Energy Efficiency in Cannabis Cultivation
The post analyses the environmental impact of indoor cannabis cultivation, which consumes up to 10 times more energy per square metre than an office building and generates a carbon footprint up to 50 times greater than outdoor cultivation. To reduce this impact, several measures are proposed, such as replacing HPS lamps with efficient LEDs, integrating solar energy, or moving production outdoors, which could reduce the sector's emissions by almost 80%. However, the post concludes that in Europe many growers have no choice but to cultivate indoors due to prohibition, identifying it as the main cause of this environmental problem.
