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Think Ya Know? Is Marijuana Eco-Friendly?

Marijuana is hazardous to your health and the earth. The only thing green about marijuana is the color. Otherwise, it is an environmental disaster. Whether grown outdoors or indoors, it is dirty agriculture and negatively impacts air & water quality, robs the electric grid and watersheds, and produces greenhouse gasses. The industry uses heavy pesticides which put wildlife at risk. It was never meant to be a large-scale agricultural product. The end product contains mold and toxins that are harmful to humans. View full blog and resources at this link and please share: https://poppot.org/2021/02/22/is-mari... “...cannabis is not an environmentally friendly plant. Marijuana is no longer being primarily grown in small batches by hippie-farmers who love nature and mother earth. Today’s marijuana is grown by large commercial agri-corporations with chemists and accountants at their beck and call. Remember, we have not legalized marijuana; instead, we have capitalized, monetized, commercialized, and marketed THC.” --James Avery, M.D. Despite bucolic images of the hippie farmer, today’s marijuana is being produced by a sophisticated industrial complex and comes with a significant environmental cost. Marijuana, compared to hemp and other crops, requires a comparatively larger amount of water, fertilizer, and pesticide. Indoor cultivation consumes an inordinate amount of electricity and produces excessive greenhouse gases. As a society considering legalization, we need to be asking if the benefits are worth the negative impact on our environment.” (ibid, page 128) We invite you to send this letter to your federal and state congress members, and your local government. Sample Letter: Dear [Representative or Senator in Congress]: For the last 25 years, marijuana agriculture has proven to be an environmental disaster on many levels. We cannot be environmentally responsible and support the marijuana industry. Mother Jones Magazine wrote articles warning of these problems back in 2014, but politicians and climate change activists either ignored the news or chose not to speak up. When it comes to the droughts, blame marijuana -- not almonds -- for California’s water woes. As the logging industry began to leave Northern California in the 1990s, marijuana growers moved in and cleared giant trees as quickly as loggers left. Hiding between the giant trees, many of these illegal growers went unnoticed until recently. Old trees are fire-resistant, while marijuana is not. Because the huge, ancient trees sequester carbon and trap water, those concerned about climate change were justified to worry about the destructive logging practices of Pacific Lumber. Giant redwoods absorb water into their leaves directly from the fogs of California’s north coast. On the other hand, 15-foot marijuana plants need at least five gallons of water every day. For years, marijuana growers have been diverting streams for irrigation, killing what was once an abundant, natural fish supply. Northern California used to be home to tons of wild salmon, but it’s no longer the case. The marijuana industry essentially killed the state’s vital fishing industry. Furthermore, growers use banned pesticides and rodenticides which flow into the watershed, killing the rich ecosystem. The existing marijuana industry threatens the eradication of several species. Indoor growing is no more advantageous for the environment because the growth of the plants requires special lights that are kept on overnight. In fact, marijuana growers in Colorado are straining the electrical grid in the region around Denver. The United States cannot combat global warming while allowing marijuana agriculture to expand, as current marijuana bills under consideration by Congress would do. It’s possible that the marijuana industry fuels global warming more than strip mining, fracking, or any other agricultural industry. Legalizing marijuana in any form, including rescheduling it away from Schedule I drug status, would truly be a disaster! Sincerely,