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Yesterday the New York Times Blog, Freakonomics, featured a guest post by Daniel Hamermesh. Hamermesh is a professor of Economics at the University of Texas. He claims that “if California passes the Legalize Marijuana initiative in November. If that happens, the demand curve will shift out, tending to raise price still further. But people will be allowed to grow small
Read morePoster from 1972 Open the time machine door, Scotty; in a strange turn of events, when cannabis legalization was on the ballot back in 1972, it was also Prop. 19. According to Ballotpedia, The official ballot summary was, “Removes state penalties for personal use. Proposes a statute which would provide that no person eighteen years or older shall be punished
Read moreCalifornia isn’t the only state looking to legalize marijuana in the coming year. Washington, Oregon, Nevada surround us and all are going to have legalize cannabis initiatives on the ballot either this fall or next. Even more importantly for the many growers of Humboldt that export to places back east, those states are all likely to vote for legalization. Speculation
Read moreThe California branch of the NAACP, the country’s oldest and most well-known civil rights organization, held a press conference this morning to announce its support for Proposition 19 (formerly known as Tax Cannabis.) The group decried the fact that young people of color face much higher arrest rates for marijuana use than do their white counterparts. They pointed to a
Read moreRecently, Jen Savage (one of my favorite fellow bloggers and writers) wrote a guest post for The Humboldt Herald in response to BP’s horrific oil spill. In it, she called for everyone “to create a new image… an image of a united demand for new clean energy instead of the same old dependence on oil. Join ….Hands Across The Sand
Read moreThe proposition numbers have all been assigned for the Fall election cycle. The marijuana legalization initiative is now Proposition 19. From the Center for Governmental Studies , here are the propositions we’ll see this coming November. Prop 18: Legislative Bond Measure: Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010. Prop 19: Allows People 21 years old or older
Read moreThe Redwood Run facebook page says that next year’s Rally will be happening at the same place! According to the website, If you made it to this year’s Redwood Run, you were treated to perfect weather, outstanding music, and an awesome burnout show plus a whole lot more. Most of the work is over and the dust is settling…And thanks
Read moreNewt of a Giant Salamander under diesel scum NPR has been doing a series on Marijuana. Yesterday’s piece was about the environmental costs of growing the plant. Here is a transcript or follow the link to listen. Recently I returned to Hacker Creek and still (2 years and $200,000 later) was able to smell diesel over a hundred yards from
Read morePhoto by Jendocino From observations about the symbiotic relationship of certain spiders with snails to photography to commentary on James Joyce and metaphysical musing, a new blog from Mendocino has me intrigued. Enjoy!
Read moreThis sweet wildflower covers swaths of shaded hillsides. Anyone know what it is?
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