Weed and Water in California: Pot Isn't the Problem
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The subscription service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.Despite the hype, marijuana cultivation's contribution to the state's water crisis is negligible.
California has been in a drought for the past four years. Most of the state has received under 10 inches of rain, meeting the criteria to be labeled a desert. This conundrum has made California a testing ground for a battle over water rights, where cannabis growers are being unjustly scapegoated as the culprits behind the worst drought the state has seen in over a millennium.
It all started when a recent study conducted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife found that illegal and unregulated cannabis growing could potentially be a threat to sensitive wildlife and their habitat. The researchers use many qualifying words in their study, because many of the facts aren’t sufficiently well-known to properly say how big of a threat cannabis growing could be to endangered species like the Coho salmon. Regrettably, most journalists reported on this uncertainty with headlines like...
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