Measure A Receives Tribal and Environmental Group Support: Letter to the Editor
“The flagrant falsehoods perpetrated by Planning’s ‘Analysis’ obviously fit right in with the opposition’s strategy…”
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“The flagrant falsehoods perpetrated by Planning’s ‘Analysis’ obviously fit right in with the opposition’s strategy…”
Read more“This psychological approach to warfare is characterized by massive propaganda campaigns, backed up by targeted violence, and waged with the engineered consent of the public.”
Read more“Six years ago today I and dozens of others worked to present and get passed Measure K. We had drafted the measure and by now we were feverishly collecting signatures to put the issue on the ballot.”
Read more“What a difference a week can make! From big winds and snow collapsing hoophouses and feeling demoralized to rebuilding and getting to work on bed prep, it’s amazing how much can change in a few days.”
Read more“Voting against this sensible and important measure would be like giving our lands and waters away to the highest bidder and getting nothing in return except damaged habitat.”
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Read more“In a comprehensive analysis published in June, Humboldt’s Planning Department found that Measure A would make “compliance so difficult that the legal market is rendered not viable in Humboldt County.””
Read more“As a voter initiative and if approved, Measure A’s language could only be changed or removed by voter initiative. This creates innumerable obstacles to the success of the industry in an already highly regulated market that will continue to be dynamic and changing for the foreseeable future.”
Read more“Water use by cannabis farms represents a small fraction (<1%) of natural surface water supplies in most watersheds...The majority of water demand for cannabis cultivation comes from unlicensed farms, rather than licensed farms, particularly during the dry season (June - September)... ."
Read more“It was determined that a large number of items, including heavy equipment, water pumps, tools, and household items had been stolen from the property and buildings.”
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