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Oh, oh. Marijuana growing is bad for the environment and in a whole slew of different ways. If you read nothing else, read Josh Harkinson's story linked below.
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/marijuana-pot-weed-statistics-climate-change
You thought your pot came from environmentally conscious hippies? Think again. The way marijuana is grown in America, it turns out, is anything but sustainable and organic. Check out these mind-blowing stats, and while you're at it, read Josh Harkinson's feature story, "The Landscape-Scarring, Energy-Sucking, Wildlife-Killing Reality of Pot Farming."
Earth going to pot Marijuana grows in California produce more carbon than 3 million cars
"Turns out your pot habit is killing the planet"
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/marijuana-pot-weed-statistics-climate-change
You thought your pot came from environmentally conscious hippies? Think again. The way marijuana is grown in America, it turns out, is anything but sustainable and organic. Check out these mind-blowing stats, and while you're at it, read Josh Harkinson's feature story, "The Landscape-Scarring, Energy-Sucking, Wildlife-Killing Reality of Pot Farming."
Earth going to pot Marijuana grows in California produce more carbon than 3 million cars
"Turns out your pot habit is killing the planet"
80 percent of all marijuana grown in the USA comes from California.
In 2013, California authorities seized 329 outdoor pot grow sites with: 1.2 million plants, 119,000lbs of trash, 17,000lbs of fertilizer, 40gal. of pesticides, 244 propane tanks, 61 car batteries, 89 illegal dams, and 81 miles of irrigation pipe.
During Californias growing season, outdoor grows consumed roughly 60 million gallons of water a day 50% more than is used by all residents of San Francisco.
In California, indoor pot growing accounts for about 9% of household electricity use.
For every pound of pot grown indoors, 4600lbs of carbon dioxide goes into the atmosphere. Californias production equates to emissions of 3 million cars.
The energy needed to produce a single joint is enough to produce 18 pints of beer, and creates emissions comparable to burning a 100 watt light bulb for 25 hours.