Smoking Weed Is Really Bad for the Environment (Doing Other
Drugs Is Less Bad)  Marijuana, hue notwithstanding, is not
exactly new school green. In fact, it's the worst drug for the
environment. Marijuana growers use $5 billion worth of
electricity to power lightbulbs, fans, dehumidifiers and
whatever else it takes to grow weed. That's 1% of the national
electricity consumption.  Not only that, smoking a joint is
worth two pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. Who knew getting
high could have such environmental consequences! We'll ignore
the fact that if it was legal, growers could grow out in the
open and not damage the environment with energy consumption.
Thanks lawmakers. As for the other drugs: Cocaine powers the
deforestation of rain forests, as farmers chop down trees to
grow the coca. Also, according to National Geographic:  Farmers
also use a number of harmful insecticides, fungicides, and
fertilizers to grow the [coca] plants. Petroleum products are
also a key ingredient in the process of turning coca