Humboldt County is located in Northern California. It's about 200 miles north of San Francisco. The county seat is Eureka, and there is another good size town there called Arcata. It's one county south of Oregon.
The county has about 1.5 million acres of forested land. It covers terrain from the tops of the Coast Rang all the way down to the beach on the Pacific Ocean. It is the Redwood center of California. It has most of the old growth Redwood left. Most of the old growth is protected from logging.
The first Europeans to visit the area were the Spanish. They encountered many native groups that had been there for thousands of years. They were joined by Russians and Americans who wanted furs, especially sea otters. Later, Chinese came. Increased economic activity led to more people coming from all over. This was hard on the natives. Violence was not uncommon. There are now 8 reserves in the county for Indians.
Marijuana cultivation is the county's biggest cash source. People with medical cards, or their caregivers, can grow 99 plants without breaking state law as a result of Prop 215. The cards are issued by doctors, and are easy to get. The story goes that Bay area hippies came to Humboldt decades ago and began the marijuana industry. That crop was exported to the rest of California and the US. It has become an important source of income for the economy. Growers are widely supported and radio stations will even announce police enforcement movements.
The amount produced seems to be under-reported, but it makes a big dent in the demand. It easily competes with all the BC bud imported into the US. There is violence associated with this, but the degree is hard to gauge. Most of that money is unreported, and Humboldt is listed as a very poor county.
Law enforcement is lax. Growers usually get off with probation instead of jail time. This is especially true of small growers or medicinal growers. There are environmental damages to consider as well, but these are just becoming an issue.
The county has about 1.5 million acres of forested land. It covers terrain from the tops of the Coast Rang all the way down to the beach on the Pacific Ocean. It is the Redwood center of California. It has most of the old growth Redwood left. Most of the old growth is protected from logging.
The first Europeans to visit the area were the Spanish. They encountered many native groups that had been there for thousands of years. They were joined by Russians and Americans who wanted furs, especially sea otters. Later, Chinese came. Increased economic activity led to more people coming from all over. This was hard on the natives. Violence was not uncommon. There are now 8 reserves in the county for Indians.
Marijuana cultivation is the county's biggest cash source. People with medical cards, or their caregivers, can grow 99 plants without breaking state law as a result of Prop 215. The cards are issued by doctors, and are easy to get. The story goes that Bay area hippies came to Humboldt decades ago and began the marijuana industry. That crop was exported to the rest of California and the US. It has become an important source of income for the economy. Growers are widely supported and radio stations will even announce police enforcement movements.
The amount produced seems to be under-reported, but it makes a big dent in the demand. It easily competes with all the BC bud imported into the US. There is violence associated with this, but the degree is hard to gauge. Most of that money is unreported, and Humboldt is listed as a very poor county.
Law enforcement is lax. Growers usually get off with probation instead of jail time. This is especially true of small growers or medicinal growers. There are environmental damages to consider as well, but these are just becoming an issue.
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