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WEED IS GREEN, BUT IT’S MAKING A MESS

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By Donny Alexander
07/06/2019 03:26 PM GMT-0700
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The jig is up , the news is out: Legal cannabis is contributing to the environmental degredation of the planet. “The cannabis industry is a huge source of plastic waste,” according to Tim Goncharoff, Santa Cruz County’s zero waste programs manager.Santa Cruz Good Times

  • Flying in the face of trends that have cities and counties banning single-use plastic bags and straws and such are Bureau of Cannabis Control rules that have all products packaged to be child-resistant . . .

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