Oregon lawmakers should back a certification process that encourages the marijuana industry to pay closer attention to how it uses natural resources and to examine potential water-regulation changes to encourage small cannabis growers.
Those are among the recommendations in a draft report prepared by the Task Force on Cannabis Environmental Best Practices, a panel comprising growers, state agency representatives and lawmakers. The group studied the use of electricity and water along with agricultural practices in the marijuana industry.
The task force recommended the Legislature support education and technical assistance to help marijuana growers use best environmental practices, support the development of a voluntary certification program that encourages energy and water conservation, and back research related to environmental and agricultural practices.
