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Energy Up In Smoke

ENERGY UP IN SMOKE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF INDOOR CANNABIS PRODUCTION Large-scale industrialized and highly energy-intensive indoor cultivation of Cannabis is a relatively new phenomenon, driven by criminalization. pursuit of security, and the desire for greater process control and yields. 415,000 indoor plants eradicated in 2009 AND THAT'S ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. Alaska 17 Arizona California Colorado District of Columbia Hawaii STATES Maine Maryland CURRENTLY Michigan Montana ALLOW LEGAL Nevada New Jersey CULTIVATION New Mexico The nation's Oregon Rhode Island albeit not federally sanctioned Vermont Washington largest crop by value How much energy does it take to grow all Official estimates of total U.S. production varied from 10,000 to 24,000 metric tons per year in 2001 this weed indoors? THE ENERGY REQUIRED TO MAKE ENOUGH JUICE TO POWER A | Joint 100-watt light bulb for 17 hours THE EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME AS A 44 MPG CAR IF YOU I Kilo of Weed Drive cross country 5 times I Indoor Cannabis Plant (USING "OFF-THE-GRID" GENERATORS) 70 Gallons of Diesel fuel OR 140 GALLONS OF GASOLINE WITH SMALLER, LESS-EFFICIENT GAS GENERATORS. A TYPICAL THE SAME ELECTRICITY REQUIRED TO RUN %3D 4 Plant Module 30 Refrigerators LAND 'O' SERVERS A TYPICAL GROW HOUSE CAN RUN AT 200 Watts CONSUMPTION COMPARABLE TO A Per Square Foot Modern Datacenter U.S. ELECTRICITY USE FOR CANNABIS 24. PRODUCTION IS EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF 2 MILLION AVERAGE US HOMES OF THE TOTAL WHOLESALE PRICE OF CANNABIS IS FOR ENERGY Of course, if it were legal to grow pot... THEN GROWER s COULD USE C OMMERCIAL METHODS, WHICH WOULD REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION UP TO75% The carbon footprint of covert cannabis production might also be easily offset by the energy used to enforce the laws against it-electricity for the some 60,000 inmates in prison on marijuana related charges at any time, and the fuel for the police cruisers that brought in the offenders, among other things... SOURCE (S): BROUGHT TO YOU BY: http://evan-mills.com/energy-associates/Indoor_files/Indoor- Produced by Lumin Interactive (http://lumininteractive.com) cannabis-energy-use.pdf Design by Jacob O'Neal (http://jacoboneal.com) (All data compiled as of April 21, 201I. Information subject to change) ENERGY UP IN SMOKE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF INDOOR CANNABIS PRODUCTION Large-scale industrialized and highly energy-intensive indoor cultivation of Cannabis is a relatively new phenomenon, driven by criminalization. pursuit of security, and the desire for greater process control and yields. 415,000 indoor plants eradicated in 2009 AND THAT'S ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. Alaska 17 Arizona California Colorado District of Columbia Hawaii STATES Maine Maryland CURRENTLY Michigan Montana ALLOW LEGAL Nevada New Jersey CULTIVATION New Mexico The nation's Oregon Rhode Island albeit not federally sanctioned Vermont Washington largest crop by value How much energy does it take to grow all Official estimates of total U.S. production varied from 10,000 to 24,000 metric tons per year in 2001 this weed indoors? THE ENERGY REQUIRED TO MAKE ENOUGH JUICE TO POWER A | Joint 100-watt light bulb for 17 hours THE EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME AS A 44 MPG CAR IF YOU I Kilo of Weed Drive cross country 5 times I Indoor Cannabis Plant (USING "OFF-THE-GRID" GENERATORS) 70 Gallons of Diesel fuel OR 140 GALLONS OF GASOLINE WITH SMALLER, LESS-EFFICIENT GAS GENERATORS. A TYPICAL THE SAME ELECTRICITY REQUIRED TO RUN %3D 4 Plant Module 30 Refrigerators LAND 'O' SERVERS A TYPICAL GROW HOUSE CAN RUN AT 200 Watts CONSUMPTION COMPARABLE TO A Per Square Foot Modern Datacenter U.S. ELECTRICITY USE FOR CANNABIS 24. PRODUCTION IS EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF 2 MILLION AVERAGE US HOMES OF THE TOTAL WHOLESALE PRICE OF CANNABIS IS FOR ENERGY Of course, if it were legal to