Publications Categories: Land Use

cannabis farm

Cannabis farmers or criminals? Enforcement-first approaches fuel disparity and hinder regulation

Photograph of a small farm with rows of vegetables, such as lettuce, mixed with cannabis plants.

Characteristics of farms applying for cannabis cultivation permits

Aerial image of a cannabis grow operation with outdoor plots, greenhouses and infrastructure within a forested area.

Perceptions of cannabis among Humboldt County timberland and ranchland owners

Macro-scale photograph of cannabis plant with webs of spider mites, a common pest.

First known survey of cannabis production practices

Satellite image of recently expanded cannabis farm into forests and meadows.

The emergence of cannabis agriculture frontiers as environmental threats

Photograph of a worker hauling long, coiled lines of plastic irrigation pipe and bags of waste out of a partially cleared conifer forest.

Cannabis, an emerging agricultural crop, leads to deforestation and fragmentation

A watercolor painting with imprints of cannabis leaves over green and purple patches.

Inside the Emerald Triangle: Modeling the Placement and Size of Cannabis Production in Humboldt County, CA

satellite photo of grow sites and roads encroaching into forests and fragmenting the landscape

Cannabis agriculture and the environment: a systematic, spatially-explicit survey and potential impacts

Colorful graphic of Amador County seal and cannabis leaf imprints

From Outlaw to Citizen: Police Power, Property, and the Territorial Politics of Medical Marijuana in California’s Exurbs