Sustainability in Cannabis with Policy Analyst Kate Hruby

Cannabis cultivation requires enormous amounts of energy despite
and in New York there are fears that large-scale grow operations
could threaten the State’s aggressive clean energy targets.


The Castetter Cannabis Group recently released a 27-page report
developing deep into what the energy needs are of controlled
environment growing and what lawmakers could do incentive
efficiency. Kate Hruby, the Lead Policy Analyst at CCG and
co-author of the report, describes the results and a
recommendation that NYS creates a “Green Seal” signifying a
product’s efficient production and qualifies the business for tax
deductions.


What makes cannabis cultivation so energy-intensive?


How can existing and new technologies help play a role in
minimizing negative environmental impacts?


What successes and failures have other states seen in trying to
keep cannabis cultivation “green”?