Repost Interesting Article: 24 Mind-Blowing Facts About Marijuana Production in America

The only thing green about that bud is its chlorophyll.

—By Josh Harkinson and Brett Brownell

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
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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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