CDFW: Online Cannabis Permitting Workshop Happens July 22

by North Coast Journal Staff on July 13, 2020 at 6:10PM

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), CalCannabis and the State Water Board will host a free online cannabis permitting workshop on July 22 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., according to a CDFW press release.

Humboldt County’s 'Cannabis Planning Program' Lacks Fiscal Transparency, Grand Jury Reports

by Ashley Harrell on July 6, 2020 at 1:23PM

County Urges Cannabis Employers to Encourage Staff to Get Free COVID-19 Tests

by Kym Kemp on July 1, 2020 at 4:04PM

Hundreds of Humboldt Cannabis Felonies Reclassified as Misdemeanors

by Ashley Harrell on July 1, 2020 at 11:56AM

Nearly 800 Pounds of Marijuana Found After SoHum Traffic Stop

by Kimberly Wear on May 21, 2020 at 6:06PM

Public Health to Cannabis Farmers: Hire Local

by Thadeus Greenson on April 20, 2020 at 3:29PM

In a nod to 420, the international stoner holiday celebrated every April 20, that seemed odd yet entirely fitting, Humboldt County Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich posted a "COVID Minute" video today to social media urging local farms not to hire trimmers from out of the area this year. "I'd like to have farmers prioritize hiring people from within the area so we minimize the introduction of travelers and recognize that all people coming into the area need to be quarantined for 14 days prior to mixing with the general workforce," she said in the short video, which can be found embedded below.

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.