Causes Photo by Ryan Lange on Unsplash An inconvenient truth (about weed) Federal laws bar cannabis from crossing state lines, driving up the cost — and the emissions — of an industry using indoor grow operations.
Solutions e360.yale.edu How small-scale loggers can help save Africa's tropical forests Small-time loggers providing timber to local villages have long been seen as a threat to forests in Africa. But that view is changing.
www.newsdeeply.com Big unknowns: What legal marijuana means for water in western states Six western states now allow recreational use of marijuana, creating a huge new legal market for cannabis farmers. But the implications for water supplies remain a big unknown. "It looks like a mess right now," one expert says.