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I was watching /listening to the news last night , National News, the topic was all these Medical Marijuana producers, they said every plant grown uses 22 liters of water daily.
Wow! that is a lot of water that is being wasted.
What is this going to do to us in the long run, when all our good water is used up to grow this stuff .
Did our so called leaders in the "Lieberal Gov. " ever think about this fact or even looked into it before they legalized the growing of it?
Votes is all they’ve thought about .
Water will be the least of our problems. Folks are now lining emergency room hallways for help. There will be many more when THC is legal. It affects everyone differently - paranoia is common.
I wouldn’t worry to much about the water usage the lakes are full of it
But natural gas to heat the greenhouses in winter is
“When government becomes a law breaker, it breeds contempt for law”
It just gets me, all these years we have been told/advised how to conserve water. water saving toilets, water saving shower heads and others , now our boneheaded gov. thinks nothing of wasting our precious water on this crap, it just boggles my mind.
Look at the bright side Jaycee Canada post in ontario will be in the black again Mailing and shipping the crap
Someone one was saying cannabis stays in your blood for 30 days
Second hand smoke can make a innocent test positive ???
“When government becomes a law breaker, it breeds contempt for law”
Ha ha ha ha ha, wasted, you have no ideaQuote:
Originally Posted by jaycee
Compared to watering a monoculture lawn?Quote:
Originally Posted by jaycee
Compared to washing a car?
Compared to a backyard swimming pool?
Compared to irrigating corn to make ethanol or soy beans to make biodiesel?
First I would guess that 22 liters is an overestimate... it sounds 2-3x more than standard irrigation needs in most greenhouse crop operations.
Even if true, irrigating to grown a few doobies is not going to be a make or break point in our water abusive society.
In a greenhouse water is used for cooling in summer not like the plants drink that much water veggie guys always said it was actually cheaper to heat than to keep it cool
“When government becomes a law breaker, it breeds contempt for law”
3 days. It will be interesting.
Suddenly the environment is a concern?
The hysterics are in a state of desperate panic in response to the pending legalization of a product that is readily available already and consumed by millions of people in this country. Other jurisdictions have successfully legalized marijuana without collapse of their societies, wells drying up or widespread carnage on the highways. Canada can be expected to do the same.
I pulled this from another site; Report on Water Usage-Marijuana.Quote:
Originally Posted by johny
If one were allowed to grow 400 plants per acre using 900 gal per plant it would need 360,000 gal per acre per season or 1.1 acre feet water.
I have now problem with water usage for foodstuffs, meat , vegetables or fruit, as they all contain nutrients to sustain life.
Nothing can live without water, using it to grow cannabis is not my idea of using water wisely.
Some will use cannabis for medical reasons , but how many will use it for recreational purposes ?
Where does the water go?
Lots of water used in the production of beer and wine and pop, better stop that stuff too, such a waste.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaycee
Go back to talking about 8mm Mauser,s!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fox
Calling the kettle black.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaycee
For anyone with any real interest
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/...juana-used-for
Apparently you do not read very well or completely, I also said "Some will use cannabis for medical reasons " but how many will use it for recreational purposes ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fox
I don't waste it. I just rent it for awhile, and then water the trees.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fox
Making beer seems a more effective use of water then growing pot. With pot you only use the water once, with beer it gets used three times.
1) make beer
2) quench my thirst with the beer
3) water the grass, trees and bushes.
The same liter of water gets used three times.
LOL
The sky is falling!
How many will use it for recreational purposes who aren't using it already?Quote:
Originally Posted by jaycee
Apparently everyone! lol
Jaycee,
Agreed, but look around....how many litres of water are polluted to make a ton of paper ? I read it on a restaurant washroom blow dryer last week but have forgotten the figure !
Our resources are wasted everywhere, usually in the name of jobs. Welcome to 2018,
The water is still here on earth or in the atmosphere in some form. It doesn't just disappear never to be found again.
Beer does look like the best use for a gallon of water to me though by far.
John