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and dams, most notably Glen Canyon Dam and [[Hoover Dam]],<ref>http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/</ref> and also runs through the [[Grand Canyon]].<ref>http://www.nps.gov/grca/</ref>

and dams, most notably Glen Canyon Dam and [[Hoover Dam]],<ref>http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/</ref> and also runs through the [[Grand Canyon]].<ref>http://www.nps.gov/grca/</ref>

Due in part to cannabis [[water theft]], the Colorado River is drying up.

Due in part to cannabis [[water theft]], the Colorado River is drying up. Colorado River negotiations led by the [[Biden Administration]] failed in December 2022, as the seven affected southwestern states failed to agree to reductions in usage.<ref>https://www.rsn.org/001/disaster-scenarios-raise-the-stakes-for-colorado-river-negotiations.html</ref>

The Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner announced in June 2022 that the Colorado River "basin required 2 to 4 million acre-feet in conservation in 2023 to stabilize the river’s largest reservoirs."<ref>https://www.kunc.org/environment/2022-09-30/federal-officials-set-their-sights-on-lower-colorado-river-evaporation-to-speed-up-conservation</ref>  The federal government is putting pressure on states, particularly [[Arizona]] and perhaps [[California]], to conserve more.  The federal government demands more accounting by the states of evaporation and "system losses," a chunk of which may be due to excessive [[cannabis water use]].

The Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner announced in June 2022 that the Colorado River "basin required 2 to 4 million acre-feet in conservation in 2023 to stabilize the river’s largest reservoirs."<ref>https://www.kunc.org/environment/2022-09-30/federal-officials-set-their-sights-on-lower-colorado-river-evaporation-to-speed-up-conservation</ref>  The federal government is putting pressure on states, particularly [[Arizona]] and perhaps [[California]], to conserve more.  The federal government demands more accounting by the states of evaporation and "system losses," a chunk of which may be due to excessive [[cannabis water use]].