Mendo? Humbolt? Trinity?

[southerntoker]

hi guys, i currently reside in Georgia and am thinking about moving to north cali. i have a freind living in Mendocino and said i would love it, as i am very 420 freindly. Im 19 and im looking at Mendocino,trinity and Humboldt counties. I just wanted to know how much money i should bring to start out, saying i had to rent a room with a roommate, and find a job. Also just a little information about the areas, from what i heard the both of them are pretty chill places/ I want to be in a state where i can get my medical card and smoke in peace, plus a small grow.

Thanks guys

[southerntoker]

i am thinking about going to oaksterdam university first

[boaz]

if you gotta a couple hundred K in cash and good credit check out the 25 acres in Mendo in the other thread. its got a pacific yurt! :stoned: i'm thinking outdoor garden. :greenthumb:

seriously, that sounds like a deal compared the prices I used to see in L.A., you would pay that much for a crappy little condo there. good luck, let us know how Oaksterdam U goes. I've haven't been to the 'dam :rastasmoke: in about nine years but there is some good smart folks there. :cool: The Bulldog (I think that is what it was called :D ) will always be my favorite coffee house in Cali. :smokin:

[Thizz All Day]

Go ahead and move here, but we don't need you to grow here.

[boaz]

^ he said a "small grow" meaning, to me, personal. dude, maybe you should get you one of those yurts and go chill in it for a while. :rastasmoke:

[southerntoker]

:pimp:yea that's a negative on the credit check, im a 19 year old georgia boy and dont have that kinda money but i will be looking to stay with my freind with our freind in mendo, or rent out my own place with a roomate..and relax man, i said "small"...my and my freind quality for medical cards in ca so i def would get one after the 10 days i live there. But all in all i have heard that these counties are nice and very laid back. I would either be going to mendocino or humbolt. Thanks dudes :rasta:

[boaz]

^ :cool: yeah, that is a pretty good chunk of change, hu. i bet they'd come down a lot on that sale price if shown the cash. :jointsmile:

i moved to so cal from missouri with some buddies of mine when we were all 19, too. loved every minute of it. no regrets at all. rent is higher than hell out there but it might be better a little better these days and having some good friends to share the rent and stuff makes it all possible. enjoy. :pimp:

[enigmatic21]

if you really want a friendly county you should look into Sonoma

[southerntoker]

i live in a rural area, about 30 mins from thhe city, you know, cows and farms and good stuff like that...ive heard mendocino is more of a country area and my bud said it would be a better since it would be kinda sorta like my town....and yes ive heard the locals dont like people moving there just to grow pot, im not like that. id be living with my friend that was born there:rastasmoke: peace dudes:rastasmoke:

[boaz]

i live in a rural area, ... you know, cows and farms and good stuff like that...ive heard mendocino is more of a country area ...

:greenthumb: yeah thats what I look for in an area too. :jointsmile: I live over a hundred miles from the closest major city . . if you can it call it that. :D

[walalyy]

Go ahead and move here, but we don't need you to grow here.

Dude what makes you and your buddies think you don't want any (competion) if that is what it is???:mad:
If thats not the case, why?

[Blaze21]

Anywhere in those three counties you are going to have a really hard time finding a job. Even minimum wage jobs can be pretty scarce. Even with a college degree it took my wife a year and a half to find a job that paid above minimum wage in Mendo, and it was in an entirely unrelated field.

Mendo is going to be the most expensive place to rent/buy a place, and has the most stringent and restrictive medical regulations in the entire state. If you are really just doing a personal grow, you probably do not have to worry about it. Mendo is also closer to bigger cities.

Humboldt is cheaper, but it is also very isolated. You have to drive at least 3-4 hours in any direction to get to a real city. The weather is also really horrible (rains all the time, very little sun) unless you are in Eastern or Southern Humboldt. Medical restrictions are also more liberal, unless you are in Arcata or Eureka. Humboldt has the biggest social scene, especially if you are near the University.

Trinity is the most undeveloped, but it is closer to Redding so it is not quite as isolated as Humboldt. The biggest town is only about 3,000 people, and it is the most rural of the three counties. Finding a job will probably be the most difficult here, since there is no real industry to speak of. I'm not sure how the medical regulations are there. Rent and land is going to be the cheapest here though.

You might also want to look into some of the areas in the Sierra foot hills. El Dorado county in particular has been attracting a lot of 420 friendly folks lately it seems like. Land and rent are much cheaper there as well, and you may have an easier time finding a job since you will be close to Sacramento.

[stormin94]

I agree with the above post. Mendo, Humboldt, and Trinity have changed in the recent years. While to culture still supports it, the law enforcement is just way to crooked up there. Also, the gangs, and thieves have been running rampant. You could have a plot of land miles away from even a paved road, and still get ripped off. I lived in Mendo, and while the culture is still 420friendly, the cops are not.

The climate up there isn't quite as perfect as it's made out to be. Powerful storms blow in nearly every October and can really cause problems. Also, the fog near the coast isn't the best thing for outdoor plants. Fortunately, the cold climate of the coast makes it loads simpler to grow indoors all year, and not have to worry about excess heat.

It's been mentioned that Sonoma is a good place. While the culture isn't nearly as open as Mendo/Humboldt/Trinity, the climate is what I would consider ideal. Cool nights(generally around 50), warm afternoons(around 75-90), and far enough south that some of the early storms either don't affect Sonoma, or don't hit with nearly the intensity. One thing that you have to consider is that Sonoma is quite expensive, and extremely private land is a premium and difficult to comeby..... nearly impossible on a budget, since nearly everyone in Sonoma County does a credit check.

Lake County is another option. It's a little on the hot side, and water is a little harder to comeby, but land is cheap, and plentiful. The climate is also dryer than most other places in Nor Cal. Summertime can be around 85-95...sometimes more like 110. Usually around 65 at night. The culture is generally accepting of it too. And there aren't many people.

All this being said, it really just depends on what you want. Each area has a little different views on cannabis, and the cultures surrounding it are all different.

[4harley]

hay guy you can find alot of info about rents,realestate costs by looking at craigslist.com