It’s harvest time for marijuana growers, which means it’s also the time when patch pirates are busy ripping off local gardens. The result is heightened tension and the possibility of violence, as recent back-to-back incidents in Chico demonstrate.

The Trinity County Board of Supervisors heard comments Tuesday regarding the county's medical marijuana law that allows prescription holders to possess up to 12 mature plants and 3 pounds of processed marijuana, up from the state's limit of six plants and 8 ounces.

The Arcata City Council has begun the process of finalizing medical marijuana land-use standards.

There are an estimated 200,000 qualified cannabis patients in California with thousands of arrests and prosecutions over the past 12 years as we struggle to get law enforcement off our backs and into a court of law.

It's fall, marijuana harvesting season, and it's time for society's annual reminder that Proposition 215 either needs to be altered or overturned.

The Yolo Narcotics Enforcement Team anticipates seizures of about 30,000 illegally grown marijuana plants in the county this cultivation season - consistent with previous years' numbers.

Six men were arrested Monday night in various locations around Butte County for allegedly taking part in an illegal marijuana cultivation cooperative.

Originally legalized to help patients with chronic pain and physical discomfort, medical marijuana is stimulating more than just the people being prescribed the drug.

The Arcata City Council plans to finally add medical marijuana dispensary guidelines to its recently approved land use code.

We live in the Emerald Triangle here in Northern California. The area comprising Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties is named not for the redwoods but for that other green stuff — marijuana.