It’s a sad, frightening and all too familiar story. In its 6 months as an Emerald Magazine feature, My Bust has often “starred” the Humboldt County Drug Task Force. Victim after victim has spoken of their unprofessional, at times brutal behavior, all staged in their signature black – SUVs, boots, and guns. Well, here we go again.... Barbara Benson trains horses and she was … [Read more...] about My Bust: Barbara Benson
Getting the Royal Treatment
Photography by Christine Ciarcia Royal Budline is a classy, Northern Humboldt outfit. For the past two years, owners Vanessa and Duke have dedicated themselves to producing the best quality topical salves and sprays using the best quality cannabis and other medicinal plants. Take a look at their websites προδυχτ page and you’ll get a mini-course in the benefits of many of … [Read more...] about Getting the Royal Treatment
Medibles and So Much More
How Will Our Cannabis Businesses Grow? With cannabis re-legalization on the horizon (it was legal until 1937), abundant business opportunities are right around the corner for entrepreneurial folks. The cannabis industry has always been an energetic one. Even while shadowed by state/federal conflicts on the medical side and outright illegality on the social use side, economic … [Read more...] about Medibles and So Much More
My Bust: Ronzo’s Story…
“It could have been worse,” said Swain’s Flat Outpost Garden Center owner, Ronzo. A local logger for fifteen years, he was mentored by original “back to the land” hippie settlers and has ably paid forward all that guidance, amassing and sharing a wealth of botanical and farming expertise. For 30 years he’s been championing the beauty of Humboldt County and the organic farming … [Read more...] about My Bust: Ronzo’s Story…
Shock Troops and Short Seasons
Cannabis growers in central Mendocino County were spooked by rumors of unidentified, military-style, armed men descending from helicopters to destroy gardens all over the region last summer and fall. Whoever these guys were, all reports agreed that they ignored legally posted medical grow notices and showed neither badges nor warrants. Just swooped in, cut down every plant and … [Read more...] about Shock Troops and Short Seasons
