The High Environmental Cost Of Illicit Marijuana Cultivation

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By Yale Environment 360Jul 16, 2015, 8:40 am96 pts
Marijuana growers are ravaging forests in northern California to produce their lucrative crop. In a Yale Environment 360 interview, biologist Mary Power talks about the massive ecological footprint of marijuana growing and why nationwide legalization could help alleviate it. BY DIANE TOOMEY

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