Canada’s Keen on Cannabis, But this Green Rush isn’t so Green

Elie Dolgin • December 8, 2018

Canadian marijuana is mostly grown indoors, sending massive amounts of energy up in smoke.

Step into the flowering room at any of Canada’s 130-plus legal cannabis producers, and you’ll be struck by the orange glow of high-pressure sodium lamps. Then you’ll hear the whir of air-circulating fans and HVAC systems. You probably won’t notice the finely tuned temperature and humidity levels those systems maintain. All these climate controls require energy — lots of it.


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