Marijuana remains one of the most talked-about topics in America, with debates over legalization, growing regulations, and medical use reaching a fever pitch. But behind the controversy is a science — and a story — that many don't often see. In this edition of From Clone to Cure, we head inside Rocky Mountain Remedies to learn how marijuana is carefully cloned, grown, and harvested right here in Montana.
"We're getting into our purple cushes here," said Roger Paul, General Manager at Rocky Mountain Remedies. "They're a really stringy plant, and they are not fun to keep pruned."
Each cannabis plant begins its life as a clone — a genetic copy of a carefully selected "mother" plant chosen for traits like aroma, potency, or resilience.
"Once we have a few plants, we clone off of those plants. We call those mother plants," Paul explained. "Once we get good numbers of the clones, we destroy the mothers, and that's when we can actually start developing crops from the clones."
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