Comments on: Marijuana Plantations Compound California Drought http://bluelivingideas.com/topics/water-availability/marijuana-plantations-compound-california-drought/ Resources for saving blue, and green. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:59:34 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David http://bluelivingideas.com/topics/water-availability/marijuana-plantations-compound-california-drought/comment-page-1/#comment-762 David Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:38:20 +0000 http://bluelivingideas.com/?p=3975#comment-762 This is pretty upsetting. Thanks for posting it. This seems like an argument for legalization -- marijuana should be regulated and grown in a more responsible way, given the volume of demand for it. Or you could argue the other way, I guess, that it means we need to crack down on the suppliers more. I wanted to point out, since the rat poison sales are Per capita, the population doesn't affect it -- I'm sure larger cities sell far more rat poison in total than Mendocino. This is pretty upsetting. Thanks for posting it. This seems like an argument for legalization — marijuana should be regulated and grown in a more responsible way, given the volume of demand for it. Or you could argue the other way, I guess, that it means we need to crack down on the suppliers more.

I wanted to point out, since the rat poison sales are Per capita, the population doesn’t affect it — I’m sure larger cities sell far more rat poison in total than Mendocino.

]]> By: Marijuana growers worsening California drought | csmonitor.com http://bluelivingideas.com/topics/water-availability/marijuana-plantations-compound-california-drought/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Marijuana growers worsening California drought | csmonitor.com Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:56:31 +0000 http://bluelivingideas.com/?p=3975#comment-748 [...] for Blue Living Ideas, a news website that covers water issues, Jennifer Lance notes that only 1 in 8 of those arrested in Mendocino this season for growing marijuana are from the county. She also notes that  the county’s [...] [...] for Blue Living Ideas, a news website that covers water issues, Jennifer Lance notes that only 1 in 8 of those arrested in Mendocino this season for growing marijuana are from the county. She also notes that  the county’s [...]

]]> By: water source http://bluelivingideas.com/topics/water-availability/marijuana-plantations-compound-california-drought/comment-page-1/#comment-746 water source Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:36:21 +0000 http://bluelivingideas.com/?p=3975#comment-746 OOooww ... a gallon a day per plant ... much higher than even rice ... 3.6 million gallons /day = 4000 acre feet per year = 70,000 rooftops receiving average of 12 inches of rain per year. A misnomer on a grand scale ... hardly ! OOooww … a gallon a day per plant … much higher than even rice … 3.6 million gallons /day = 4000 acre feet per year = 70,000 rooftops receiving average of 12 inches of rain per year. A misnomer on a grand scale … hardly !

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