Weed May be Draining the US Power Supply

Thomas Reddoch, Electric Power Research Institute's senior technical executive, explains how cannabis may be draining the U.S. power supply.

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Thomas Reddoch, Electric Power Research Institute's senior technical executive, explains how cannabis may be draining the U.S. power supply. He speaks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox on "Bloomberg Markets."

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