PROFILE

Van Butsic
Researcher
Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist and Adjunct Professor
UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management
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Van studies the geographic spread of cannabis agriculture using remote sensing techniques and econometric modeling.
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Publications

Water demands of permitted and unpermitted cannabis cultivation in Northern California

2023

Dillis, C., Butsic, V., Georgakakos, P., Portugal, E., Grantham, T.

Environmental Research Communications

Water use on unpermitted farms varies by watershed. With scenario modeling, we project the impacts of compliance with water extraction and off-stream storage.

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