[UPDATE 10:11 a.m.: Permitted Owner Describes a ‘Cool’ Encounter With MET] Convoy in Mad River Area
This morning, the MET (the Marijuana Enforcement Team) is working north of Mad River and Hwy 36 in the County Line Creek Road and Ridge Road areas.
There are multiple reports. One reader described seeing around 15 vehicles. The team reportedly gathered at the Mad River Ranger station before heading to the north.
We’ve reached out to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office for more information and will update when possible.
UPDATE 10:11 a.m.: One permitted property owner is delighted this morning. He said that the MET team showed up on the road through his place. “There’s like 25 cop cars all the way down the dirt road as far as you can see…They were obviously in a hurry…We had the road blocked by a truck that we were loading garbage [with into a dumpster].”
After the truck got out of the way, the team continued to the property but when presented with paperwork, they politely left. “They were cool and moved on,” the owner said.
The owner was particularly pleased because, though he felt he had done everything possible on his end, the state delayed in processing his information and his state licenses had lapsed. “We were in the grey area between,” he explained. “The state temp license expired but [the property] has valid county permits. The state is slow [processing the permits].”
He said he was delighted that the team’s actions “follows what the Sheriff’s Department has been saying.”
Even though it was early in the day, he said, he thought he’d “crack a beer.”
Earlier Chapters:
- Large Law Enforcement Convoy Heading South on 101
- Convoy Heading West on Briceland Thorn Road
- MET, National Guard, and Other Agencies Eradicated Over 7000 Plants on Unpermitted Grows Yesterday
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A feel good story !! Cheers buddy !!🍻
Yes nothing like being marked as guilty and having to prove your innocence. Maybe they should hand out patches shaped like a marijuana leaf with the word compliant sewn in. We can wear it on our outter clothing to help identify us growers easier to law enforcement. The excitement he had in proving his innocence right there in the field of battle. Why do we need courts that is for people who have rights and follow the law like our marijuana enforcement team. They include judge, jury and prosecuter all rolled up (pun intended) and deliver your verdict at your front gate. Such a feel good story I can not wait til they start gathering us all up and move us to special housing in urban areas called ghettos.
Sounds good. Also they can tattoo your permit numbers on your forearms to make them easier to remember..I
I say on the forehead that way law enforcement can just read it when we look up from taking our bong rips. Making us dope growers remember to look at our forearms is kinda tough since according to the one and very few research studies ever done states smoking marijuana cause short term memory loss.
Nothing like the friendly muscle coming to check the “protection” paperwork to make it’s all fine and dandy. What a crook of shit and bunch of sell outs
So the popo rolled a convoy to a scene, checked the paperwork, and left. Has the HCSO ever heard of computer records or a telephone?
Hey geniuses in the HCSO why don’t ya make a few phone calls before you waste thousands of tax payer dollars rolling a convoy to check papers. There is stupid, and there is HCSO stupid. NOT COOL. NOT COOL AT ALL. You could be out evicting old people from trailers with tear gas ffs.
Hey [edit] , have you ever thought about the fact that a permitted farm could be out of compliance by having a larger canopy space than what is permitted? Or other issues you cant tell from sitting at your desk and pointing a finger. [edit]
All I see is law enforcement claiming this individual is guilty and he has to prove his innocence. In America I believe the law states you are innocent before being proven guilty. So, in the future when you get a speeding ticket a convoy officers with a tow truck will stop by your home and make sure you have all your paperwork for your appearance in court if not they impound your vehicle. Prior to all this they will scout their path with a helicopter justified by the fact they are ensuring the safety of the convoy when it deploys. Kinda like in Afghanistan when they move into Taliban held territory but hey this is America land of the free!!!!!!
Isn’t it more like being pulled over driving when the officer thought you were breaking the law, you present your license, and you’re free to go?
