors’ main complaints are about public safety issues.
Cannabis enforcement targets repeat violators
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – The county’s Board of Supervisors has approved code enforcement changes, including one that cuts the time between issuing notices of violations and activating fines on them. Amendments to the county’s codes were unanimously approved at the July 7 board meeting. In addition to changes that strive for increases…
801 old felony cannabis convictions reduced to misdemeanors
The Humboldt County District Attorney has identified 801 convictions dating back to 1982 and agreed to their re-designation from felonies to misdemeanors.
‘Bad blood’ stains Blue Lake grow permit
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union BLUE LAKE – What one county planning commissioner described as “a history of bad blood, bad faith, threats, violence and poor land management choices” has led to the denial of a proposed cannabis farm in the Blue Lake area. At the March 5 Planning Commission meeting, a conditional use permit…
Cross-pollination worries compel Supes to downsize hemp farming
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – A mapped hemp farming zone includes 6,000 acres of the greater Arcata area but it’s now off the table as county supervisors are focusing on smaller-scale medicinal hemp production. The ongoing debate on how to regulate hemp continued at the Nov. 19 Board of Supervisors meeting. Up for…
Sheriff Honsal: cannabis enforcement is ‘a win’
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County Sheriff Billy Honsal has told the Board of Supervisors that enforcement on illegal, unpermitted cannabis grows intensified this year and the near future will see actions on those who’ve applied for permits without follow-up. At their October 22 meeting, supervisors were updated on the county’s enforcement…
Planning Commission: Ban hemp, totally
Cannabis farmers fear genetic dilution from cross-pollination Daniel Mintz Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – Described as a menace to Humboldt County’s prized cannabis crops, industrial hemp will be totally banned if the advice of the Planning Commission is followed. In an Oct. 17 public hearing, the commission voted to recommend banning not only cultivation of…
How cannabis businesses powered through the blackout
Steve Robles Mad River Union ARCATA – As Arcata’s citizenry held emergency barbecues to use food before it spoiled, in the city’s Cannabis Innovation Zone, businesses struggled to keep thousands of dollars of inventory from doing the same. Most of the companies in that zone offer trimming and extraction services, both of which are time-sensitive,…
CBD campaigners collect sigs
MAKING CHANGE Coco Maki and Pepper Hernandez were busy building support last week for allowing CBD- and THC-infused foods and drinks for consumption with education on the Plaza and in Humboldt County. The cannabinized edibles are not presently regulated by the health department. “We want to make it possible for permitted people to cook with…
County planners warned about industrial hemp
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – Hearing opposition to allowing industrial hemp production, Humboldt County’s Planning Commission appears poised to recommend extending a temporary ban on it. Potential risks to the cannabis industry were highlighted as the commission held a workshop on hemp production at its Oct. 3 meeting. The 2018 federal farm bill…