$PMCB MARIJUANA/ Marijuana’s Dirty, Inescapable
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Everything comes back to energy... everything.
Granted, that much could be said about any sector of the market, and arguably life itself!
But I'm talking about cheap energy, to be specific.
It’s the single-greatest catalyst for growth in history.
And it’s no different in this case, either...
In fact, it’s utterly frightening when you realize how energy could bring the whole operation down while the cannabis industry still in its infancy.
It all comes down to electricity.
Unfortunately, it turns out cannabis companies are using an incredible amount of electricity to grow their products. Some reports have suggested that these facilities will use more than six times the energy that a regular commercial business expends, and even 49 times the average residence.
Remember, this is in Colorado... a state where natural gas and coal accounted for 82% of electricity generation.
That makes sense, given the fact that fossil fuels make up an overwhelming amount of the state’s energy production: