Marijuana Not So Green - big carbon footprint?

[Common Sense Party]

Study Finds Growing Pot Indoors is Energy-Intensive

— "Cannabis production results in energy expenditures of $5 billion each year."

— The electricity use is equivalent to that of two million average U.S. homes.

— It accounts for one percent of national electricity consumption.

To put it in more real-life terms, Mills writes that one joint "represents two pounds of CO2 emissions, an amount equal to running a 100-watt light bulb for 17 hours with average U.S. electricity."

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/14/135415274/marijuana-not-so-green-study-finds-growing-pot-indoors-is-energy-intensive?sc=fb&cc=fp

Link to study: http://evan-mills.com/energy-associates/Indoor.html

So, grow outdoors, or not at all?