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Why We Need to Dispel the Myth That Cannabis Can Only Be Grown Indoors

May 16, 2022
Ryan Douglas
Cultivation, Spotlight
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In the United States, most licensed commercial cannabis cultivation occurs indoors. However, the energy consumption of indoor grow-ops can be mind-boggling, with lighting, HVAC, and dehumidification being the three major energy-consuming culprits. This situation presents a challenge for our industry…

An inconvenient truth (about weed) and Energy Consumption

August 10, 2021
AggregatedNews
Policy & Legal
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Federal laws bar cannabis from crossing state lines, driving up the cost — and the emissions — of an industry using indoor grow operations. Marijuana has never been more popular in the U.S. — and its carbon emissions have never…