Field of Flowers
Up by Fortuna grows a beautiful field of yellow mustard. Down in Miranda, an acre of buttercups wave like snippets of sunshine eagerly trying to capture the attention of their sky.
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Grieving the Change
The Road Behind Some are grieving a way of life that is disappearing. A reader sent me this lament and, on another thread, Ernie compared the changes in the Grower’s life with that of the Logger. I got misty eyed over both comments. I Really do not Like the Thought of Weed Being Legal I so much miss the old
Read moreSoHumBorn Sunday: Unexpected Company
In December 2008, a Southern Humboldt blogger began posting fictional tales of the marijuana culture. Some people were appalled. Most were enthralled. For three months her stories gripped the online community and then, abruptly, she was gone. Even though SoHumBorn pulled her blog, for months her stories were available in the cached version but eventually they, too, were swallowed into
Read moreParody of The Anti Legalization Marijuana Grower
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s39VUAJE8-A&hl=en_US&fs=1&] I borrowed this from Reason.com. It is a fun watch but it is also indicative of the feeling among smokers that growers are trying to prevent legalization in order to keep prices up at the expense of the consumer and medical patient. This is not what I saw at Tuesday’s “What’s After Pot” meeting. I saw the majority of
Read moreVisualizing the Current State of Marijuana Laws or Why California Marijuana Growers should Support this Fall's Ballot Measure
Some people are under the delusion that California is the forefront of the legalize cannabis movement. And we are among the states with the most liberal laws but unless we pass legalization this fall we could face falling behind and, more importantly for our local economy, face even more serious consequences–further drops in marijuana prices. The percentage numbers on some
Read moreWelcome to Pot City
With legalization on the ballot this fall, Humboldt County’s growers and business people are thinking about how to meet the possible challenges. This week’s North Coast Journal contains an article I wrote about one way to deal with the coming financial challenges. The AP report has pitted smokers against their erstwhile friends–the growers. While there is definitely some opposition to
Read moreMarijuana Legalization Here We Come: The Tax Cannabis Initiative is on the Ballot
An historic ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in small amounts has easily qualified for this Fall’s election with hundreds of thousands of signatures collected beyond the needed amount. If it passes, it is going to be a wild ride for growers as the effects of marijuana legalization on the prices of pot are unknown. Some growers at Tuesday’s meeting in
Read moreGrow Magazine, Me, and The Sacramento Bee
The last issue of Grow had one of my photos on the front. I’m proud of that but I’m even more proud that the Sacramento Bee has chosen to feature Grow Magazine and me in their Weed Wars Blog (I’ve been a fan for a few weeks–the blog just started last month– but now they are definitely my favorite source
Read moreMarijuana Farmers Slide off the Mantle of Secrecy: A Grower’s Guild is Born
Placards invite like-minded individuals to sit together at Tuesday night’s meeting known as What’s After Pot. Last night, the Redway Mateel Center in the southern heart of Humboldt County held a precariously balanced collection of about 200 people–each of them worried in their own way about how marijuana legalization would change their area. Gathered around long tables with placards defining
Read moreGrocery Shopping Humboldt–Choose Carefully–The Dynamics have Changed Since Last Year
Last year, I priced groceries at the SoHum, Fortuna, and Eureka Safeway and Ray’s stores. And found little difference between the prices within each chain and only minimal differences between the Safeway and the Ray’s stores. Then, I went to Winco and took the exact same list of groceries (right down to 8.9 oz box of Cheerios) and priced the
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