| The Medical Marijuana from Humboldt County | | | | of California. The county contains over forty percent |
| Early on, Humboldt County CA was a premier player in | | | | of all remaining old growth Coast Redwoods forests, |
| the Medical Marijuana game – they just didn’t | | | | the vast majority of which is protected or strictly |
| know it. In the peace and love era of the late sixties, | | | | conserved within dozens of national, state, and local |
| many students from Northern Cali, and hippie types | | | | forests and parks, totaling approximately 680,000 |
| elsewhere, gravitated to the area for a HAIR like | | | | acres |
| existence. The laid back Cali-style, mellow weather, | | | | The majority of California’s Marijuana cash crop, |
| and beautiful earth vibe was quite alluring. Films like, | | | | roughly 70%, is grown outdoors on this type of land. |
| “Without A Paddle”, and the well done | | | | Aerial surveillance of huge Cannabis Sativa crops |
| “Humboldt County” in 2008, ensnare non-hippies | | | | topping out at 10-15 feet high was once the norm. |
| as well. One of the best Reggae events in the world, | | | | Then C.A.M.P. (campaign against marijuana planting) |
| “Reggae on the River”, is in their ‘hood. | | | | flew in and began to take a big toll on growers. Just as |
| Humboldt County is located on the far north of | | | | adaptable as the weed that they grow, pot farmers |
| California, about 200 miles north of San Francisco. In a | | | | imported a new strain from the Afghan region of the |
| recent census, the county had a population of 126,518. | | | | world as an experiment. |
| The two largest population centers are Eureka, the | | | | Enter Cannabis Indica, a shorter, faster maturing, and |
| county seat, and the smaller college town of Arcata, | | | | body punch knock-out intoxicant of a plant. The size |
| home to Humboldt State U. Both cities are located | | | | and ease of maneuvering around the clandestine |
| adjacent to Humboldt Bay, California's second largest | | | | gardens gave birth to “Humboldt County Ses”, |
| natural bay. Area cities and towns are known for | | | | ses referring to a Spanish term which means, |
| hundreds of ornate examples of Victorian architecture. | | | | seedless. |
| Humboldt is a densely forested, rural county situated in | | | | Today, small patches of legal growers cultivate |
| Northern California's rugged Coast Range - mountains. | | | | Humboldt County’s finest, as medicinal herb, part of |
| With nearly 1,500,000 acres of combined public and | | | | California’s voter mandate. This small earthy |
| private forest in production, Humboldt County accounts | | | | community is churning out “high grade Medical |
| for twenty percent of the total forest production for all | | | | Marijuana”, no pun intended. |