U.S. pot use up sharply
The percentage of adults using marijuana nationwide grew from 4.1 percent in 2002-2003 to 9.5 percent in 2012-2013 according to a study released on Oct. 21 in the Journal of...
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Water quality violations tough to prosecute
A citizen’s complaint in 2011 led to one of the few crackdowns by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board on pot growing operations along the Outlet Creek watershed....
Experts ponder cause, length of dry spell
California''s new water year began Oct. 1 and the issue on everyone''s mind is whether this year will be a repeat of last year. The National Climate Prediction Center recently...
Thirsty marijuana grows sucking Eel River dry
NORTH COAST -- Irrigating the Emerald Triangle marijuana crop is having a noticeable effect on the Eel River and its creeks and tributaries, based on a look at this year''s...
State of the state budget: Focus on corrections
SACRAMENTO -- The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is slated to receive $9.1 billion or about 11 percent of Gov. Jerry Brown''s proposed 2011 state budget. This includes several...
Murder charges filed for woman”s death
KELSEYVILLE -- A Kelseyville man has been charged with second-degree murder in a September 2009 fiery head-on crash near Lakeport, which killed a Laytonville woman. Alejandro Aurelio Arias, 28, was...