grow pot... THEN GROWER s COULD USE C OMMERCIAL METHODS, WHICH WOULD REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION UP TO75% The carbon footprint of covert cannabis production might also be easily offset by the energy used to enforce the laws against it-electricity for the some 60,000 inmates in prison on marijuana related charges at any time, and the fuel for the police cruisers that brought in the offenders, among other things... SOURCE (S): BROUGHT TO YOU BY: http://evan-mills.com/energy-associates/Indoor_files/Indoor- Produced by Lumin Interactive (http://lumininteractive.com) cannabis-energy-use.pdf Design by Jacob O'Neal (http://jacoboneal.com) (All data compiled as of April 21, 201I. Information subject to change) ENERGY UP IN SMOKE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF INDOOR CANNABIS PRODUCTION Large-scale industrialized and highly energy-intensive indoor cultivation of Cannabis is a relatively new phenomenon, driven by criminalization. pursuit of security, and the desire for greater process control and yields. 415,000 indoor plants eradicated in 2009 AND THAT'S ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. Alaska 17 Arizona California Colorado District of Columbia Hawaii STATES Maine Maryland CURRENTLY Michigan Montana ALLOW LEGAL Nevada New Jersey CULTIVATION New Mexico The nation's Oregon Rhode Island albeit not federally sanctioned Vermont Washington largest crop by value How much energy does it take to grow all Official estimates of total U.S. production varied from 10,000 to 24,000 metric tons per year in 2001 this weed indoors? THE ENERGY REQUIRED TO MAKE ENOUGH JUICE TO POWER A | Joint 100-watt light bulb for 17 hours THE EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME AS A 44 MPG CAR IF YOU I Kilo of Weed Drive cross country 5 times I Indoor Cannabis Plant (USING "OFF-THE-GRID" GENERATORS) 70 Gallons of Diesel fuel OR 140 GALLONS OF GASOLINE WITH SMALLER, LESS-EFFICIENT GAS GENERATORS. A TYPICAL THE SAME ELECTRICITY REQUIRED TO RUN %3D 4 Plant Module 30 Refrigerators LAND 'O' SERVERS A TYPICAL GROW HOUSE CAN RUN AT 200 Watts CONSUMPTION COMPARABLE TO A Per Square Foot Modern Datacenter U.S. ELECTRICITY USE FOR CANNABIS 24. PRODUCTION IS EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF 2 MILLION AVERAGE US HOMES OF THE TOTAL WHOLESALE PRICE OF CANNABIS IS FOR ENERGY Of course, if it were legal to grow pot... THEN GROWER s COULD USE C OMMERCIAL METHODS, WHICH WOULD REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION UP TO75% The carbon footprint of covert cannabis production might also be easily offset by the energy used to enforce the laws against it-electricity for the some 60,000 inmates in prison on marijuana related charges at any time, and the fuel for the police cruisers that brought in the offenders, among other things... SOURCE (S): BROUGHT TO YOU BY: http://evan-mills.com/energy-associates/Indoor_files/Indoor- Produced by Lumin Interactive (http://lumininteractive.com) cannabis-energy-use.pdf Design by Jacob O'Neal (http://jacoboneal.com) (All data compiled as of April 21, 201I. Information subject to change) ENERGY UP IN SMOKE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF INDOOR CANNABIS PRODUCTION Large-scale industrialized and highly energy-intensive indoor cultivation of Cannabis is a relatively new phenomenon, driven by criminalization. pursuit of security, and the desire for greater process control and yields. 415,000 indoor plants eradicated in 2009 AND THAT'S ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. Alaska 17 Arizona California Colorado District of Columbia Hawaii STATES Maine Maryland CURRENTLY Michigan Montana ALLOW LEGAL Nevada New Jersey CULTIVATION New Mexico The nation's Oregon Rhode Island albeit not federally sanctioned Vermont Washington largest crop by value How much energy does it take to grow all Official estimates of total U.S. production varied from 10,000 to 24,000 metric tons per year in 2001 this weed indoors? THE ENERGY REQUIRED TO MAKE ENOUGH JUICE TO POWER A | Joint 100-watt light bulb for 17 hours THE EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME