Ventilation systems are installed to suck out the pungent aroma of cannabis. The windows are covered to prevent the light being seen from outside, but sometimes lights are installed between the windowsill and the blind and turned on at night to give the impression someone is home. Most syndicates use identical equipment for each house - the same light shrouds, electrical transformers, light globes and even the same type of mulch: coconut husk. Police say the model used to establish the houses is incredibly regimented. The first crop typically meets the set-up costs. In some houses, even the linen press is used for seedlings.Īn average house can make $250,000 in three months. The properties used for cannabis cultivation are either leased or bought and can be converted into a grow house within a day.Įvery room itself becomes a mini grow house, with its own lighting, watering and nutrient system, and plants at different stages of growth installed in separate spaces.
