A Dry River Runs Through It

[Sherry]

Hmmm...this has created quite the quandary.

Some drought-stricken rivers and streams in Northern California's coastal forests are being polluted and sucked dry by water-guzzling medical marijuana farms, wildlife officials say - an issue that has spurred at least one county to try to outlaw personal grows.

News from The Associated Press

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Just Say No.

 

[OKTexas]

Damn, ain't that a hoot, and KNB says growing pot will solve all our problems. NOT!

 

[auditor0007]

Hmmm...this has created quite the quandary.

Some drought-stricken rivers and streams in Northern California's coastal forests are being polluted and sucked dry by water-guzzling medical marijuana farms, wildlife officials say - an issue that has spurred at least one county to try to outlaw personal grows.

News from The Associated Press

The biggest issue is that CA has a water shortage. They've had one for a long time and it's only going to get worse. Finding a much cheaper method of desalination is the only real answer. Luckily that is in the works. Hopefully, they will have something workable in the near future.

 

[KNB]

So legalize it and let individual households and patients grow their own with less water, and use large fields to grow industrial hemp which is drought-resistant. Problem solved.

Marijuana: The Drought-Tolerant Plant
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Drought Reveals Marijuana Locations In Indiana
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If Cannabis is such a drain on water then someone should warn Kentucky.
After DEA approves hemp seed import, Ky. plants landmark crop - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Compare all of that to losing others crops to severe weather conditions that will only continue to worsen along with the Greenhouse Effect.
U.S. crops bake in searing heat, no relief for weeks | Reuters

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

So legalize it and let individual households and patients grow their own with less water, and use large fields to grow industrial hemp which is drought-resistant. Problem solved.

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