When a cop turns on ‘emergency’ lights to stop someone and asks for license and REGIStration, and then writes a summons-ticket, executes it and demands one’s bond in the form of an agreement to appear, and then serves the summons, the cop is breaking the laws:
1) The turning on of lights means an ‘emergency’ is in effect. The cop wants people to think he is stopping traffic and that the one being stopped is the ‘emergency.’ Where was the emergency? Nowhere, of course. The cop just wanted to perform a “traffic stop.” By doing so, the cop
perpetuated several fraudulent actions.
a) The cop deceived the one being stopped into thinking there was an emergency.
b) Impersonated a government official on emergency business. The cop in reality is a Corpora Ficta employee and not a government employee. He has no authority of a government official at all.
There are TWO lawfully excusable conditions for seizing property or People: 1) A warrant of the
law. 2) First-hand observation of a crime being committed.
This is not just the law. This is constitutionally mandated.
–codes notwithstanding – well, unless you volunteer in the Matrix.
Two cents.
That sovereign citizen nonsense gets nowhere anytime its presented. Give it up.
~perhaps. Ice, you will be good enough to define sovereign citizen.
It is a great point, however, if you added a tow truck pulling up with the officer then my perspective changes. The stigma of what we have done for so long is the justification to use intimidation tactics. If we are a business then only one person in a truck is necessary to cite the violations. I have not heard one time as of yet where any force from the public has been used against the marijuana enforcement team. Yet, we see choppers and fully armed soldiers running through our hills.
This is their last grab before seizure laws change in this country is why. That money used for enforcement could of been spent on assistance programs to help farmers get compliant and support local farms in teaching them the new cannabis business. Nah, they’d rather intimidate and put fear into the locals over Humboldt supporting a legitimate business.
Just my viewpoint….blessings
I agree that I don’t understand the level of force necessary.
“We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.” -– Archilochos
~we have a not-in-the-republic Sheriff slash Coroner, who claims a command position, that is not on his job description, of a foreign military regiment that fuse/incorporate w/local pretend officials into MET, and who are, by worship of paycheck and pension, aiding and abetting -vicious cycle.
Years ago Massachusetts decriminalized possession MJ under an ounce. In a LEO chat room/ broad (whatever they’re called) one of the LEO’s pointed out that if you took the small amount of MJ and soaked it in water it would weigh over an ounce. So the question is do we want a representative of the county or state cannabis program who is trained in measuring canopy size coming out with a tape measure and a clip board making sure that your in compliance or a
large convoy of heavily armed LEOs looking to chop down as much as they can and seize anything of value?
I can’t quite tell if it means they were driving to his place, to bust him, then left when they saw his paperwork, or if they were driving to a property further down the road his grow is on and decided to do a paperwork check while passing through.
Permitted Growers aren’t part of the
cannibis community. Carpetbagging pieces of s***. Our community created all the strains gifted them to the medical community. Your apathy towards the attacks on our community is noted.
Actually you are a drug dealer, supporting criminal enterprises here and abroad for monetary gain. So much for the medical claim.
All businesses are criminal enterprises if you look close enough.
so the permitted growers aren’t selling weed, which you consider a drug and therefore “drug dealing” ? wtf
The plant is sacred and the same as it was five years ago, tho now massed produced and commoditized… it was more legal under 215 than 64, that much is obvious.
Indignant 1, chill out and stop being so defensive, you have an almost threatening tone to your erroneous claim.
Another sore LOSER. I would have some sympathy if not for the condescending tone.
So why is the Sheriff so disconnected from the permit process he even went there at all?
That’s a separate reality. Who decides who gets busted? Honsul did say his attention is towards appeasing the rat-finks who finger their neighbors. I guess even the “legalites” don’t like each other.
cutthroat competition is a thing… specially in the herb hustle
It gets absolutely crazy for permitters doing paperwork for the State AND the county at the same time. We’re talking a paperwork nightmare. Between the county, the state and law enforcement there’s bound to be mix ups.
Kym, are the cops only using that big black chopper or do they also use the type PGE uses?
