I am standing in a magical cannabis garden, a Berry Jasmine plant towers over me, more than twice my height. I’m in a lush emerald forest crowded with Silly Strawberry and Loopy Fruit cannabis trees... I am in the Sunboldt zone. That’s right, this edition of Pot Talk features Loopy Fruit, a proprietary strain from the Sunboldt Grown Cooperative, a Humboldt County farm based … [Read more...] about Pot Talk with Emily Hobelmann: Sunboldt Farms
Archives for October 2015
High Life: Slut Shaming
High Life: Slut Shaming Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I am here today to plead the case of human beings who have been deemed harlots and jezebels by societal standards simply for enjoying the spoils of the flesh. I am talking about, of course, those who are called “sluts.” What is a slut? By definition a slut is a person who has many casual sexual partners. At the … [Read more...] about High Life: Slut Shaming
Incredible Edibles
When her local dispensary couldn’t provide proper dietary edibles, Mariah Crumrine decided to step in and bake them herself. “I make lots of different edible treats for patients with all kinds of different dietary needs,” she said. “I’m lactose intolerant and my local dispensaries don’t have edibles for patients with different dietary needs, so I started making them myself,” … [Read more...] about Incredible Edibles
Mad River Farms
A local caregiver stood in front of Mad River Farm’s table at the Humboldt Artisans Craft and Music Festival looking at their jams. “Would you like to taste something?” Robin Bartlett, owner of Mad River Farm, asked. “No I’m very familiar with your product,” the caregiver said. “I have a client that will only take her medication if it is with your jam.” This is one of … [Read more...] about Mad River Farms
Pot Talk: Sour Tsunami
This edition of Pot Talk features Sour Tsunami flowers provided by Lost Coast Botanicals, a Southern Humboldt-based cannabis cooperative focusing on developing and producing cannabis medicines with high levels of non-psychoactive CBD for members. According to Lost Coast Botanical's Managing Director of Productions, Ginger Anderson, most of their members are chronically ill … [Read more...] about Pot Talk: Sour Tsunami