24 Mind-Blowing Facts About Marijuana Production in America

The only thing green about that bud is its chlorophyll.

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."

Nationwide grows

 

California seized

 

Trespass grows

 

San Francisco water

 

Indoor crop

 

Refrigerators

 

California electricity

 

Power plants

 

Carbon dioxide

 

Car emissions...
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