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Can the oil and gas boom teach us how to fix drug problems in America?

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imageIt's not just power-hungry pot farms: the connection between drugs and oil and gas industry runs deep.alex-s/flickr, CC BY-NC

Perhaps you’ve heard of the heavy energy footprint of indoor marijuana farms. But this is just one of a number of surprising and important connections between the energy and drug industries.

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