Grass Roots: A History of Cannabis in the American West

by Nick Johnson

Marijuana legalization is unfolding across the American West, but cultivation of the cannabis plant is anything but green. Unregulated outdoor grows are polluting ecosystems, high-powered indoor grows are churning out an excessive carbon footprint, and the controversial crop is becoming an agricultural boon just as the region faces an unprecedented water crisis. To understand how we got here and how the legal cannabis industry might become more environmentally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870719084
• ISBN13: 9780870719080
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Oregon State University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"