Eureka extends medical cannabis dispensary ban

 Dispensaries
Dec 212011
 

With no one from the public addressing the matter and almost no discussion among its members, the Eureka City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend a moratorium on the permitting of medical marijuana dispensaries. On an ever-changing legal landscape, the 10-month, 15-day moratorium extension is designed to allow the city to further evaluate the “legal parameters” of the city’s medical marijuana ordinance, which the city has been informed is in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act, Thadeus Greenson reports in the Eureka Times-Standard. ”I think pretty much our hands are tied at this point,” [...]

Arrests continue in Humboldt County growing operation

 Law Enforcement
Dec 202011
 

While looking to arrest the landowners associated with a massive marijuana growing operation busted in October near Mad River, police uncovered an entire McKinleyville apartment complex dedicated to growing pot. The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office served a search warrant Oct. 26 in a remote area of eastern Humboldt County that resulted in more than 40 arrests, the seizure of almost 2,000 growing plants, more than 1,450 pounds of dried marijuana and 240 pounds of processed marijuana buds. Most of those arrested at the scene were trimmers hired to process the dried marijuana into a [...]

Humboldt County passes moratorium on new dispensaries; discusses fine-tuning of cultivation ordinance

 Dispensaries
Dec 152011
 

No new medical marijuana dispensaries will be permitted in Humboldt County for at least 45 days after the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to approve a temporary moratorium. Assistant Humboldt County Counsel Carolyn Ruth said the county is awaiting more information from the Pack vs. Superior Court case to see whether local governments can regulate marijuana dispensaries. In the Long Beach case, the 2nd District Court of Appeal concluded that federal law — which deems marijuana an illegal substance — pre-empted the city’s right to regulate marijuana, Megan Hansen reports in the Eureka [...]

Humboldt supervisors to review cultivation, dispensaries

 Ordinances
Dec 122011
 

Medical marijuana ordinances will once again be a topic of discussion Tuesday at the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting. Starting after the general public comment period at 1:30 p.m., the supervisors will consider approving an ordinance that would govern the indoor cultivation of medical marijuana in single-family residences and detached buildings. Supervisors will also consider a temporary moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries, Megan Hansen reports in the Eureka Times-Standard. Staff have prepared three options for the supervisors to consider in regards to indoor medicinal cultivation. The first option would keep indoor cultivations limited to [...]

Dispensary moratorium on tap in Humboldt County

 Dispensaries
Nov 162011
 

Humboldt County supervisors directed staff during their Tuesday meeting to amend a draft medical marijuana ordinance addressing indoor grow operations and enact a temporary moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries within 30 days. The board decided against approving the draft marijuana ordinance put before them Tuesday by county staff after spending more than four and a half hours discussing it, Megan Hansen reports in the Eureka Times-Standard. The ordinance would have prohibited on-site grows for dispensaries and given indoor growers 50 square feet of space per residence to grow in. The supervisors voted to split the [...]

Humboldt supervisors take up medical marijuana ordinance

 Ordinances
Nov 142011
 

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors plans to introduce a draft medical marijuana ordinance on Tuesday with some recent changes, including the prohibition of onsite cultivation for dispensaries. The changes, outlined in a staff report, have caused some concern among dispensary owners, who think limiting onsite grows will also limit quality control on medicine and patient access, Donna Tam reports in the Eureka Times-Standard. In addition to the prohibition of onsite cultivation — the previous language allowed for marijuana in its “flowering stage” — the latest version of the ordinance also prohibits medical marijuana research [...]

Eureka reverses course, enacts dispensary moratorium

 Dispensaries
Nov 052011
 

A month after opting to stay the course on its medical marijuana dispensary ordinance, the Eureka City Council reversed its course Tuesday, enacting a 45-day moratorium on the permitting of dispensaries within city limits. Citing federal threats and a shifting legal landscape, the council voted to approve the moratorium after 25 minutes of discussion, Thadeus Greenson reports in the Eureka Times-Standard. The council could opt to extend it at the conclusion of the 45-day period. ”This gives us all a chance to take a breath and see what our path should be,” said Councilwoman Marian [...]

Humboldt prof: Growing marijuana indoors harms environment

 Health and science
Oct 242011
 

A majority of indoor marijuana grows in Humboldt County use a substantial amount of electricity, and researchers said Tuesday that carbon emissions from such operations are harmful to the environment. Peter Lehman, with the Schatz Energy Research Center and Environmental Resources Engineering Department at Humboldt State University, gave a presentation to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors about the carbon footprint of indoor grows. He said electricity is a “very precious commodity” that isn’t being used efficiently in many grow houses, Megan Hansen reports in the Eureka Times-Standard. ”Two percent of our entire national electric [...]

Arcata City Council delays issuing dispensary permits

 Dispensaries
Oct 202011
 

The Arcata City Council Wednesday allowed staff to continue processing permits for medical marijuana dispensaries, and added that staff can deny an operator a permit, but they may not award final approval. The council voted 3-2 in favor of allowing staff to deny approval for dispensaries, collectives and industrial-size grow operations, saying they still needed clarity on whether or not the city could be criminally liable should the federal government decide to take legal action. Councilman Shane Brinton and Arcata Vice Mayor Michael Winkler dissented, reiterating earlier statements made two weeks ago that they would [...]

Feds, court ruling put Eureka dispensary law in doubt

 Marijuana Law
Oct 202011
 

Just weeks after opting to stay the course in the face of threatened federal action regarding its medical marijuana ordinance, the Eureka City Council is rethinking its strategy. The council asked staff Tuesday to bring its ordinance back for discussion at its next meeting — scheduled for Nov. 1 — for more discussion in light of a recent state appeals court decision and a number of actions by the federal government. ”We will probably talk about a moratorium, at the very least,” Councilman Mike Newman said Wednesday. He added that the legal landscape of medical [...]

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