Tim Rohloff and Rose Diemert of rural Waubun plan to use computer-controlled and precisely dosed hydroponic cultivation to grow cannabis in a 5,000-square-foot facility in Shell Lake Township.
The Becker County Board on Tuesday granted Rohloff and Diemert their request for a conditional use permit "for the cultivation, manufacture and wholesale of cannabis." Approval had been recommended by the Becker County Planning Commission.
The facility, when built, will be largely regulated by the state, but a county conditional use permit was also required. Rohloff said they expect to produce about 800 pounds of cannabis per year in the enclosed, indoor cultivation facility.
Both Rohloff and Diemert have technology backgrounds, and it shows in their water-friendly production plans — growing the cannabis plants in compost made from coconut hair, or coco coir fiber, which is fine enough to give plant roots access to oxygen, while holding the nutrient-rich water and providing plant stability.
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