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Monday, March 17, 2014

24 Mind-Blowing Facts About Marijuana Production in America

http://www.motherjones.com/

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

Single joint
Sources: Jon Gettman (2006), US Forest Service (California outdoor grow stats include small portions of Oregon and Nevada), Office of National Drug Control Policy, SF Public Utilities Commission, Evan Mills (2012).

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