Behind-the-Scenes Photos of a Bunch of Marijuana Grows

by DOMINIC HOLDEN AND KELLY O August 27, 2014 The Stranger

Fifteen Photos of the Things You Need to Make a Pot Farm Run Right: Surveillance Equipment, Lighting, Fences, Monitoring Appliances, Ventilation, and Ladybugs—Yeah, Ladybugs

o you realize how onerous the state’s rules are for pot farms? The requirements are dizzying—the surveillance you have to have, the fences you have to build to a certain height, the tracking you must do for every plant, the security systems you have to put in place. Not to mention all the other things you have to have to grow marijuana—starting with, you know, marijuana (either seeds or starts), lights (or access to sunlight), fertilizer, water, and harvesting know-how. Not to mention all the other things business owners need, like start-up capital, facilities to house operations, and insurance. Several legal marijuana growers were kind enough to show us around for this glimpse at some of what’s required to do this right.

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