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GROWROOM HORROR STORIES

It doesn’t matter what type of grower you are or at what level you’re at—you may have experienced some of the following scary situations. Many new growers and professionals, whether legal or underground, have experienced equipment mishaps and pest infestations. In the earlier days of cannabis cultivation, pioneers experienced raids from law enforcement, local competitors or run-of-the-mill thieves. Regardless of the circumstances, coming home to find a colossal mess or a devastated or missing crop is just as terrifying as the horror scenes in your favorite classic scary film—and just as traumatizing, in many cases. We spoke to members of the cannabis-cultivation community about their most horrific mishaps, and we’re going to share a few stories that’ll make your stomach churn. Learn from these stories to ensure that you don’t experience any similarly devastating losses in your own growroom.

MYSTERY FLOODING

When you hear the word “flood,” you may imagine water reservoirs overflowing or tubes coming loose and dumping an entire hydro system onto the floor of your tent or growroom, which, in turn, leaks through the floor. In fact, some growers have seen this very thing happen. Our friend’s flooding situation was a little different,

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