Medical cannabis cultivation and packaging for the Wall Street Journal
May 6, 2019

FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS - FEB 23, 2019. Workers trim cannabis plants in at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. The lower end of the plants is trimmed to encourage leaf and flower growth at the top of the plants in a pruning process sometimes called lollipopping. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal POTJOBS
FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS - FEB 23, 2019. A worker wears a Leafly lanyard that displays different strains of cannabis in the style of chemicals on the periodic table in a grow room at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. Leafly is an online service and app used for finding information about cannabis strains available and dispensaries near the user. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal POTJOBS
A worker is seen in the packaging department at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal POTJOBS
FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS - FEB 23, 2019. Cannabis plants grow in the vegetation room at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. Cannabis plants from 1-week-old to 4-weeks-old stay in this room in one of the earliest stages of the production process. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal POTJOBS
FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS - FEB 23, 2019. Cannabis plants are seen in a grow room at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal POTJOBS

For a Wall Street Journey story on how legal medical and recreational cannabis has affected the hiring process, I photographed the cultivation and packaging facilities of Garden Remedies' operation in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. A big thanks to Emil for the assignment and to Garden Remedies for being so open to having their facility photographed.

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Young cannabis plants fill the vegetation room at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. Cannabis plants from 1-week-old to 4-weeks-old stay in this room in one of the earliest stages of the production process.
FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS - FEB 23, 2019. A worker walks among plants in the "mother" room at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. "Mother" plants are the plants from which cuttings are taken to create clone plants of various strains produced at the facility. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal POTJOBS
FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS - FEB 23, 2019. Cannabis plant trimmings lay in a trash can at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. The lower end of the plants is trimmed to encourage leaf and flower growth at the top of the plants in a pruning process sometimes called lollipopping. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal POTJOBS
FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS - FEB 23, 2019. Signs reading "Do not enter / Limited Access Area" and "Be Happy" are seen on a cultivation room door at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal POTJOBS
A worker performs a final trim and weighs 1/8th ounce portions of cannabis flower packaging the cannabis in dram bottles in the packaging department at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal POTJOBS
A worker displays high-does "g-cap" gel capsules of cannabis contained in dram bottles in the packaging department at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. The bottles have a variety of safety labels, including stickers that read "Not safe for children" and "Contains THC" in addition to other safety features.
Pre-rolled cannabis joints are moved from old packaging (right) to new in the packaging department at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019.
Oral syringes filled with cannabis concentrate known as Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) are seen in the packaging department at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019.
Dram bottles containing "g-cap" gel capsules of cannabis are seen in the packaging department at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. The bottles have a variety of safety labels, including stickers that read "Not safe for children" and "Contains THC" in addition to other safety features.
Cannabis plant cuttings are seen in trays in the clone room at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. Cuttings from "mother" plants are harvested and replanted to create clones of productive plants.
FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS - FEB 23, 2019. Brooke Charron is Director of Human Resources at Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, at the Garden Remedies growing and production facility in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal POTJOBS
A worker applies safety labels to dram bottles containing high-dose "g-cap" gel capsules at the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. The bottles have a variety of safety labels, including stickers that read "Not safe for children" and "Contains THC" in addition to other safety features. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal POTJOBS
FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS - FEB 23, 2019. Warning signs are seen outside of the production and packaging facility for Garden Remedies, a medical cannabis producer, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, on Fri., Feb. 22, 2019. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the Wall Street Journal POTJOBS
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