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Inside the Medical Marijuana Industry
Northern California is the pot growing capital of the world, and it’s not exactly a secret. However, getting someone to go on the record about working in an industry that’s still federally illegal is still difficult. What follows is the first of a …
California Marijuana Dispensaries Hit With Big Tax Bills
In Northern California, few cities have worked as long or as hard as Berkeley and Oakland to nudge medical marijuana into the mainstream. But life in the mainstream brings its own set of mainstream problems.www.huffingtonpost.com
More violence during North California pot raids.
Posted by admin in Political News on August 24, 2010
Authorities are trying to determine what’s causing an increase in violence that has left five suspects dead during raids of marijuana gardens across Northern California during the past several weeks. www.mercurynews.com
Decriminalize Marijuana: It’s Far Less Harmful than Alcohol
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on July 16, 2010
By Larry A. Bedard, MD, past president of the American College of Emergency Medicine. “In my 35-plus years as an emergency physician in busy ERs in Northern California, I have never needed to admit a patient due to an adverse reaction or medical proble…
Sheriff Wants Station To Stop Broadcasting Pot Raid Warnings
Posted by admin in Political News on June 11, 2010
Marijuana growers in Northern California’s Emerald Triangle have for decades received reports of pending police raids from a local radio station. Now the police, citing a boom in pot production and “armed illegal drug traffickers”, want the broadcasts to stop.
NorCal’s “Pot Paradise”
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on December 8, 2009
Tucked amid the vast forestland of Northern California’s Trinity County, the small town of Hayfork is – literally- going to pot…with marijuana being smoked, grown and sold more than ever before.
Marijuana Sales Drive Northern California Economy
Posted by admin in World News on December 1, 2009
It’s boom times for the marijuana trade in Northern California. Rural Humboldt County’s economy depends on both the legal and illegal sales of pot, as growers to trimmers to entrepreneurs aim to land quick cash. But some citizens, and the mayor of Arcata, are trying to “rope back in” the business.
Federal prosecutor: Medical marijuana raids won’t stop
Posted by admin in Political News on November 3, 2009
Operators of medical marijuana dispensaries in California are quickly learning that, contrary to recent news headlines, federal raids of medical marijuana clubs aren’t going to stop — an assertion the US attorney for northern California is unequivocally making.
What to Do When Your Dog Breaks Into Your Stash
Posted by admin in Educational on October 26, 2009
Like most vets who practice in northern California, I treat stoned dogs on a regular basis. Death from exposure to marijuana is almost unheard of, however, pets that are exposed to marijuana commonly experience non-life-threatening adverse reactions. In short, they are prone to bad trips.
The Emerald Triangle
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on September 18, 2009
There is an area in Northern California between Mendacino county and The Bay Area that generates up to $1 billion dollars annually in illegal marijuana revenue. This area is called the Emerald Triangle. This is a place where thousands of growers of medical cannabis harvest their crops.
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