Marijuana’s Thirst Depleting North Coast Watersheds

  …with logging activity on the decline across much of the region and a thriving black market for pot — plus state-sanctioned recreational marijuana sales in Washington and Colorado — the spread of cannabis cultivation is now seen by many environmentalists...

Is Pot-Growing Bad for the Environment?

Thanks to the drug’s illegal status, marijuana farms are not regulated – with serious costs to water and wildlife.   A tax on excessive electricity use may seem like an indirect way of curbing household cannabis cultivation, but the city had to back...