Pat, a 41-year-old Indonesian woman, became acquainted with marijuana when she moved from Jakarta to study in Amsterdam in the early 2000s. Having lived in the city for more than a decade now, she is accustomed to its particular lifestyle.
“[In Amsterdam], it is common for people to [publicly] smoke marijuana in coffee shops in the city,” said Pat (not her real name) speaking to The Jakarta Post via video call.
In 1976 the Netherlands legalized marijuana for recreational purposes in coffee shops.
After completing her business studies in Amsterdam, in early 2015 Pat moved to Barcelona to start marijuana farming.
The idea came after several years of running a business selling indoor and greenhouse farming tools. Pat was inspired by her customers who were already cannabis farmers, both on an industrial scale and those growing it on a smaller level at home.
She began by growing 500 stalks of high-cannabidiol (CBD) cannabis that she finished indoors.
“So I didn’t plant the seeds from the start. There are many ready-made seedlings here, so as growers we just have to provide space, take care of permits and maintenance,” she said.
Quality check: “Rom” checks the quality of the cannabis plant in the cannabis warehouse he manages. This Indonesian cannabis farmer now lives in New York, and is developing a…
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Pat, a 41-year-old Indonesian woman, became acquainted with marijuana when she moved from Jakarta to study in Amsterdam in the early 2000s. Having lived in the city for more than a decade now, she is accustomed to its particular lifestyle.
“[In Amsterdam], it is common for people to [publicly] smoke marijuana in coffee shops in the city,” said Pat (not her real name) speaking to The Jakarta Post via video call.
In 1976 the Netherlands legalized marijuana for recreational purposes in coffee shops.
After completing her business studies in Amsterdam, in early 2015 Pat moved to Barcelona to start marijuana farming.
The idea came after several years of running a business selling indoor and greenhouse farming tools. Pat was inspired by her customers who were already cannabis farmers, both on an industrial scale and those growing it on a smaller level at home.
She began by growing 500 stalks of high-cannabidiol (CBD) cannabis that she finished indoors.
“So I didn’t plant the seeds from the start. There are many ready-made seedlings here, so as growers we just have to provide space, take care of permits and maintenance,” she said.
Quality check: “Rom” checks the quality of the cannabis plant in the cannabis warehouse he manages. This Indonesian cannabis farmer now lives in New York, and is developing a…
