Indoor Cannabis Cultivation
Indoor cultivation developed in response to cannabis prohibition and enforcement – it is often easier to hide and expensive (e.g. energy, water, rent, security).
Dynamics of Licensed Cultivation and Supply Chain
Learn about region-based licensed cannabis harvest and production between 2019 and 2025 and supply chain transaction dynamics.
Water Use: Cannabis in Context
After reviewing data from Humboldt and Mendocino County watersheds, researchers find that keeping cannabis farms in the licensed market is key for preventing impacts to streams.
Environmental Impacts of Local Cannabis Cultivation Bans
Cultivation bans do not stop cultivation or environmental consequences of farming, and may worsen them.
Cannabis Agriculture and Wildlife
Explore how cannabis cultivation can threaten wildlife, what growing practices can reduce impacts near sensitive habitat, and what we still need to learn.
Water Use in Cannabis Agriculture
Explore the sources, timing and uses of water in cannabis agriculture and the impacts of water extraction on creeks, streams and freshwater habitat.