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Vancouver entrepreneur pushes for greener marijuana cultivation

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 01:49

As world leaders gather in Paris to talk climate change, a Vancouver entrepreneur is campaigning for a more environmentally friendly marijuana industry.

British Columbians often boast about their green lifestyles, whether they’re biking to work, eating local produce or spending the weekend outdoors.

But when they light up a joint – and 15 per cent admit they’ve done so in the past year, according to Statistics Canada – their green lifestyles go up in smoke.

Marijuana has a massive carbon footprint due to the high energy required to light indoor growing operations. B.C. Hydro estimates illegal grow ops steal at least $100 million worth of electricity from its grid annually, and a 2012 peer-reviewed reportestimated one per cent of energy use in the U.S. goes to cannabis cultivation.

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