The increasing demand for food, the lack of natural resources and arable land, and the
recent restrictions on energy consumption require an immediate solution in terms of …

Cannabis sativa, also known as “hemp” or “weed,” is a versatile plant with various uses in
medicine, agriculture, food, and cosmetics. This review attempts to evaluate the available …

Interest in growing cannabis for medical and recreational purposes is increasing worldwide.
This study reviews the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation. Results show that both …

Riding the global waves of decriminalization, medical or recreational use of cannabis
(Cannabis sativa spp.) is now legal in more than 50 countries and US states. As …

This review article assays the scholarly and popular press literature on the opportunities and
challenges the growing legalized cannabis industry offers US local governments and …

Background: The presence of contaminants in cannabis presents a potential health hazard
to recreational users and susceptible patients with medical conditions. Because of the …

Despite decades of efforts to curb the global supply of illicit drugs and significant shifts in
how those efforts are designed and implemented, illicit crop cultivation persists. In this …

H. Bodwitch is Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill
University, Quebec, Canada; J. Carah is Senior Freshwater Ecologist, The Nature …

Cannabis is an emerging agricultural frontier, but due to its quasi-legal status its
environmental impacts are poorly understood. Where cannabis is irrigated by groundwater …

There is growing concern over the impacts of cannabis farms on the environment and water
resources in particular, yet data on cultivation practices and water use patterns have been …