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Even more Delta greenhouse space going to pot

Yet another Delta greenhouse operation is jumping to the cannabis business. Also having operations in California and Washington State, a company called Rubicon Organics is converting an existing greenhouse on 104 th Street in East Ladner to grow pot.
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Rubicon Organics says it looks to generate around $275 million in yearly revenue by 2020 from the Canadian, California and Washington markets. It's currently converting a facility in East Ladner.

Yet another Delta greenhouse operation is jumping to the cannabis business.

Also having operations in California and Washington State, a company called Rubicon Organics is converting an existing greenhouse on 104th Street in East Ladner to grow pot.

The firm describes itself as “the industry leader in low-cost, certified organic cannabis production.”

The company says it’s in the final stages of the federal government licensing process and anticipates approval in the next few months.

“The Pacific Northwest boasts ideal natural lighting conditions for growing marijuana, and access to low-cost hydro-electricity. Our 20-acre property in British Columbia is home to a 125,000 square foot greenhouse facility. This existing greenhouse has been retrofitted for optimal cannabis harvesting, and includes a 15,000 square foot GMP-certified processing area for future high quality cannabis extraction,” the company’s website states.

“The current retrofitted greenhouse is capable of producing 11,000 kg of cannabis flower per year. Our two-phase expansion plan will increase production to 67,000 kg per year by 2020.”

Rubicon Organics was founded in 2014

Two even larger-scale greenhouses in East Ladner - Canopy and Village Farms - are also making the switch to cannabis, having already obtained the necessary approvals to grow medical pot in advance of the federal government’s legalization of recreational cannabis later this summer.