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Humboldt’s Own, Amy Stewart, gardener extraordinaire and delightful writer, got a sweet little packet in the mail and shared the story in the New York Times. ( God, I love Humboldt. )

Leaves of Grass: An Illegal Story

THE day after voters in California rejected an initiative to legalize marijuana, a package arrived at the bookstore I own with my husband: eight ounces of premium bud. This was not a gift from a grateful customer, nor was it a new product we’d brought in for the holiday season. The package came from a grower here in Humboldt County who had decided it would be amusing to use our bookstore as the return address.

And it might have gone directly to a buyer in Austin, Tex., except that the grower had used a little too much packaging, pushing it over the Postal Service’s weight limit. Stamped packages weighing more than 13 ounces have to be handed over in person at the post office, not dropped anonymously in a mailbox. And so the padded envelope and its aromatic contents were returned to sender — in this case, our antiquarian bookstore, which is better known for shipping signed first editions and vintage bird lithographs than Humboldt County’s most famous agricultural product.

At first we couldn’t believe our luck. Rare book dealers are in the business of buying low and selling high, but never had we had the opportunity to take that phrase quite so literally. Anyone else might have been inclined to keep the package for personal use, but we’re shopkeepers facing a busy holiday season. We can’t afford to let the next few weeks drift away in a cloud of smoke. (Finish reading here.)

Hat tip to the North Coast Journal

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Staff
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13 years ago

Somebody in Texas is feeling a little less Christmassy.

charlie brent
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charlie brent
13 years ago
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good one lol

Staff
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13 years ago

Somebody in Texas is feeling a little less Christmassy.

charlie brent
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charlie brent
13 years ago
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good one lol

Mr. Nice
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Mr. Nice
13 years ago

Amateurs all around.

I just read this in the Times like 5 minutes ago you all are quick.

Amy Stewart should recognize that quite a few of those vintage knick knack places are all about subsidizing with weed. Ain’t like they slang dubs in the shop tho, that’s a ridiculous idea. That’s some shit the cashier would do behind the bosses’ back.

Mr. Nice
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Mr. Nice
13 years ago

Amateurs all around.

I just read this in the Times like 5 minutes ago you all are quick.

Amy Stewart should recognize that quite a few of those vintage knick knack places are all about subsidizing with weed. Ain’t like they slang dubs in the shop tho, that’s a ridiculous idea. That’s some shit the cashier would do behind the bosses’ back.

humboldtkids
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humboldtkids
13 years ago

Fiance here: Glad she didn’t get busted for someone elses bs!

humboldtkids
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humboldtkids
13 years ago

Fiance here: Glad she didn’t get busted for someone elses bs!

T
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T
13 years ago

Mmm is that sour d in the picture? sure looks like it…..mmm back to the morning bong! tis the day of rest they say.

kym- this was quite the humorous article to read. i was just thinking about how it is most likely very common knowledge in yoru area about the 13oz rule. i knew about it and i never mail anything 🙂 lol

T
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T
13 years ago

Mmm is that sour d in the picture? sure looks like it…..mmm back to the morning bong! tis the day of rest they say.

kym- this was quite the humorous article to read. i was just thinking about how it is most likely very common knowledge in yoru area about the 13oz rule. i knew about it and i never mail anything 🙂 lol