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March 17, 2014 02:49 pm PDT
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Weed growers versus theenvironment
Michael from Mother Jones writes, "Most people who use marijuana probably don't give much thought to where it comes from. Alas, a huge chunk of it comes from environmentally devastating 'trespass grows' in the national forests, where the growers cut down trees, divert waterways for irrigation, and deploy rodent poison that makes its way into species that are under threat, including birds and weasel-like mammals called fishers.Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/gu-tlr0Jhog/story01.htm
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