They’re using helicopters contracted with PJ Helicopters out of Red Bluff. Most of them are blue and white. Also the tail numbers all end with the letters PJ. Right now some of them are doing PG&E line work in Mendo. Additionally, they’re using air resources from the military which are dark colored.
Thanks for the reply. I hear a blue and white one flew Alderpoint super low on Sunday. They said it wasn’t really following PGE lines.
They are flying pj choppers from ruth to ukiah and back. Track then and see. I have watched 2 today and they came right out of ukiah airport.
Where in Ruth? Rodeo grounds?
flying AA there is an airport there… past ruth store.
Americans keep Firearms not solely for hunting
We keep Firearms to be a balance to the tyranny of government.
We the people are the militia.
You all act like you’ve forgotten.
We need to possess the same Firepower the military has or we could end up like Venezuela
What’s your point? Your a big bad dude with guns? Pfffft.
Better yet , whip out your old Remington nylon 66 .22 and take a couple of pot shots at that Blackhawk flying over, that will show them whos boss!
😂😂😂😂
Indignant 1,
The Trader has an article on page 6 “People for the Republic”.
“Representatives often say this is a nation of laws and then say, “We’re a democracy,” as if there is no real difference between the two. The word democracy isn’t in the Constitution and it is not in any of the 50 State Constitutions. You can find the word democracy in the Communist Manifesto”.
People of the Republic meet at 7 pm every second Tuesday of the month at the Fortuna River Lodge.
yeah Kali is mad commie/statist/fascist now… but communism only lasts until they run out of other people’s money….. I had to leave… but I miss the nature and the good people there.
“the same Firepower the military has” yeah right, sure you do. another pfffft!
Ah another beautiful day in paradise.
We’d be astonished at how much borrowed money Newsom squandered for just this dry run. Dumb leading the dumb. 25 trucks all inna line blocking the residents access.
$64 is a very, very bad form of prohibition. All money and no brains.
They were just hoping he didnt have his papers lol
😂😂😂😂
Cool story bro
They just left Bear Creek Road in Dinsmore at 700 pm hauling ass . No reason to rip through neighborhoods like that but all that overtime must have them excited
Well that was a waste of time and money.
Yeah.. Crack a beer, and celebrate your neighbors demise..
That wasn’t really funny..
C’mon? Haven’t you ever had a close call and wanted to crack a beer afterwards? (well, actually I don’t like beer but…you get the point. It’s okay to be glad that you didn’t get in trouble.)
“If you have a permit you don’t need to be afraid.” –Billy Honsal.
That men should not be equal, is the primitive belief of primitive people.
‘I Can’t beilive today was a good day… saw 20 police, and they rolled right past me…’
fo sure an early beer and a phatty is in line!
But really tho.. they didn’t roll pass the neighbors, I hope he bought a 12 pack cause Someone wasn’t having a good day!
Let’s talk about the budget for 20 cars and personnel every single day of the week for a seek and destroy mission, which is the same tactic we use against our ‘enemies’ during wartime.
Military operations against the civilian population, PAID FOR BY THE TAXPAYERS.
Over a weed.
#COMMERCE CLAUSE
Back before the greenrush and easy street for everyone we would hide under the trees after camoing and stashing everything and sit and listen to the scanner, the chopper, and CLMP reports or the CB radio and drink beer and everything else we had all day while the raids happened. Gathering in little neighbor groups where it was semi safe and watch our friends and neighbors hard work fly off in a net. Hell yeah, I would crack a beer if 25 armed cops turned around in my driveway. I highly doubt he was celebrating someone else’s demise, more like lucky to have survived, even with paperwork you don’t feel safe from this.
Cool story bro
Cool story,bro
I remember well.
I guess they were lucky to be there. Show up after a trip to town to meet with the planning department only to have everything cut down. “Whoops sorry no one was here to provide the paperwork” In another sense it sets a precedent. All who have been raided with lagging state permits should get their crop back.
~contracting with thugs is not a good idea.