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Careers in Agriculture, Growing, & Harvesting in the Marijuana Industry Do you enjoy nature and growing things? Are you okay with getting dirty and working hard? If you answered yes to these questions, a career as a marijuana grower, or farmer, might be in your future. Marijuana farmers grow cannabis at traditional-style farms under the sun or in indoor facilities that use sophisticated grow light and irrigation systems. Some marijuana farmers do not even use soil to grow cannabis. Instead, they use hydroponic systems in which the plant’s roots are placed in nutrient-filled water. Other marijuana farmers use aeroponic systems. In these systems, no soil is used and the roots are misted with nutrient-rich water.

Some farmers grow hemp, a cannabis plant grown for its fiber and used to make rope, textiles, paper, and many other products. It is also used to make non-psychoactive hemp oil (known as canna- bidiol, or CBD). The use of CBD has reduced seizures in some patients with severe epilepsy as well as reduced the negative effects of other diseases and disorders. The

Marijuana farmers sometimes grow cannabis in indoor facilities that use drip irrigation systems, such as the one pictured above that is being used to grow vegetables.

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