Marijuana farmers are destroying natural ecosystems as quest for profits outweighs “green” agricult

[rangerrebew]

Marijuana farmers are destroying natural ecosystems as quest for profits outweighs “green” agricultural practices

Monday, November 20, 2017 by: Isabelle Z.   
 

(Natural News) People who turn to medical marijuana are often drawn to the fact that it’s natural. This is indeed a great quality from a health standpoint, but environment-minded marijuana buyers, take note: New research shows that marijuana farming in remote locations is having a negative effect on the environment.

After studying the ecological consequences that marijuana farming had in Northern California, researchers from Ithaca College discovered that small farms were having a surprisingly big impact.

https://www.naturalnews.com/2017-11-20-marijuana-farmers-are-destroying-natural-ecosystems-as-quest-for-profits-outweighs-green-agricultural-practices.html

[Cripplecreek]

No worries, it will eventually coalesce into big factory farms where the damage will be localized.

[Cyber Liberty]

No worries, it will eventually coalesce into big factory farms where the damage will be localized.

I read this in November when it first came out.  Here's what it says about large-scale farms.

Little is known about the long-term impact of marijuana farming or regulations in the industry as policymaking struggles to stay on top of the industry’s growth. Part of the problem is that California laws state marijuana cultivation must be confined to just one acre per land parcel. By preventing wide-scale industrial marijuana farms, this law is actually encouraging small farms with big environmental impacts to proliferate, breaking up the forest and hurting wildlife habitats.

Limiting it to one acre per parcel is pretty bad.  Factory farms would be preferable to what exists now.

[Cripplecreek]

I read this in November when it first came out.  Here's what it says about large-scale farms.

Limiting it to one acre per parcel is pretty bad.  Factory farms would be preferable to what exists now.

No doubt lobbyists are already working on the one acre problem.

(Now we know what the Jolly Green Giant is laughing about)

[truth_seeker]

After studying the ecological consequences that marijuana farming had in Northern California, researchers from Ithaca College discovered that small farms were having a surprisingly big impact.

Who pays the travel and lodging expenses for people from Ithaca College, to study MJ farms in NorCal?

California is competent in agriculture being the largest Ag. producer in the country. UC Davis is specifically an Ag. institution.

My grandmother was a biology professor during the 1920s when it was liberated for a woman to have a MS degree and teach. (she taught in NY state, before marrying, having two daughters, and moving to California).