Tony Silvaggio

Tony Silvaggio - bio photo

Affiliations

Associate Professor, Sociology

Areas of Expertise

Environment

Environmental Sociologist whose research focuses on the environmental consequences of prohibition and post prohibition public policy.

Accomplishments

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Grants, Publications, Presentations, and Posters, etc.

Book Chapters

  • 2020 (Forthcoming) Silvaggio, Anthony. “The Environmental Impact of Cannabis 
  • Liberalization: Lessons from California”, in Dominic Corva and Josh Meisel (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Cannabis Research. Routledge. 
  • 2018 Silvaggio, Anthony. “Cannabis Agriculture in California: The Environmental Consequences of Prohibition”, in Char Miller (ed.), Where There’s Smoke: The Environmental Science, Public Policy, and Politics of Marijuana. University of Kansas Press.  
  • 2018    w/ Miller, Char.  “Reading the Tea Leaves: An Afterword”, in Char Miller (ed.) Where There’s Smoke: The Environmental Science, Public Policy, and Politics of Marijuana. University of Kansas Press. 
  • 2018   w/ Escher, E., Kaplan, J., Zender, J. , Meisel, J. and Krissman, F. “Standardized Regulatory Impact Assessment II (SRIA II) Proposed Regulations for Manufacturers of Recreational Cannabis”.  Prepared for the California Department of Public Health. March 23. 
  • 2017   w/ Escher, E., Meisel, J. and Krissman, F. “Standardized Regulatory Impact Assessment (SRIA) Proposed Regulations for Manufacturers of Medical Cannabis”.  Prepared for the California Department of Public Health. 

Scholarly Presentations and Conference Participation

  • 2018  “From Eradication to Propagation. Cannabis and the Environment: Emerging Industry Standards and Best Practices”, International Cannabis Policy Conference, Vienna, Austria. Dec 7.
  • 2018  “Environmental Impacts of Cannabis Legalization: Lessons from California”, Presented at the Cannabis Pracademic Summit, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. August 22.
  • 2018 “The Environmental Consequences of Prohibition: Cannabis Agriculture in California”Presented at the Institute of Cannabis Research Conference. Pueblo, CO. April, 26
  • 2016 “Prop 64: Unrolling the Issues of Cannabis Legalization”. Presented at Humboldt State University, October 26. 
  • 2016 “Changing Cannabis Legislation and Regulation in California: A Post Prohibition Research Agenda.”  Presented at the closing plenary session of the California Growers Association Summer Recess Policy Summit.  Sacramento, CA. 
  • 2016 “Cannabis and the Environment: Lessons from the Emerald Triangle” Presented at the 11th Annual Sustainable Business Conference, Rohnert Park. April 7. 
  • 2016 “The opportunities and challenges of cannabis research in a post prohibition era.” Presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, April 2. 
  • 2015 Silvaggio, Anthony. “Lessons Learned from the Emerald Triangle: Marijuana Cultivation Impacts and Policy-Making” Presented at the American Planning Association Annual Meeting, Oakland, CA, October 5.
  • 2014 “The Culture and Environmental Practices of Cannabis Growers in the Emerald Triangle” Presented at the Environmental Cannabis Forum.  Mateel Community Center. Redway CA, March 8.
  • 2014 “The Environmental Consequences of Prohibition as Coloniality”. Presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Conference, Oakland, CA.
  • 2013 “Economics and Sociology of Marijuana.” Board Symposium on Marijuana. Presented to the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. Sacramento, CA, October 8. 
  • 2013 “Confronting the Environmental Problems of Marijuana Agriculture: Strategies and Solutions”. Presented at the Earth Day Symposium on Marijuana and the Environment Conference, Cal Poly Humboldt, April 19-20.
  • 2012 “The Problem and Responses:  Environmental Impacts and the Politics of Cannabis Agriculture”. Presented at the Symposium on Environmental Challenges of Marijuana Agriculture in the Age of Prohibition, Cal Poly Humboldt, October 12. 
  • 2012 “Ecological and Human Health Impacts of the Marijuana Industry in the Emerald Triangle”, Presented at the Symposium on Environmental Impacts of the Marijuana Industry, Cal Poly Humboldt, April 26. 
  • 2012 “The Mythology of the Benign Drug: An Analysis of the Ecological and Human Health Impacts of the Marijuana Industrial Complex.” Presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA March  2012.
  • 2011 “The Ecological and Human Health Impacts of the Marijuana Industrial Complex.” Presented at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Eugene, OR March 2.
  • 2010 "Environmental Crime and the Marijuana Industrial Complex: Ecology, Public Health and the Question of Prohibition". Presented at the American Criminological Society annual meeting, November, San Francisco, CA. Nov 20. 

Television, Radio and Print Media Interviews and Appearances.

