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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.  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>  As reported by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' on February 2, 2023:

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>  [[California]] insists on continuing to hog more than its share would be under an equally divided allocation based on updated population and usage demands, as reported by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' on February 2, 2023:

{{cquote|California appears to be banking on its high-priority senior water rights, while the other states are presenting a united front to show the federal government they support a plan that would have California give up more water.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-02-02/why-is-california-going-it-alone-in-colorado-river-talks</ref>}}

{{cquote|California appears to be banking on its high-priority senior water rights, while the other states are presenting a united front to show the federal government they support a plan that would have California give up more water.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-02-02/why-is-california-going-it-alone-in-colorado-river-talks</ref>}}