Seattle Hazardous Waste Removal Pros Promote Safe Marijuana Cultivation

SEATTLE HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL PROS PROMOTE SAFE MARIJUANA CULTIVATION WASHINGTON'S 1972 LONG ROAD TO LEGALIZATION 1976 INITIATIVE-264 1979 filed to liberalize Washington cannabis laws U.S. v. Randall - medical necessity defense for cannabis recognized Ш HB-259 creates the Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act INITIATIVE-692 WA State Medical Use of 1II 1996 Marijuana Act, passes by 59% SB-6744 1998 creates funding for two WSU medical cannabis 1997 Senate Joint Memorial 8030 - asks federal INITIATIVE-685 studies government to downgrade cannabis to Schedule II “drug medicalization" initiative fails 2003 INITIATIVE-75 RX cannabis becomes Seattle's lowest law enforcement priority 2004 2010 2012 The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation - writes medical cannabis authorizations SB-5798 INITIATIVE-502 expands who can authorize the medical LEGALIZES MARIJUANA FOR MOST ADULTS IN WASHINGTON use of cannabis PUGET SOUND IS A LEADER IN ECO-FRIENDLY MARIJUANA CULTIVATION Like most industries, marijuana production can also create toxic waste. In many ways this is unavoidable; however, Washington growers follow EPA guidelines and work with a professional hazardous waste disposal company to ensure that the waste is removed responsibly. All usable marijuana for sale in Washington must carry a warning that discloses all pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or other compounds used for pest control or plant disease in production or processing. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF CANNABIS GROWTH ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SOLUTIONS Diesel fuel consumed for cultivation Biodiesel fuel made with hemp greatly slashes noxious emissions Methanol concentrations 24% > Incinerated for heating value recovery $14,900-$17,700 - cost to rehabilitate land per acre damaged by illegal marijuana growth Legal cultivators can now produce in these areas following environmentally friendly guidelines Contained using the solidification/ stabilization method Fertilizer Public water treatment plants or solidified with binding agents and disposed of in landfills Release of toxic chemicals (herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides) waste water 46,000 – number of high-intensity discharge (HID) bulbs used in WA each year for indoor cannabis cultivation Recycled by hazardous waste pros to produce new HİD bulbs Contained using the solidification/ stabilization method Blended then burned as fuel for an industrial furnace or cement kiln Toxic soils High BTU containing products (Acetone, Glycol Ether, some oil-based paints) WASTEXPRESS www.wasteXpress.com Infographic designed by Mad Fish SEO Sources: whitehouse.gov, WA State Legislature, Methanol Institute, EPA.gov, apps.leg.wa.gov Copyright © 2014 WasteXpress