{"id":50363240,"date":"2023-02-15T16:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T16:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dialogochino.net\/?p=63240"},"modified":"2023-06-08T13:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T12:39:13","slug":"363240-will-argentinas-new-cannabis-laws-harm-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/business\/363240-will-argentinas-new-cannabis-laws-harm-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Argentina&#8217;s new cannabis laws harm the environment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In May 2022, the Argentine Congress passed a law regulating the medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp industry. Nine months on, Argentina is taking its first steps in the production, marketing and export of the drug, exploring a market which is still in its infancy, but whose value could reach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telam.com.ar\/notas\/202210\/609296-cannabis-mercado-local-exportaciones.html\">US$450 million<\/a> over the next decade, according to official estimates.<\/p>\n<div class='block--pullout-stat block--pullout-stat--float cd-shortcode--factbox'>\n                <p class='block--pullout-stat__title'>45<\/p>\n                <div class='block--pullout-stat__content'>\n                    <br \/>\nCannabis-related projects under development in Argentina<br \/>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.argentina.gob.ar\/noticias\/el-gobierno-lanzo-la-primera-mesa-de-trabajo-de-la-agencia-nacional-de-cannabis\">45 projects<\/a> focused on the research and development of cannabis already under way in the country, questions are being raised about the potential environmental impact of the nascent industry, both at the cultivation stage and in its subsequent processing. Consulted by Di\u00e1logo Chino, industry experts agreed that this is an underexplored field, although some international studies show potential risks and benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are at a very early stage,\u201d acknowledges Lorena Drewes, who participated in the drafting of the new regulations and is currently a consultant for the Federal Investment Council (CFI), a public body that supports economic development at the provincial level.<\/p>\n<h2>Cannabis and the environment<\/h2>\n<p>Debates surrounding cannabis in Argentina gathered pace in May last year, when President Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez enacted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.argentina.gob.ar\/normativa\/nacional\/ley-27669-365303\/texto#:~:text=La%20presente%20ley%20tiene%20por,al%20uso%20industrial%3B%20promoviendo%20as%C3%AD\">Law 27.669<\/a>, which provided a regulatory framework for public and private investment in the entire value chain. The law complemented <a href=\"http:\/\/servicios.infoleg.gob.ar\/infolegInternet\/anexos\/270000-274999\/273801\/norma.htm#:~:text=La%20presente%20ley%20tiene%20por,cuidado%20integral%20de%20la%20salud.\">another from 2017<\/a>, which boosted scientific and medical research in the drug, but only allowed production by the federal government for health purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The term cannabis refers to the annual plant <em>cannabis sativa<\/em>. The species is \u201ccomplex in its structure\u201d, according to an Argentine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.argentina.gob.ar\/sites\/default\/files\/la_cadena_de_valor_del_cannabis_-_10.12.pdf\">government report<\/a>, due to the presence of more than 550 chemical compounds. Of these, the most studied are the so-called cannabinoids, notably tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC (responsible for the plant\u2019s popular psychoactive effect) and cannabidiol, or CBD (which has attracted the most interest among health practitioners as a treatment for anxiety, insomnia and autism, among other conditions).<\/p>\n<p>However, as the report explains, \u201cThe expansion opportunities for this industry are not limited to recreational and medicinal markets, as there are numerous other applications, including cosmetics, textile fibres, clothing and footwear, biofuels, animal feed, construction materials, paper, fertilisers, automotive parts and bioplastics, among others.&#8221; <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class='cdo-shortcode--image'><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63241\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63241 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DJI_0539-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"birds eye view of neat rows of cannabis bushes \" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cannabis cultivation in Chilecito, La Rioja province. Studies are needed to determine the environmental impact of cannabis cultivation in Argentina (Image: Agrogen\u00e9tica Riojana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are three main cannabis cultivation systems: indoor, outdoor and mixed light (which combines elements of indoor and outdoor production). Each can affect the environment in different ways.<\/p>\n<p>Indoor systems, for example, require more external inputs \u2013 particularly electricity \u2013 which is why several studies have highlighted their high carbon footprint. One paper published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41893-021-00691-w\"><em>Nature Sustainability<\/em><\/a> calculates that the emissions associated with growing one kilo of cannabis indoors are roughly the same as burning 2,000 litres of petrol. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2270366-colorados-legal-cannabis-farms-emit-more-carbon-than-its-coal-mines\/\">Another estimated<\/a> that the carbon footprint of mass indoor cannabis production amounts to between 2.2 and 5.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide per kilo of dried flower.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, field cultivation requires up to 140 times less electricity, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/olcc\/marijuana\/Documents\/CEBP\/WorkingDocument_CEBP_08162016.pdf\">a study<\/a> conducted by the Cannabis Environmental Best Practices Task Force in Oregon, United States. But the same study raises concerns about water use: a mature cannabis plant can consume up to 22.7 litres of water per day in the 150-day growing season, almost twice as much as a grape vine.<\/p>\n<p>Studies conducted in the US state of California highlight other concerns. One published in <a href=\"https:\/\/esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/fee.1634\"><em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment<\/em><\/a> warns of possible deforestation and fragmentation of forest habitats due to commercial cannabis production. Another in <a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/2515-7620\/ab534d\"><em>Environmental Research Communications<\/em><\/a> notes significant impacts on water resources in the face of \u201crapidly increasing cannabis cultivation, indicating that potential depletion of water flow is a current and future concern\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Yet just as these risks are highlighted, so too are the environmental benefits of the plant. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2021\/06\/30\/carbon-sequestering-hemp-darshil-shah-interview\/\">Cambridge University researcher Darshil Shah<\/a> notes that the species can sequester atmospheric carbon \u201ctwice as effectively as forests\u201d, while providing carbon-negative biomaterials for architects and designers.