Marijuana's Carbon Footprint - Article

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/14/marijuana-production-carbon-footprint-environment_n_848865.html

http://evan-mills.com/energy-associates/Indoor.html

Yet another reason to decriminalize cannabis.

We have a city not too far from here called Mantica and they made it a law that you have to use electricity. I assume so they can collect more taxes.

Here is an example of the Central Valley's Mantica rules.
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n351/a04.html

* such marijuana must be cultivated inside a secured, locked and fully enclosed structure that includes side walls, a ceiling, and roof. No outdoor cultivation will be permitted within the city limits.

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It's crazy, isn't it?

Absolutely. Everyone is nutting up about controlling the cannabis supply.
I postulated that we always choose the option that makes things worse.

The right thing is to grow more plants of all kinds to soak up the Co2 in the air not force people to use more hydro-carbons through electric demand.

Insane.