Weed’s inconvenient truth
POLITICO Energy
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Marijuana production is booming in the US as more states continue to
move towards legalization or decriminalization. But cannabis production
can take a lot of energy depending on where it’s grown. Today,
POLITICO’s Natalie Fertig, on the environmental impact of cannabis, and
how a federal legalization could help lower it.
Kelsey Tamborrino covers Energy for POLITICO.
Natalie Fertig covers cannabis for POLITICO.
Carlos Prieto is a POLITICO podcast producer.
Raghu Manavalan is an editor for POLITICO Audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Marijuana production is booming in the US as more states continue to move towards legalization or decriminalization. But cannabis production can take a lot of energy depending on where it’s grown. Today, POLITICO’s Natalie Fertig, on the environmental impact of cannabis, and how a federal legalization could help lower it.
Kelsey Tamborrino covers Energy for POLITICO.
Natalie Fertig covers cannabis for POLITICO.
Carlos Prieto is a POLITICO podcast producer.
Raghu Manavalan is an editor for POLITICO Audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.