Publications Categories: Environment

photograph of a circular lined pond, full of water, on a forested slope

Water demands of permitted and unpermitted cannabis cultivation in Northern California

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After legalization: Cannabis, environmental compliance, and agricultural futures

cannabis plantation

Policy Findings & Recommendations Regarding California Cannabis: Farming, Regulation and the Environment

deer in cannabis farm

Ecological Outcomes of Cannabis Legalization: A multidisciplinary study of cannabis land use change, its social drivers, and environmental outcomes

photograph of a charred cannabis farm after a wildfire

The threat of wildfire is unique to cannabis among agricultural sectors in California

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Industrializing cannabis? Socio-ecological implications of legalization and regulation in California

Photo of poisonous baits, an example of how cannabis production impacts the environment.

Cannabis and the Environment: What Science Tells Us and What We Still Need to Know

Photograph of irrigation infrastructure on a cannabis farm. Includes storage tanks, pipes and fertilizer

Cannabis farms in California rely on wells outside of regulated groundwater basins

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The spatial overlap of small-scale cannabis farms with aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity

Photo of Klamath River and forested hills where cannabis cultivation can impact water flows

Water storage and irrigation practices for cannabis drive seasonal patterns of water extraction and use in Northern California