Only at Humboldt -- from the Eureka, CA Times-Standard:
Marijuana institute takes shape at HSU; third in a series of lectures TuesdayHeh -- Humboldt County is the nations biggest grower of pot. Efforts to legalize it have failed every time they came up because the growers would lose revenue. Nice little town but I would not walk in the woods too much -- a lot of people protecting their patches...
A first-of-its-kind academic institute focused strictly on marijuana issues is taking shape at Humboldt State University this fall semester. The interdisciplinary institute, made up primarily of HSU faculty, is hosting a series of lectures that are open to the public and digging into marijuana-centric research in several academic fields.
�They finally tapped into something that's a big local concern and part of the identity here,� said politics professor Jason Plume, who hosts a talk on marijuana regulatory reform Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. in HSU's Native Forum.
The lectures have focused on hot marijuana-themed topics in our area -- the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting, and the effects of cultivation on local wildlife. An October symposium gathered Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Downey, District Attorney Paul Gallegos, two county supervisors and a Fish and Game biologist to talk environmental impacts of marijuana production, and possible policy changes.
