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Last updated 05/25/2010 at 10:07 p.m. PDT

The Environmental Costs of Pot

By Kate McLean and Shannon Service on May 25, 2010 - 9:13 p.m. PDT

Diesel spills, high energy use and pesticides on public lands.

In some of the most pristine places in California, large-scale cannabis cultivation is having unintended consequences.

Archival material courtesy of: Dept. of Fish and Game, DEA, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement and Humboldt County Environmental Health Dept.

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