Opinion

The latest opinion coverage from Humboldt County and the North Coast.

Elizabeth Holmes Gets a Year Shaved Off While Humboldt Growers Rot for Plants

A billionaire fraudster just got a year knocked off for good behavior. Meanwhile, people in this county have done longer stretches for growing a plant that's been legal here since 2016.

By Jesse Marsh April 1, 2026

Expansive cannabis greenhouse with healthy plants growing under sunlight

The Appellation Promise Means Nothing If Small Farms Don't Survive to Use It

California's cannabis appellation program was built for Humboldt growers. But the farms it was designed to protect are disappearing faster than the regulations can save them.

By Jesse Marsh April 1, 2026