Marijuana has never been more popular in the U.S. — and its carbon emissions have never posed a bigger threat to the climate
At the same time, Nevada and Southern California struggled to grow enough flower to supply shops. But none of the oversupply in Oregon or Colorado is allowed to cross state lines — consuming electricity for a product sitting unsold.To reach Biden's 2050 climate goal, the nation has to do just about everything right.
But most experts say the arguments over energy are not as simple as indoor versus outdoor. Some outdoor grows use a generator for certain operations, while some indoor grows use solar power. Many industry insiders say cannabis grows best outdoors in Northern California and Southern Oregon. But regulations also play a part in where weed is grown: more than half of the 26 counties that have awarded cultivation licenses in California have only done so for indoor or greenhouse grows,. And some states have infrastructure requirements — like video security systems — which are much harder to install outdoors and therefore encourage indoor cultivation.
While most lawmakers — including Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren , two lawmakers who often work on climate policy — expressed little knowledge of the growing problem, a few on the Hill are thinking about it. “I would want to look first at how much more energy efficient we could make the industry in Massachusetts,” he said.
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