In the media, you will frequently see ideas or stories framed in ways to make cannabis sound like the bad guy. Headlines like “Cannabis production burns fossil fuels,” or “Contaminants in cannabis represent danger” are great ways to get attention but they’re not exactly accurate. Cannabis consumes no fossil fuels but big time commercial operations trying to dominate markets certainly do. And if there are contaminants in your cannabis – it’s people, not plants who are to blame.
As climate change becomes harder to manage, cannabis offers assistance and solutions
If human beings can learn how to get out of the plant’s way anything is possible. For instance, in addition to giving many plants like cannabis their smells and colors, terpenes also play a critical role in regulating the Earth’s temperature. Monoterpenes (which all share the chemical formula C10H16) are of particular importance in this mechanism. We still don’t understand a lot about this process where monoterpenes assist in shielding the planet from the sun’s harmful UVB rays. But we do know this process helps in the formation of clouds, which reflect solar radiation and produce precipitation. Monoterpenes are also released at higher levels in warmer weather, allowing for a cooling effect when it is needed most.