Comments on: Illegal Marijuana Cultivation Pollutes Our Forests and Creeks

By: Alex Layko

Alex Layko — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:02:08 +0000

Potheads are completely blind and deaf to the overwhelming evidence which shows why marijuana and everything associated with it is bad. I recommend you read this. http://thedailypos.org/forum/index.php?topic=9333.0

By: R Burns

R Burns — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:39:57 +0000

Another story probably started by Fox News.
We can’t fix “stupid”.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:08:10 +0000

If marijuana was legal, it would be easy for agencies -EPA- to place environmental regulations, forcing marijuana growers to abide by said environmental standards. If you can’t remove the symptoms, you must remove the cause; in this case by making marijuana legal we would simply be removing the cause for these environmental issues, Of course this would not entirely solve the problem, but I would expect marijuana farmers to be held responsible in abiding the same regulations as any other farmer. Marijuana enthusiasts are not asking for an advantage over other Americans, instead they are looking for the same rights as every other American.

By: Thor

Thor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:54:47 +0000

Im sorry, but a 1000 gallon diesel spill has nothing to do with growing marijuana. Diesel is most definitely not a necessary to cultivate pot. One random guy using oil to run a generator and spilling it is completely irrelevant. By that logic, any person who uses a generator in an RV is a huge source of pollution. Also, chemical fertilizers are probably less necessary for pot than most plants. It’s called weed for a reason. It grows anywhere.

Also… Weed is an awesome source for biofuels, paper, and textiles. We could save trees and make cheap acid free paper from a crop that renews itself every year.

By: todd

todd — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:06:22 +0000

“Would legalization solve these pollution problems associated with marijuana cultivation?”

Absolutely! Why haul generators, copper sulfate or even seeds out into the forest if you could legally do the same in your back yard? The expense of cleaning up (or even locating) illegal grow operations disappears if you remove the “illegal” part of the equation.

While I don’t know if there’s any truth to it, some grows have worse pollution – in the form of booby traps. Beware the unsuspecting hiker who gets a spike in the shin for accidentally venturing too close to a patch of pot.