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Posts published by “Daniel Mintz”

A Slouching Pot Economy?

A local banker has named $1 billion as the minimum value of the county’s marijuana economy and she’s warned the Board of Supervisors of the…

What Happened To Chris Giauque?

Having been awarded $200,000 from his presumed murdered son Chris’s estate, Bob Giauque says he can think of no better way to spend it than…

Large Scale HumCo Donors

Various candidates in the county’s supervisor elections have shown an early influx of campaign financing from a bloc of development-related funders. In the Second District,…

HumCo Extends Dispensary Freeze

With legal issues unresolved and federal threats still looming, the county's moratorium on medical marijuana dispensary applications has been extended by ten and a half…

HumCo, Occupy & Regulating Public Gatherings

Growing tension between county government and Occupy protestors who want  to camp on its front lawn has led to a proposal for an ordinance regulating…

HumCo Gets Conservative On Medical Pot

After almost two years of work, the county has taken a conservative approach to regulating medical marijuana, approving a restrictive indoor growing ordinance and a…

HumCo Pot Raid Challenged

An elderly Arcata resident is alleging that city police illegally raided her home when they executed a search for marijuana that was based on sketchy…

Feds Win A Pot Ruling

A series of lawsuits have been filed by medical marijuana advocates attempting to halt an ongoing federal crackdown on dispensaries and a ruling last week…

HumCo Opts For Dispensary Moratorium

Grappling with legal uncertainties, liability risks and a 300-page staff report, Humboldt County’s Board of Supervisors has voted to pursue a moratorium on new medical…

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