  • 2019 Times Standard “Cannabis Conundrum: Researchers struggling to get their hands on it.” Philip Santos. Feb 28. 
  • 2018 Merry Jane. “Black Market Cannabis Farming in California Puts Wildlife at Risk.” Madison Margolin. Jan 3. 
  • 2017 Cannabis TV. “Environmental Impacts of Industrial Cannabis” Barcelona, Spain. November 3. 
  • 2017  Resistance Radio “Environmental impacts of cannabis agriculture” October 28. 
  • 2017 International France 24 News.  “Not so green: Why cannabis has a hefty carbon footprint.” September 8. 
  • 2016  Vice Media, “How unethical Is Buying Weed” Mike Pearl, June 13.
  • 2016  Mad River Union, “Growers Plunder, Spoil Ecosystems” Paul Mann, March 16, A1.
  • 2016  Mad River Union, “Toxic Medical Marijuana a Neglected Health Risk” Paul Mann, March 16 A4.
  • 2016  KCBS Radio San Francisco, “Impact of new Pesticide Regulations in Colorado’s Cannabis Industry.  February 18.  
  • 2016  KHumboldt Homepage. KHumboldt “Unpacking Cannabis: , February 12. 
  • 2014  http://www.allgov.com/usa/ca “ Pot Farms Are Draining Humboldt Streams Amid Chaos over Marijuana Regulation”. Ken Broder. June 12.
  • 2014  San Jose Mercury News. “Study finds medical pot farms draining California streams dry.” Jason Dearen. June 2.
  • 2014  The Texan Tribune. “Marijuana: A Potential Cash Crop for Texas Farmers?”, Neena Satija. April 2.
  • 2014  The Huffington Post. “This Is Your Wilderness On Drugs: The Environmental Reality Of Pot Farming.” Josh Harkinson. March 19.
  • 2014  Salon “The environmental case for legalizing pot.” Lindsay Abrams March 17.
  • 2014 Matador. “One more reason to end marijuana prohibition: Environmental impact from pot farms.” David Miller. February 24. 
  • 2014 Mint Press News. “More Propaganda: Feds “Concerned” Marijuana Legalization Bad For Environment.” Katie Rucke. February 17.
  • 2014  Quartz. “The US government is helping illegal pot producer destroy California’s water supply.” Gwynn Guilford.” February 13.
  • 2014  Al Jazeera. “Humboldt’s Hippie Growers Lament Environmental Damage by Pot Miners.” Bill Donahue. January 1. 
  • 2013  North Coast Journal . “Probing Pot : Humboldt's marijuana institute tends a new crop of research.” Grant Scott-Goforth December 5
  • 2013  Chico News and Review. “Blame the Policy, Not the Plant: How America’s war onmarijuana destroys the environment.” David Downs, November 21. 
  • 2013 The Nation.  “ Is Pot Growing Bad for the Environment. “ Seth Zuckerman. October 31. 
  • 2103  The Redwood Times.  “Humboldt reacts to new drive to legalize pot; Secretary of state says proponents can start gathering signatures” Lorna Rodriguez. October 14. 
  • 2013 Take Part News  “Pot Farms: Cause of Raging Infernos in Our Forests or Convenient Scapegoat?” September 3.
  • 2013 The Atlantic.  “California’s New Pot Growers: Not at all Earth Friendly Jesse Hyde”, July 25.
  • 2013 New York Times "Marijuana Crops in California Threaten Forests and Wildlife", June 21.
  • 2013 Rolling Stone Magazine.  "The Dirty Little Secret of Grow Ops". Page 55, June 20.
  • 2013 Huffington Post. “The Environmental Impacts of an Unregulated Marijuana Industry.” Nick Vissar. April 20. 
  • 2013  KHumboldt Arcata California, Econews Environment Show “Environmental Impacts of Marijuana Agriculture”, April 16.
  • 2013 Mint Press News. Marijuana Farming Found to Damage Californian Environment. Frederick Reese. Feb 18. 
  • 2013 High Country News, “Side Effects”, Marshall Swearingen . February 28.
  • 2013 Mother Jones, “How Industrial Pot Growers Ravage the Land: A Google Earth Tour.” Josh Harkinson. Feb 6.
  • 2013 Times Standard, Eureka, California.  “Environmental impacts of marijuana. Dec 26.”
  • 2013 Times Standard, Eureka, California.  “Solar powered pot? Pipe dream, say local authorities; 'Trend' not likely to grow on North Coast.” December 26.
  • 2012 KQED Forum, San Francisco, California. “The Environmental Costs of Growing Pot.” Dec 27.
  • 2012 Time-Standard "Marijuana institute takes shape at Humboldt" November 25.
  • 2012 USA Today. “Calif. town pushes back against industrial pot growers.” Jeff Barnard. Nov 3. 
  • 2012 KMUD, Garberville, California. Invited radio guest to discuss environmental impacts of marijuana industry. Nov 22.
  • 2012 Jefferson Exchange, Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, Oregon. “Ecological & Human Health Impacts of the Marijuana Industry in the Emerald Triangle.” May 22.
  • 2012 Jefferson Exchange, Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, Oregon. “Cannabis and Environmental Crime in the Pacific Northwest.” June 22.