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MJBizDaily Buyers Guide Indoor Cultivation
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CHOOSING A STRUCTURE, LOCATION AND
TEAM FOR INDOOR CULTIVATION
Choosing the right building structure for an indoor grow will depend on the cannabis company's
long-term goals. Ultimately, the end product should be the leading factor when selecting a facility.
" If your goal is medicinal flower with impeccable consistency grow after grow, you are looking for an
indoor warehouse facility with the ability to provide a uniform environment all year round, " says Av
Singh, a cultivation consultant at indoor growing consultancy Flemming & Singh Cannabis and the
chief science officer at vertically integrated hemp and CBD manufacturer Green Gorilla. " For folks
looking to produce quality flower at a lower cost, a hybrid greenhouse is a suitable approach. "
CHOOSING A LOCATION
Local laws and access to utilities should be considered when scouting a location. All indoor grow
operations-regardless of the structure design or size-will require reliable access to electricity,
water, gas and sewage. Cultivators should be cognizant of any potential barriers to equipping their
building with the proper utility infrastructure, especially if they plan to build from the ground up.
" (Growers) will ask us to do a light map or an HVAC buildout, only to discover that the location they
chose does not have enough electrical power to service the grow, " said Mike Anderson, director of
technical services at Hawthorne Gardening Co. " Most people think they can simply build and then
go to the local utility if they need more power. No big deal. But this is a big deal, especially in the
Northeast, with an aging electrical grid. "
Anderson advises business owners to build their cultivation facility within an industrial park, where
operators will have almost guaranteed access to electricity.
Regional ordinances such as zoning laws and tax rates for cannabis companies are other factors
to consider when selecting a location. With cannabis cultivation being so strictly regulated,
compliance with local laws will be crucial for gaining community support.
" Understanding what is required in the area where you're going to build-how supportive they
are, what the tax rates are-is really fundamental to designing a good facility, " said David Kessler,
executive vice president and chief science officer at Agrify, a Massachusetts-based provider of
indoor cultivation solutions. " If you start a design in the wrong place, you're either going to operate
a poor facility, or you're going to move that facility to another location. "
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