How Bhang Grows in Washington DC
Introduction
Bhang is a cannabis-based product that's
been used for thousands of years. It's made by infusing tSegoe UIhe leaves and
buds of marijuana with various herbs, spices, and other organic ingredients to produce
an edible or drinkable product.
It has got THC, the psychoactive component
of marijuana that causes people to get high. Bhang can be sold if it contains
less than 0.5% THC by weight.
Bhang is farmed at the
company's location in Langley Park, Maryland.
At Bhang's Langley Park, Maryland farm, they
grow cannabis plant stock to supply their Washington DC store. They currently
produce over 100 pounds of marijuana per year.
Bhang is not regulated the same way alcohol
or tobacco is, so there are some unique requirements for growing it in
Washington, DC.
Bhang must have a license from the
Department of Health and Hygiene, and they must have a secure facility.
These regulations are in place so that Bhang
can grow cannabis in a safe environment and not have it accessible to anyone
else.
The plants are grown using
Rockwool
Rockwool is a mineral-based material used as
a substrate for hydroponic growth. The material is inert, containing no
nutrients or bacteria that can harm the plants - it's just neutral fiber.
It's also porous, allowing air and water to
flow through it. The material is made from rock that's been melted into fibers,
then spun together to create a mat of randomly-sized particles.
The plants are grown under
LED lights.
The plants are grown under LED lights, which
grow at an intense frequency while consuming less energy than fluorescent
bulbs.
These lights' high intensity and low heat
output are ideal for growing marijuana. Because of this, the plants can be
grown closer together than in the soil.
This saves space and allows more plants to
be grown on a single mat. The LEDs also emit light in the blue spectrum, which
helps support photosynthesis by increasing chlorophyll production and plant
growth.
Temperatures are carefully
controlled.
The cannabis plants are carefully cultivated
in a temperature-controlled and humidified room.
The temperature of the grow space is kept at
73 degrees Fahrenheit, and a 65 percent humidity level is maintained using
fans, heating and cooling systems, and humidifiers. This is important to ensure
that the final product has optimal quality.
Plants can't be released for
sale if they test positive for bacteria or mold.
Once the plants are harvested, they are
tested for bacteria and mold. If a plant tests positive for either of these
things, it can't be released for sale. That's because plants with bacterial or
fungal contamination can cause serious health problems in humans.
So how do you make sure your weed is safe?
The cultivation staff must follow strict safety procedures to avoid
contamination: They wear gloves while handling plants (and change them when
touching anything else).
They never touch their face until after
washing their hands thoroughly. And they never eat or drink anywhere near where
they're working with cannabis products, even if those products have been
thoroughly cleaned at the end of their shift.
The cultivation team also follows strict
hygiene protocols to avoid cross-contamination: When moving between rooms
containing different strains of cannabis grown in different conditions (such as
soil vs. hydroponic).
Workers have to put on surgical masks and
caps so as not to carry any contaminants from one room into another; employees
who come into contact with different strains must shower before leaving work
each day; new employees undergo training about cleanliness best practices
before starting work on site.
And every worker must undergo an annual drug
test just like anyone else who works around heavy machinery or dangerous materials
such as chemicals or explosives would be required.
Bhang grows for about six
months before it's ready for sale to consumers.
Bhang is a popular variant of cannabis. It
takes about six months to grow before it’s ready for sale to consumers.
Before Bhang can be sold, it needs to go
through a few stages:
The plant is grown and harvested by licensed
growers in Washington, DC, and other states where it's legal for medical or
recreational use.
The plant is dried and trimmed into buds by
professionals trained in handling cannabis products safely and responsibly.
A team of tasters from the company that
sells the bhang sample each batch of samples from their crop to ensure that
they meet strict regulations for safety and quality control purposes before
sending them out into stores like ours.
Bhang is regulated
differently than alcohol and tobacco
Bhang is regulated differently than alcohol
and tobacco, so there are some unique requirements for growing it in Washington
DC.
Bhang: A Sativa-dominant hybrid strain of
cannabis containing approximately equal parts of both Indica and Sativa genetic
influences.
Conclusion
We hope you found this look useful on how
Bhang is grown in Washington DC. From the Rockwool substrate to the careful
temperature controls, it's clear that there's a lot of thought put into
cannabis cultivation.