<\/p>\n<p>Guillermo Nieto, president of Mexico&#8217;s National Cannabis Industry Association, highlights&nbsp; the benefits of hemp \u2013 a very low-THC variety of the cannabis plant \u2013 in mitigating the negative effects of agriculture on the environment. \u201cIt can replace several raw materials, as the plant&#8217;s fibres can be used to make biodegradable products from fabric, paper and plastic,\u201d he told <em>Forbes<\/em>. As an example, he points out that producing a kilo of hemp fibres requires 20 times less water than a kilo of cotton.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s happening in Argentina?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class='cdo-shortcode--image'><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63244\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63244 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC02119-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"man examining cannabis plant\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker at Agrogen\u00e9tica Riojana evaluates cannabis leaves at the company's facilities (Image: Agrogen\u00e9tica Riojana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Argentina there are 45 cannabis-related projects under development. They vary in scale (ranging from small-scale crops produced for community use to large farms which export the plant internationally) and are at different stages of progress. They also vary in terms of the type of investment \u2013 there are public, private and mixed projects \u2013 as well as their geographical location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telam.com.ar\/notas\/202205\/593854-cannabis-medicinal-argentina-proyectos-investigacion-industria.html\">a map produced by the state news agency T\u00e9lam<\/a> shows that they are present in half of the country\u2019s districts across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The most advanced project, the state-owned Cannava initiative in the province of Jujuy, has received a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ambientejujuy.gob.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/EIAs-Laboratorio-Aceite-Cannava-SE-V3-2010.pdf\">favourable environmental impact report<\/a> which states that \u201cit is difficult to detect any relevant negative impacts\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Cannava plans to produce 80 tonnes of cannabis buds for medicinal purposes, and was the first cannabis project to be authorised by the national health regulator. It is the only \u201cone stop shop\u201d for cannabis in the country, as it includes everything from cultivation to processing. Recently, it was announced that the plant will be <a href=\"https:\/\/prensa.jujuy.gob.ar\/gerado-morales\/morales-puso-marcha-la-construccion-del-parque-solar-cannava-n109760\">100% supplied<\/a> by a 6MW solar power station \u2013 one of eight solar parks being constructed in the province with a total private investment of US$55 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Given that it is intended for human health, all inputs used must be agro-ecological<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to CFI consultant Lorena Drewes, cannabis is a good alternative for provinces wanting to increase their water efficiency and in doing so, drive up profits. Jujuy, like La Rioja, San Juan, Misiones and Corrientes, is one of those provinces outside the humid pampas traditionally dominated by water-guzzling crops such as wheat and maize.<\/p>\n<p>Benjam\u00edn Enrici, an agricultural engineer and president of Agrogen\u00e9tica Riojana, a state-owned company that produces medical cannabis in Argentina&#8217;s Cuyo region, says: \u201cIn my province, water is scarce, so it has to be used efficiently. Cannabis, compared to traditional crops such as olives, fulfils this objective. One hectare of cannabis yields the profitability of 50 hectares of olive trees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Santa Fe also has a medical cannabis project under way, which is 100% funded by the provincial government. Cannabis plants are being grown on a 35-hectare plot to supply the Industrial Pharmaceutical Laboratory, which will produce CBD oil to be distributed to the local health system. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class='cdo-shortcode--image'><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63251\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63251\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63251 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230215_cannabis-plant_JuanChiummiento-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"cannabis plant in row\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cannabis sativa planted by the Santa Fe government's medical cannabis project. The aim is to produce cannabis oil to treat epilepsy (Image: Government of Santa Fe)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven that it is intended for human health, all inputs used must be agro-ecological,\u201d insists Eliana Eberle, the Santa Fe government official in charge of the initiative. \u201cSo I see cannabis as the gateway to large-scale agro-ecology.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>A necessary debate<\/h2>\n<p>The lack of scientific research around the environmental impacts of cannabis production in Argentina is largely the result of years of prohibition. \u201cAlthough cultivation has always accompanied humankind, it is only recently that it is making inroads again, and we are at a very early stage,\u201d says Diana Barreneche, director of the civil association Proyecto C\u00e1\u00f1amo (Hemp Project).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60964\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/agriculture\/58963-non-gm-soy-high-global-demand-low-uptake-south-america\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60964\" src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Non-GM-soy_South-America_Joerg-Boethling_Alamy_CX2JBG-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Farmer inspects soy crop\" width=\"350\" height=\"195\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/agriculture\/58963-non-gm-soy-high-global-demand-low-uptake-south-america\/\">Non-GM soy: high global demand, low uptake by South American farmers<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although international studies offer some background information, not everyone endorses their conclusions: \u201cSome are controversial and are still in a grey area,\u201d remarks Bruno Cravero, director of the Diploma in Cannabis Production and Regulation at the National University of Rosario.<\/p>\n<p>Research into the field, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosechalibre.com\/impacto-ambiental-del-cultivo-de-cannabis\/\">as others have highlighted<\/a>, is an \u201cimperative need\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experts warn of the need for research into the effects of the country&#8217;s budding marijuana industry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3907,"featured_media":50363260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[758],"tags":[50040317,551,20000325],"hashtags":[],"country":[50000020],"class_list":["post-50363240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-farming","tag-health","tag-industry","country-argentina"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Will Argentina&#039;s new cannabis laws harm the environment? 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