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Legal and illegal cannabis: A cause for growing environmental concern

Both the legal and illegal cannabis markets are linked to environmental challenges such as freshwater use, land-use change, toxic and nutrient pollution, and climate change-contributing CO2 emissions.

An inconvenient truth (about weed)
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An inconvenient truth (about weed)

Federal laws bar cannabis from crossing state lines, driving up the cost — and the emissions — of an industry using indoor grow operations.
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Can cannabis farms weather wildfire season?
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Can cannabis farms weather wildfire season?

Many marijuana crops are uninsured, which means that in the wake of disaster, farmers can face financial ruin.
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Cannabis producers face pushback over emissions, light, odour in Ontario farming town
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Cannabis producers face pushback over emissions, light, odour in Ontario farming town

Pelham, Ont., has become a hotbed for legal commercial pot growers who have snapped up greenhouses and converted them from flowers and vegetables to the more lucrative crop.
Why California’s cannabis regulations could have indirect water
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Why California’s cannabis regulations could have indirect water

New regulations that have come with state marijuana laws could spur more effective environmental management of California’s streams, writes Kathleen Stone of U.C. Davis.
Trump energy adviser's White House run went up in smoke
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Trump energy adviser's White House run went up in smoke

George David Banks is a free man. The 50-year-old Missouri native resigned abruptly last Tuesday as President Trump's top energy aide after failing to receive a permanent security clearance over his admitted use of marijuana in 2013.

White House climate adviser resigns after past pot use blocked security clearance
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White House climate adviser resigns after past pot use blocked security clearance

George David Banks had been as a special assistant to the president for international energy and environmental policy.
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