Photos: Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault
Tom DiGiovanni, chief financial officer of Canndescent, at the cannabis company’s cultivation site in Desert Hot Springs.
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Adult cannabis plants grow inside a temperature controlled room at Canndescent’s greenhouse in Desert Hot Springs.
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A gardener trims cannabis plants at Canndescent.
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Every young cannabis plant has a tag and bar code at Canndescent’s Desert Hot Springs facility.
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A gardener at Canndescent trims adult cannabis plants to allow more light to filter down.
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Gardeners trim cannabis plants at Canndescent in Desert Hot Springs.
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A gardener holds a cannabis trimming at Canndescent’s Desert Hot Springs facility.
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Buds on a cannabis plant are trimmed by hand at Canndescent.
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Every young cannabis plant at Canndescent has a tag and bar code for tracking.
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Adult cannabis plants grow inside a temperature-controlled room at Canndescent.
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Canndescent’s cannabis is sealed in child-proof containers at the company’s Desert Hot Springs facility.
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