handofdave
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Another reason to legalize & literally 'bring out of the shadows'
Apr 14, 2011, 15:56
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/14/marijuana-production-carbon-footprint-environment_n_848865.html
I've always been troubled by this side-effect of hidden production (tho I'd rather see it come from some local basement than smuggled in by a gang).
It's dumb to have to use expensive artificial sunlight to grow a plant that thrives outdoors under the real thing.
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PMM
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Re: Another reason to legalize & literally 'bring out of the shadows'
Apr 20, 2011, 19:50
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More Here
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laresident
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Re: Another reason to legalize & literally 'bring out of the shadows'
Apr 21, 2011, 05:15
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Not only that but I've heard of busts brought about by the unusually high electricity usage.
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handofdave
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Re: Another reason to legalize & literally 'bring out of the shadows'
Apr 21, 2011, 10:30
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laresident wrote: Not only that but I've heard of busts brought about by the unusually high electricity usage.
I think some people would probably still grow indoors if it were legal, but most indoor operations would probably be made irrelevant by the big drop in price that would ensue.
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jshell
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Re: Another reason to legalize & literally 'bring out of the shadows'
Apr 29, 2011, 11:38
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Are you troubled by this side effect?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-05/china-rare-earths-leave-toxic-trail-to-toyota-prius-vestas-wind-turbines.html
It's far more damaging in the long term than stopping plant-food gas.
In fact the build of any hybrid causes more emissions than the build and running of a Ferrari, given their low-mileage use. >shrug
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handofdave
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Re: Another reason to legalize & literally 'bring out of the shadows'
Apr 29, 2011, 22:46
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Oh well, you win.
From this point on I'm seriously takin' names with all you treehuggers. Jshell has shown me the light, and it is a blue-hot petroleum flame that will cut down your hippy windfarms and burn out your solar cells!
I'm buyin' me an Escalade tomorrow and go drive to NYC and back just for the hell of it. Damn, this feels good.
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handofdave
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Edited Apr 29, 2011, 22:56
Re: Another reason to legalize & literally 'bring out of the shadows'
Apr 29, 2011, 22:55
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Seriously tho... nothing good ever came of not trying something, even if trying ends up being a lesson in how not to do it.
I do grasp the unintended dilemma of toxic battery proliferation. But I also grasp large oil spills and conflicts fueled by petro-sheckles.
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