Growing cannabis indoors produces a lot of greenhouse gases – just how much depends on where it's grown
- Written by Jason Quinn, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sustainability Research Laboratory, Colorado State University
Growing cannabis indoors is an energy-intensive process. Plantlady223 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
Indoor cannabis production is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, and the environmental effects vary significantly depending on where it is being grown,...
