Lelehnia DuBois spent her early childhood amid the marijuana fields of California's northern coast. And yet growing pot is the last thing she expected to wind up doing. DuBois is a former fashion model, and department store buyer from Southern California. DuBois, 40, one of many local residents who shared their stories in Sunday's Sacramento Bee article on challenges for the pot culture of Humboldt County, came to her craft after some compelling life chapters.