The BLUNT Truth
The Current Buzz Vol 4 Issue 10
Cannabis is not as good for the environment as you might think (illegal grows are a big part of the problem) by: TCB Staff
You may not believe that environmental issues are real. You may think that global warming is a myth created by liberal communists in a faraway lab run by unicorns, but we aren’t here to argue environmental politics; only provide facts. For all of us who look at cannabis as a movement toward change and enlightenment, take a step back for a moment and look at some industry players who are doing big environmental harms and many use profits to supplement other illegal activities. They are local and national, ruining air, soil, and water, and giving the legal cannabis market a bad name. Water facts: By 2025, 1.82 billion people will be living in ‘absolutely scarce’ water conditions worldwide and 2/3 of the world could face ‘water stress’ – including much of Oklahoma. Some of the water
Illegal grows left unaddressed will eventually lead to local or state government rationing and we could all end up with water bills for hundreds of dollars per month.
scarcity will be from global warming, pollution, runoff from farm and yard chemicals, insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, but some will be attributable to illegal cannabis grows. If we continue growing marijuana, it could become one of the biggest culprits of water loss and pollution statewide. Illegal grows often overuse chemicals that bleed into soils
while depleting water from streams and waterways. Legal grows have created water problems as well. One plant grown indoors requires about 450 gallons of water per season and requires almost 1,000 gallons for outdoor grows. The U.S. and Mexico use more water per capita than any other countries worldwide.
California is test subject for water as well as weed; Siskiyou County found that illegal grows siphoned off 1.5 to 2 million gallons of unpaid water each day, while 24 streams in three other counties have been bled dry by illegal grows, killing off entire species of salmon and steelhead fish. Oddly, recreational legalization did not reduce water theft, mostly because of expenses that would be incurred. Staying illegal is more profitable than getting right with California. California has been legal since 1996, yet illegal grow activities have skyrocketed. California has lost water flow continued on page 5
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