Marijuana

Sheriff's Office Releases Stats on Marijuana Enforcement Team

by Kimberly Wear on November 20, 2019 at 3:07PM

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) has concluded the 2019 Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP) grant cycle. The 2019 grant cycle funded Sheriff’s cannabis enforcement operations from October 2018 to September 2019.

County Sends Nearly 500 Cannabis Warning Letters

by Kelley Lincoln on November 12, 2019 at 10:28AM

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 again.”

CDC Reports Links Vaping Lung Injuries to Vitamin E

by Thadeus Greenson on November 8, 2019 at 12:41PM

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 chemicals or toxins could be contributing to the vaping-related illnesses, which have now impacted more than 2,000 people, and warns against vaping products that contain THC, "especially obtained from informal sources such as friends or family, or those from the illicit market, where product ingredients are unknown or can be hugely variable."

NBC News Investigation Finds Vitamin E, Pesticides in Illicit Vape Cartridges

by Thadeus Greenson on September 27, 2019 at 2:35PM

Here’s a description from our Dec. 21, 2017, story “High Stakes,” which looked at the local cannabis industry’s concerns about coming into compliance with the state’s recreational cannabis testing program that was set to come online in the beginning of 2018: The biggest pesticide offender was myclobutanil — the active ingredient in fungicides like Eagle 20 and Nova 40 that are used to treat black rot and powdery mildew — which was responsible for the majority of failed tests.

Eureka Code Enforcement Uncovers Large Hash Lab

by Kimberly Wear on March 19, 2019 at 10:24AM

The release also noted that the city “supports individuals and businesses involved in the legal production and distribution of cannabis,” but states that “those who continue to operate outside the bounds of the legal system face significant civil and criminal consequences.” Read the full release from the city of Eureka: