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MAKING THE ‘GRASS’ GREENER: MARIJUANA AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 06/03/2015 - 08:00

Improving cannabis’ environmental impact is a growing concern and a priority for Greening Corporate Cannabis founder Jonathan Valdman. PLUS, 5 top-level ways to reduce indoor production’s carbon footprint. 

 

A bit of irony just might exist in the marijuana industry.

Prohibition forced marijuana growers “into the closet” and under artificial lights. “A whole industry developed,” says Jonathan Valdman, founder of the environmentally focused organization Greening Corporate Cannabis (GCC).

As legalization continues to spread like (pardon the overused pun) a weed, marijuana’s indoor growing habits have grown right alongside the new, legal industry.

Now, cannabis cultivation is moving into the spotlight for what prohibition has forced cannabis growers to do—grow indoors under artificial lighting. And the environmental impact is becoming a key focus for those concerned about both high energy bills and the industry’s carbon footprint.

These tidbits from a report by scientist/research analyst and Ph.D. Evan Mills, “Energy up in Smoke: The Carbon Footprint of...

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