Arcata Eye, 31 Aug 2012 – HUMBOLDT — A senior environmental scientist from the state’s Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has told county supervisors that there’s a regional "gold rush mentality" but its bounty isn’t gold, it’s medical marijuana. He said unpermitted activities related to cultivation on private property are causing environmental problems.

Arcata Eye, 28 Sep 2010 – HUMBOLDT – The November ballot measure that will allow counties to regulate marijuana and gain tax revenue from its sale is opposed by the state association that represents counties. At the Sept. 14 Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Mark Lovelace reported that the board of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) voted to oppose Proposition 19, the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act, the previous week.