MediJean, Richmond, B.C.(01 of51)
Open Image ModalMediJean, based in Richmond, B.C., has a licence from Health Canada to grow marijuana for research and development purposes. (credit:Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
MediJean, Richmond, B.C.(02 of51)
Open Image ModalMediJean Chief Operating Officer Chris Dollard, left, and Chief Strategy Officer Anton Mattadeen stand inside a secure vault that will be used as a final holding area for marijuana being distributed at the medical marijuana facility in Richmond, B.C. The company currently has a license from Health Canada to grow marijuana for research and development purposes. (credit:Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
MediJean, Richmond, B.C.(03 of51)
Open Image ModalMarijuana plant strains are held in jars as MediJean senior lab technician Sultana Kamruzzahan works in the research and tissue culture development lab at the medical marijuana facility in Richmond, B.C. Cultures from every strain of the plant grown at the facility are stored for research and later production. MediJean has a licence from Health Canada to grow marijuana for research and development purposes. (credit:Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
MediJean, Richmond, B.C.(04 of51)
Open Image ModalMediJean, based in Richmond, B.C., has a licence from Health Canada to grow marijuana for research and development purposes. (credit:Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
MediJean, Richmond, B.C.(05 of51)
Open Image ModalMediJean, based in Richmond, B.C., has a licence from Health Canada to grow marijuana for research and development purposes. (credit:Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
MediJean, Richmond, B.C.(06 of51)
Open Image ModalMarijuana plant strains are held in jars as MediJean lab manager Abdul Ahad works in the research and tissue culture development lab at the medical marijuana facility in Richmond, B.C. Cultures from every strain of the plant grown at the facility are stored for research and later production. MediJean has a licence from Health Canada to grow marijuana for research and development purposes. (credit:Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
MediJean, Richmond, B.C.(07 of51)
Open Image ModalMediJean, based in Richmond, B.C., has a licence from Health Canada to grow marijuana for research and development purposes. (credit:Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
MediJean, Richmond, B.C.(08 of51)
Open Image ModalMediJean, based in Richmond, B.C., has a licence from Health Canada to grow marijuana for research and development purposes. (credit:Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
MediJean, Richmond, B.C.(09 of51)
Open Image ModalMediJean Chief Operating Officer Chris Dollard, left, and Chief Strategy Officer Anton Mattadeen. (credit:Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
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Open Image ModalThe Tweed Inc. medical marijuana facility is across the street from the Smith’s Falls police detachment. The police have toured the plant and had one request: don’t put a giant marijuana leaf on the front of the building. (credit:Joe O\'Connal)
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Open Image ModalTweed CEO Chuck Rifici stands in front of the hydroponics centre. The black vats contain fertilizer, while the silver ones are refurbished sugar containers from the Hershey’s operation which now contain water. (credit:Joe O\'Connal)
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Open Image ModalTweed has been busy transforming the former chocolate factory into a massive marijuana growing operation that will cover 150,000 square feet. (credit:Joe O\'Connal)
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Open Image ModalA Tweed employee re-pots some plants in the “mother room,” home to the 1,300 starter plants that are used to propagate more. (credit:Joe O\'Connal)
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Open Image ModalRifici stands in front of the company’s 5,000-square-foot vault that can store up to 15 million grams, or $150 million-worth, of dried marijuana. (credit:Joe O\'Connal)
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Open Image ModalEach of Tweed’s plants is labelled with a bar code identifying its strain and origin so that it can be traced throughout the growing process. (credit:Joe O\'Connal)
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Open Image ModalA view of Tweed’s mother room, where plants are subjected to 24 hours of light each day to encourage growth. (credit:Joe O\'Connal)
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Open Image ModalRifici stands in front of the highly secure and sanitary mother room. (credit:Joe O\'Connal)
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Open Image ModalHeating, ventilation, and air conditioning are Tweed’s biggest expense, but the company also uses low-tech fans from Canadian Tire to keep air flowing. (credit:Joe O\'Connal)
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Open Image ModalThe entrance to the Tweed facility. (credit:Joe O\'Connal)
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Open Image ModalThe golden letters that once adorned the front of the Hershey’s factory now lie in an unused corner of the building. (credit:Joe O\'Connal)
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Open Image ModalThe old Hershey’s Canada plant was shuttered in 2008, putting some 600 people out of work. (credit:Joe O\'Connal)
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Canada - 12.2 Per Cent(23 of51)
Open Image Modal3,429,678 people\n\nThese are the StatsCan totals for Canadians age 15 years and older in the 12 months of 2012. Use included cannabis and hashish.\n (credit:Getty)
10. Saskatchewan - 10.1 Per Cent(24 of51)
Open Image Modal81,676 people (credit:Flickr:Just a Prairie Boy)
9. P.E.I. - 10.4 Per Cent(25 of51)
Open Image Modal12,437 people (credit:Getty)
8. New Brunswick - 11 Per Cent(26 of51)
Open Image Modal68,444 people (credit:Getty)
7. Newfoundland And Labrador - 11.1 Per Cent(27 of51)
Open Image Modal47,344 people (credit:Flickr: magnolia1000)
6. Quebec - 11.5 Per Cent(28 of51)
Open Image Modal763,278 people
5. Manitoba - 11.5 Per Cent(29 of51)
Open Image Modal110,235 people (credit:Flickr:Jezz)
4. Alberta - 11.8 Per Cent(30 of51)
Open Image Modal361,247 people (credit:Alamy)
3. Ontario - 12.1 Per Cent(31 of51)
Open Image Modal1,331,299 people (credit:Getty)
2. B.C. - 14.2 Per Cent(32 of51)
Open Image Modal538,434 people (credit:Alamy)
1. Nova Scotia - 14.8 Per Cent(33 of51)
Open Image Modal115,285 people\n\nTrailer Park Boys thesis proved. (credit:Getty)
Pot price by province and select U.S. states(34 of51)
Open Image ModalThis data is based on crowdsourced averages from PriceOfWeed.com. Numbers are for \"high quality\" weed, as identified by submitters. (credit:Getty Images)
Quebec: $191.51 per ounce(35 of51)
Open Image ModalCheapest weed in Canada. (credit:Shutterstock)
Prince Edward Island: $193.29 per ounce(36 of51)
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New Brunswick: $193.90 per ounce(37 of51)
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British Columbia: $200.07 per ounce(38 of51)
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Oregon: $214.79 per ounce(39 of51)
Open Image ModalCheapest weed in the U.S. (credit:Getty Images)
Alberta: $226.55 per ounce(40 of51)
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Manitoba: $227.86 per ounce(41 of51)
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Ontario: $237.24 per ounce(42 of51)
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Saskatchewan: $239.31 per ounce(43 of51)
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California: $249.79 per ounce(44 of51)
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Yukon: $253.75(45 of51)
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Nova Scotia: $272.26 per ounce(46 of51)
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Newfoundland and Labrador: $292.73 per ounce(47 of51)
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Northwest Territories: $333.33 per ounce(48 of51)
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New York State: $353.90 per ounce(49 of51)
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North Dakota: $415.89 per ounce(50 of51)
Open Image ModalMost expensive weed in the U.S. (credit:Getty Images)
Nunavut: $783.86(51 of51)
Open Image ModalMost expensive weed in Canada. (credit:Getty Images)