There are roses outside the building where the marijuana is grown, planted nearby beyond a tall chain-link fence. Inside the building, medical marijuana plants grow and are harvested. There’s a room for labeling and a kitchen for the eventual production of edibles. Bill Dewar, whose dad started Dewar Nurseries off Keene Road in the early
There are roses outside the building where the marijuana is grown, planted nearby beyond a tall chain-link fence.
Inside the building, medical marijuana plants grow and are harvested. There’s a room for labeling and a kitchen for the eventual production of edibles.
Bill Dewar, whose dad started Dewar Nurseries off Keene Road in the early 1960s, is a partner in Sanctuary Medicinals in Florida, which runs the Apopka marijuana cultivation facility. It is one of the latest entries into the growing medical marijuana business in the state.
While his nursery is known for roses, Dewar said flowers and marijuana aren’t that far apart, botanically speaking.
“It’s not as different as people would think,” Dewar said. “The anatomy of plants isn’t that different.”
He does note the need for security and precautions for growing medical marijuana. A guard is posted at the gate to the marijuana operation, controlling who enters the property.
