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That 2019 article explained further: "Recent tests of four cannabis grow facilities in Nevada and California found that the plants naturally release compounds that, when they accumulate in the air, '''''create smog'''''."<ref name="Study"/>

That 2019 article explained further: "Recent tests of four cannabis grow facilities in Nevada and California found that the plants naturally release compounds that, when they accumulate in the air, '''''create smog'''''."<ref name="Study"/>

[[Cannabis]] plants emit pungent volatile organic compounds (VOCs), specifically terpenes, and when it combines with car exhaust then ozone is created in massive amounts.<ref>https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/cannabis-air-pollution/</ref>  In addition, pot growers actually spray with [[ozone]] to disinfect growing chambers<ref>https://ozonesolutions.com/blog/growing-cannabis-using-ozone-for-disinfection/</ref>  All this ozone is very harmful:

[[Cannabis]] plants emit pungent volatile organic compounds (VOCs), specifically terpenes, and when they combines with car exhaust then ozone is created in massive amounts.<ref>https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/cannabis-air-pollution/</ref>  In addition, pot growers actually spray with [[ozone]] to disinfect growing chambers<ref>https://ozonesolutions.com/blog/growing-cannabis-using-ozone-for-disinfection/</ref>  All this ozone is very harmful:

{{cquote|Ozone at ground level can make it difficult to breathe, cause shortness of breath and coughing, inflame airways, aggravate lung diseases (like asthma and chronic bronchitis), and make lungs more susceptible to infection. Washoe County has already exceeded ozone air-quality standards multiple times this year and in 2018.<ref name="Study"/>}}

{{cquote|Ozone at ground level can make it difficult to breathe, cause shortness of breath and coughing, inflame airways, aggravate lung diseases (like asthma and chronic bronchitis), and make lungs more susceptible to infection. Washoe County has already exceeded ozone air-quality standards multiple times this year and in 2018.<ref name="Study"/>}}

==Colorado cannabis smog==

==Colorado cannabis smog==