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NYC’s Rooftop Cannabis Cultivation, NM’s First Consumption Lounge, & NJ’s Recreational Market Launch

Veriheal

New York City’s mayor has a bold plan to kick start cannabis cultivation, New Mexico got its first cannabis consumption lounge, and New Jersey finally opened its recreational cannabis market. What do you think of Eric Adams’ vision of cannabis cultivation in the Big Apple? Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews.

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Guam Legalizes Marijuana Use By Adults

NORML

We have to take it and control it, monitor its use and effects, benefit from its medicinal efforts, allow our people to live in a safer environment.” The measure, which took immediate effect, also permits adults to privately cultivate up to six cannabis plants (no more than three mature) in an “enclosed, locked space.”

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Lawmakers Want to Know the Environmental Impacts of Cannabis Cultivation

Veriheal

Two lawmakers are asking about the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation, and they’re recommending that a study be conducted to investigate the matter. Let’s explore the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation. Cannabis Prohibition Hurts the Environment.

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Nevada Approves Cannabis Consumption Lounges

Veriheal

” Nevada, aka the Silver State, just announced a silver lining to cannabis consumption: Las Vegas will allow cannabis lounges. While the news of allowing cannabis lounges is good news, the lack of ability to put them close together has dampened the hopes of creating an Amsterdam-like environment in Las Vegas for now.

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Why Does Cannabis Cultivation Have Such a Negative Impact on the Environment?

Veriheal

Opponents of cannabis legalization like to point out the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation and cannabis legalization. They note how much waste is created by cannabis packaging, as well as the effects of increased energy rates and runoff from nutrients and chemicals used in cannabis cultivation.

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A Double Edged Sword: Is Cannabis Cultivation Helping or Destroying our Planet?

Veriheal

Last month, Euronews took to answering the question of whether growing (farming) cannabis is good or bad for the environment. While their title “How Weed Farming is Destroying the Planet” already suggests that their answer to the question is that cannabis is “bad” for the environment… It is not quite as easy to answer as they let off.

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Massachusetts: Indoor cannabis grow centers responsible for 10% of industrial electricity consumption

Cannabis Law Report

Indoor cannabis cultivation gives growers a more predictable (and potentially more profitable) environment but is an energy-intensive operation — powerful lights help the plants grow and HVAC systems work to maintain temperature and humidity settings around the clock. Read more at.