Your Marijuana Habit Is Still Sucking California Dry

Over the past few weeks, all eyes have been on California as the super-parched state endures its fourth year of record-breaking drought. In mid-March, after officials announced new, far-reaching water restrictions for residents and businesses, attention turned towards the worst offenders when it comes to water use. Earlier this week, a host of articles centered on the conveniently easy-to-remember fact that it takes an estimated one gallon of water to produce a single almond. The state grows 82 percent of the world’s almonds, using up a whopping 10 percent of California water reserves each year.

It was the week of public almond-shaming, but here’s the thing: the state’s insatiable weed habit could be far more wasteful than its nut-crunching proclivities. According to a recent study published by the Public Library of Science journal PLOS ONE, the massive water diversions that nourish California’s extensive pot farms have...

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