Politico: The next great climate threat? Ganja

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Politico: The next great climate threat? Ganja
Ed Morrissey Aug 11, 2021 8:41 AM ET
(Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

In the end, everything will succumb to the Gaia emergency … even the bounties of Gaia. After having pushed for legalized marijuana for decades and promoting the industrialization of the industry, progressives have suddenly discovered that adding a massive cash crop to America’s ag sector has an impact on the environment. Politico serves notice that pot’s status as Cool may go, well … up in smoke:

    Marijuana has never been more popular in the U.S. — and its carbon emissions have never posed a bigger threat to the climate.

    America’s patchwork approach to legalizing weed has helped make cannabis cultivation one of the most energy-intensive crops in the nation. And as states increasingly embrace marijuana, a growing source of greenhouse gases is going essentially unnoticed by climate hawks on Capitol Hill.

    Marijuana has never been more popular in the U.S. — and its carbon emissions have never posed a bigger threat to the climate.

     https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2021/08/11/politico-the-next-great-climate-threat-ganja-n408048

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Never mind, though, cigarettes have been "polluting" the atmosphere for centuries.  The whackos may think they can get rid of weed but know d*mn well if they try it with cigarettes, their green plans will go up in smoke, so to speak.