• Sustainability

Energy Consumption: Colombia vs Canada

Compared to industrial indoor facilities worldwide; Colombian grown cannabis consumes a fraction of the energy, using up to 150x less.

Due to Marijuana’s extreme light-sensitivity; the plant is highly energy inefficient. Different intensities and levels of heat are necessary to produce ideal results, at different stages of growth.

Up to 262 kilowatts per hour, per square foot can be used to power indoor growing facilities, which produces around one pound of carbon emissions per each gram of plant harvested. The estimated energy usage for indoor cannabis production in the U.S. sits at 1% of national electricity use, costing $6 billion each year.

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW-COST, LOW- CARBON FOOTPRINT CANNABIS PRODUCTION:

In 2016 Colombia became one of thirty countries licensed for medical marijuana production. With a 12/12 photoperiod, optimum growing climate, highly skilled labor force, plentiful water and its cannabis legalization framework; Colombia’s equatorial location gives it an advantage to become a cultivation centre for global cannabis supply.

1. Compared to industrial indoor facilities worldwide; Colombian grown cannabis consumes a fraction of the energy, using up to 150x less.

2. Colombia’s carbon dioxide emissions show a steep decrease compared to North American production.