Canada: Secrets of a mass marijuana producer: 'Fort Knox' security and fish droppings
You'd never know it standing at the side of the road, but nestled in the rolling hills of Flamborough is an underground bunker capable of producing more than 2,700 kilograms of medical marijuana per year.
At the end of February, Green Relief Inc. became Canada's 28th licensed producer of dried marijuana under the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR). The company says it's also the largest aquaponics commercial grow facility in North America.
Just off a main concession, a bumpy dirt road winds past a weathered barn and crosses over a babbling brook. The view might lead one to expect to find an historic farmhouse or field of crops as they crest the final hill up the laneway.
Instead, it's heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems poking out from the soil, surrounded by barbed-wire fences.
Security like 'Fort Knox'
The 30,000 sq/ft facility is monitored by about 90 high-resolution video cameras set up to watch everything that moves.
Warren Bravo, the CEO...
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