AS A 44 MPG CAR IF YOU I Kilo of Weed Drive cross country 5 times I Indoor Cannabis Plant (USING "OFF-THE-GRID" GENERATORS) 70 Gallons of Diesel fuel OR 140 GALLONS OF GASOLINE WITH SMALLER, LESS-EFFICIENT GAS GENERATORS. A TYPICAL THE SAME ELECTRICITY REQUIRED TO RUN %3D 4 Plant Module 30 Refrigerators LAND 'O' SERVERS A TYPICAL GROW HOUSE CAN RUN AT 200 Watts CONSUMPTION COMPARABLE TO A Per Square Foot Modern Datacenter U.S. ELECTRICITY USE FOR CANNABIS 24. PRODUCTION IS EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF 2 MILLION AVERAGE US HOMES OF THE TOTAL WHOLESALE PRICE OF CANNABIS IS FOR ENERGY Of course, if it were legal to grow pot... THEN GROWER s COULD USE C OMMERCIAL METHODS, WHICH WOULD REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION UP TO75% The carbon footprint of covert cannabis production might also be easily offset by the energy used to enforce the laws against it-electricity for the some 60,000 inmates in prison on marijuana related charges at any time, and the fuel for the police cruisers that brought in the offenders, among other things... SOURCE (S): BROUGHT TO YOU BY: http://evan-mills.com/energy-associates/Indoor_files/Indoor- Produced by Lumin Interactive (http://lumininteractive.com) cannabis-energy-use.pdf Design by Jacob O'Neal (http://jacoboneal.com) (All data compiled as of April 21, 201I. Information subject to change) ENERGY UP IN SMOKE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF INDOOR CANNABIS PRODUCTION Large-scale industrialized and highly energy-intensive indoor cultivation of Cannabis is a relatively new phenomenon, driven by criminalization. pursuit of security, and the desire for greater process control and yields. 415,000 indoor plants eradicated in 2009 AND THAT'S ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. Alaska 17 Arizona California Colorado District of Columbia Hawaii STATES Maine Maryland CURRENTLY Michigan Montana ALLOW LEGAL Nevada New Jersey CULTIVATION New Mexico The nation's Oregon Rhode Island albeit not federally sanctioned Vermont Washington largest crop by value How much energy does it take to grow all Official estimates of total U.S. production varied from 10,000 to 24,000 metric tons per year in 2001 this weed indoors? THE ENERGY REQUIRED TO MAKE ENOUGH JUICE TO POWER A | Joint 100-watt light bulb for 17 hours THE EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME AS A 44 MPG CAR IF YOU I Kilo of Weed Drive cross country 5 times I Indoor Cannabis Plant (USING "OFF-THE-GRID" GENERATORS) 70 Gallons of Diesel fuel OR 140 GALLONS OF GASOLINE WITH SMALLER, LESS-EFFICIENT GAS GENERATORS. A TYPICAL THE SAME ELECTRICITY REQUIRED TO RUN %3D 4 Plant Module 30 Refrigerators LAND 'O' SERVERS A TYPICAL GROW HOUSE CAN RUN AT 200 Watts CONSUMPTION COMPARABLE TO A Per Square Foot Modern Datacenter U.S. ELECTRICITY USE FOR CANNABIS 24. PRODUCTION IS EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF 2 MILLION AVERAGE US HOMES OF THE TOTAL WHOLESALE PRICE OF CANNABIS IS FOR ENERGY Of course, if it were legal to grow pot... THEN GROWER s COULD USE C OMMERCIAL METHODS, WHICH WOULD REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION UP TO75% The carbon footprint of covert cannabis production might also be easily offset by the energy used to enforce the laws against it-electricity for the some 60,000 inmates in prison on marijuana related charges at any time, and the fuel for the police cruisers that brought in the offenders, among other things... SOURCE (S): BROUGHT TO YOU BY: http://evan-mills.com/energy-associates/Indoor_files/Indoor- Produced by Lumin Interactive (http://lumininteractive.com) cannabis-energy-use.pdf Design by Jacob O'Neal (http://jacoboneal.com) (All data compiled as of April 21, 201I. Information subject to change)

Energy Up In Smoke

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To smoke or not to smoke, that is a question that has been on the political agenda forever. Legalizing marijuana is a hot debate in Washington D.C. and this infographic looks at the amount of energy t...

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