Farm Report #1: Humboldt
A nice day spent driving around Humboldt County, seeing the sights, including numerous grow shops, along with local cafes and shops that were funded via the underground economy over a dozen years ago. There is still an active sawmill or two. And my guide told me that lately there have been more timber trucks on the highway but that raw logs are being exported to be sawed elsewhere, striping the area of valuable resources without the value added by producing items from and for the area.
The discussions I’ve had with growers have been about how only certain strains will be able to be sold, and the lack of biodiversity in pot strains that will occur, much like commercial chicken and potato farming.







Do people explain why they think only certain strains will be permitted, or why they think the pot consumer will want less biodiversity? Do they plan to vote Y or N on Prop 19?