Sin-Semilla City
Recreational marijuana sales in Nevada launched on January 1, 2017, allowing all adults over the age of 21 to purchase up to an ounce of flower and 3.5 grams of concentrates in state-licensed facilities. Since then, it seems that cannabis is not only changing Las Vegas, but Las Vegas is also changing cannabis. The variety of edible products available and the proliferation of vape pens is quite an eye-opener, and during my last visit to MJBizCon, I jumped at the opportunity to call on Remedy, a local cultivation facility creating premier craft cannabis and concentrates.
I met up with Remedy’s cultivation director, Chris Welch, his right-hand man, cultivation manager Seth Holycross, and marketing and sales director Randy Villarba to get an idea of how they operate this outstanding large-scale production center in the middle of some of the hottest and driest land in America. Villarba tells me: “We called our brand Remedy because our goal is to highlight the therapeutic power of cannabis to enhance everyday life through creating high-quality, reliable cannabis products you can trust.”
What’s the Remedy?
Upon entering the facility, we encounter a room devoted exclusively to watering and nutrient solutions. Massive tanks hold water that’s undergone a purification process using reverse osmosis (RO), ultraviolet light (UV) to kill bacteria and a silica buffer. Nutrient solutions, formulated according to the plants’ particular weekly needs, are stored on site and delivered by an Anderson Aqua system featuring computerized injectors.
To avoid bringing in any pests or cross-contamination between rooms, all workers and visitors at Remedy must adhere to its strict cleanliness standards. Before entering