PERITOPIA!

>>A native New Yorker, Ross was taken by the distinct differences between counties as he traveled northward through California. “Marin County seemed like Connecticut. Mendocino County seemed like Vermont and Humboldt County seemed like Maine. For me, the heart of the story lies in Mendocino County.”<<

Well, I don’t know about Vermont.  We’re kind of short on syrup, snow and ice cream.  BUT I do like that he thinks we are the “heart” of a story about weed.  Mendocino [heart] Weed! Souvenir t-shirts, rolling paper and lighters anyone?  And why doesn’t my website actually print the picture of a heart?  How am I supposed to communicate effectively if I can’t use an emoticon?

Cash Crop\’ to screen in Ukiah Saturday

>>One man asked if someone already in business growing marijuana could join the chamber.

“That’s a difficult question,” Mosier said. “We’re going to have to talk about that.”<<

The pot economy: No one seems to know if it exists

Oh, like there isn’t anyone on the Ukiah Chamber of Commerce who doesn’t grow.  But I applaud the effort to elicit transparency in a still illegal commercial activity.  I also applaud the discussion in general because it went in circles and ended up nowhere.  And stuff.  What?

>>”We don’t need to panic and create weed Disneyland,” said one grower, who believes the risk to growers has been overblown and foresees a continuing black market even if the law passes.<<

Legalizing pot may kill buzz in California enclave

Best.  Idea.  Ever.

>>A popular California outdoors writer was free on bail after authorities said Friday they found a large marijuana growing operation in his barn in the town of Weed.<<  Popular Calif outdoors writer arrested in pot bust

Isn’t the name of the town kind of a “red flag?”  Who knows.  Am going to channel a stoner now…”let’s name the town NOT Weed.”