Weed’s inconvenient truth

Published: Aug. 16, 2021, 9 a.m.

Marijuana production is booming in the US as more states continue to move towards legalization or decriminalization. But cannabis production can take a lot of energy depending on where it’s grown. Today, POLITICO’s Natalie Fertig, on the environmental impact of cannabis, and how a federal legalization could help lower it. Kelsey Tamborrino covers Energy for POLITICO. Natalie Fertig covers cannabis for POLITICO. Carlos Prieto is a POLITICO podcast producer. Raghu Manavalan is an editor for POLITICO Audio. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.