A number of unsolved construction equipment thefts have taken place around the Fortuna area, and authorities believe it is likely that equipment will be used to cultivate marijuana.

A medical marijuana growing collective that organizers hoped would be housed in a downtown McKinleyville building was quashed in its early stages after planners failed to contact the owners of the property.

Properties involved in a suspected drug trafficking organization, which authorities believe is responsible for growing marijuana on national forests, were raided by law enforcement agents Wednesday.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors was in the unenviable position this week of trying to determine how to regulate illicit businesses. At issue is the continuing degradation of rural Humboldt County through marijuana-related diesel

After searching a storage unit allegedly belonging to an Arcata man police arrested Thursday, authorities located firearms, marijuana and hallucinogens, the Arcata Police Department reported.

EUREKA — A father and son were sentenced Monday in federal court for growing marijuana in the Six Rivers National Forest. Jose Magana received a 120-month sentence after pleading guilty to manufacturing a controlled substance while his father,

A recent California Supreme Court ruling out of Santa Cruz adds a bit of clarity into the often murky world of the state’s medical marijuana laws, but some worry the ruling could leave some patients facing more challenges accessing their

Authorities in Trinidad raided a rental house, which they suspect was being used to commercially grow marijuana. James Cook, 28, of Trinidad was arrested Tuesday morning at his residence on the 800 block of Edwards Street on suspicion of

After nearly a year of public discussion, meetings and deliberation, Arcata made a step into uncharted medical marijuana territory last week by approving its new medical marijuana guidelines, upsetting some dispensary members who felt the final

The Arcata City Council adopted the long-awaited medical marijuana guidelines regulating cultivation and dispensing Wednesday night, despite opposition from medical marijuana patients and caregivers.

Two Arcata men arrested in March on felony marijuana cultivation charges accepted a plea agreement from the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office and were sentenced in court Tuesday.

If the Arcata City Council approves of the new medical marijuana guidelines tonight, patients, caregivers and dispensaries in the inland areas of the city will have to adhere to regulations imposed on the cultivation and dispensing of medical

The Arcata City Council will be deciding tonight on the approval of medical marijuana guidelines, the recruitment and hiring of another police department position, and the creation of a tax oversight committee, according to staff reports.

After receiving a tip about a possible marijuana growing operation in Trinidad, authorities raided a rental home and found a major pot growing operation being conducted inside.

The City Council introduced an ordinance Wednesday night to adopt the city’s medical marijuana guidelines. The ordinance will be formally adopted at the council’s Nov.

The Arcata City Council will hold public meetings Wednesday to address the Trillium Creek development and the addition of medical marijuana dispensary guidelines to the city’s land use code.

The Arcata City Council will revisit discussion of medical marijuana regulations when it meets Wednesday.

The council is set to introduce an ordinance and hold a public hearing on Arcata Land Use Code amendments related to the marijuana land-use.

A Eureka police officer arrested an alleged drug dealer during a traffic stop early Saturday morning, while the suspect and a passenger in his vehicle were reportedly arguing about the 10 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle.

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Two men were jailed Friday and another was cited after a trespassing report led Trinidad police to a residential marijuana-growing operation.

On Wednesday, law enforcement arrested a man suspected of illegally growing marijuana, and seized thousands of plants from a farm on U.S. Forest Service property, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reported.

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Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies, working with the U.S. Forest Service, arrested Francisco Aparisio Chavez, 21, of Michoacán, Mexico on Wednesday after seizing marijuana allegedly in the process of being harvested on U.S. Forest Service property, a release from the Sheriff’s Office stated.

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A 55-year-old Redway woman was arrested Monday evening after about 20 pounds of packaged marijuana worth about $70,000 was allegedly found in her vehicle.

According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, a Redway woman was arrested Monday after authorities found her in possession of approximately 20 pounds of packaged marijuana.

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A 55-year-old Redway woman was arrested Monday evening after about 20 pounds of packaged marijuana worth about $70,000 was allegedly found in her vehicle.

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Officials are looking for a man who apparently went to the wrong home Thursday morning and demanded a Garberville couple’s marijuana while pointing a shotgun at them.

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Witnesses in the David Barger murder trial will paint a picture of the darker side of Humboldt County’s commercial marijuana growing subculture, in which profit is sometimes valued over human life, Deputy District Attorney Max Cardoza argued Thursday in opening statements.

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A commercial marijuana grow operation found at a Pine Street apartment complex early Wednesday morning is under investigation, the Eureka Police Department reported.

Officers seized 800 marijuana plants from a commercial growing operation at an apartment complex Wednesday morning, according to the Eureka Police Department.

A Eureka Police Department officer arrested a man Sunday for possession and transportation of marijuana for sale after detecting a strong scent of marijuana coming from inside the man’s car during a traffic stop.

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Eureka Police Department officers arrested a man suspected of possessing nearly 4 pounds of marijuana while conducting a traffic enforcement stop in the 1300 block of Fifth Street early Sunday morning.

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The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting eradicated 3,489 pot plants over three days, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Since Monday, thousands of marijuana plants growing in outdoor gardens in Humboldt County have been destroyed by the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reported today.

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The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) eradicated 3,489 pot plants over three days, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reported.