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Humboldt County is north of San Francisco in California. It's about 200 miles up the coast. Eureka is the country seat. There is also a college in Arcata. Humboldt is very close to the Oregon border.
The county has about 1.5 millions acres of forest land. It ranges from the beach to the tops of the Coast Mountains, which are quite high. It's the big Redwood area in the state. 40% of the old growth left is found in Humboldt. Most of the old growth is protected.
Of course, the Spanish were the first whites to visit the area. They were met by First Nations people who had been on the coast for millennia. Russians and Americans also came for furs. Not long after the Chinese started to arrive. As commercial activity in the Pacific grew more and more people from diverse backgrounds arrived, just like everywhere else on the Pacific Coast of North America. This was bad news for the First Nations. They were marginalized. They now live on eight Indian Reserves.
Marijuana production is the main money creator in the county today. State law, under Proposition 215, permits the cultivation of 99 plants for people with medical cards. Doctors issue the cards and they are easy to obtain. According to the old story, Bay are drop outs came to Humbolt in the 60s and 70s and started growing marijuana. Exporting the crop injected cash into the area. It is now a foundation for the local economy. Local media publicizes law enforcement movements to warn growers.
It's hard to say how mush weed Humboldt County produces, but it's a lot. It competes very well with BC bud, which is an industry in it's own right. This level of activity brings some violence with it. It's hard to say exactly how much, though. That money is not declared of course, so Humboldt appears as a very poor county officially.
The legal penalties for marijuana in Humboldt are lenient. Most growers get probation. This is very true for small growers, but not so much for big ones. People are also beginning to discuss environmental impacts.
The county has about 1.5 millions acres of forest land. It ranges from the beach to the tops of the Coast Mountains, which are quite high. It's the big Redwood area in the state. 40% of the old growth left is found in Humboldt. Most of the old growth is protected.
Of course, the Spanish were the first whites to visit the area. They were met by First Nations people who had been on the coast for millennia. Russians and Americans also came for furs. Not long after the Chinese started to arrive. As commercial activity in the Pacific grew more and more people from diverse backgrounds arrived, just like everywhere else on the Pacific Coast of North America. This was bad news for the First Nations. They were marginalized. They now live on eight Indian Reserves.
Marijuana production is the main money creator in the county today. State law, under Proposition 215, permits the cultivation of 99 plants for people with medical cards. Doctors issue the cards and they are easy to obtain. According to the old story, Bay are drop outs came to Humbolt in the 60s and 70s and started growing marijuana. Exporting the crop injected cash into the area. It is now a foundation for the local economy. Local media publicizes law enforcement movements to warn growers.
It's hard to say how mush weed Humboldt County produces, but it's a lot. It competes very well with BC bud, which is an industry in it's own right. This level of activity brings some violence with it. It's hard to say exactly how much, though. That money is not declared of course, so Humboldt appears as a very poor county officially.
The legal penalties for marijuana in Humboldt are lenient. Most growers get probation. This is very true for small growers, but not so much for big ones. People are also beginning to discuss environmental impacts.
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