Sonoma County publishes reports on cannabis environmental dangers. Sonoma County encourages cannabis cultivation. What did you expect, consistency?
Abstract
“Cannabis agriculture is a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States that is changing rapidly with policy liberalization. Anecdotal observations fuel speculation about associated environmental impacts, and there is an urgent need for systematic empirical research. An example from Humboldt County California, a principal cannabis-producing region, involved digitizing 4428 grow sites in 60 watersheds with Google Earth imagery. Grows were clustered, suggesting disproportionate impacts in ecologically important locales. Sixty-eight percent of grows were >500 m from developed roads, suggesting risk of landscape fragmentation. Twenty-two percent were on steep slopes, suggesting risk of erosion, sedimentation, and landslides. Five percent were <100 m from threatened fish habitat, and the estimated 297 954 plants would consume an estimated 700 000 m3 of water, suggesting risk of stream impacts. The extent and magnitude of cannabis agriculture documented in our study demands that it be regulated and researched on par with conventional agriculture.”
A compilation of accurate, science-based information that addresses the public health and safety impacts of marijuana in our community.
Environmental Impacts of Marijuana Cultivation
Source: Salmonid Restoration Federation.
Cannabis Cultivation Waste Discharge Regulatory Program
Source: North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Marijuana’s hidden price: Environmental Impact
Source: Science Daily.
Cannabis agriculture and the environment: a systematic, spatially-explicit survey and potential impacts
Source: Environmental Research Letters.
https://www.calsalmon.org/resources/environmental-impacts-cannabis-cultivation
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