Cannabis cultivation at High Park Farms in Enniskillen. May 3, 2018 (Photo submitted by High Park Farms.)Cannabis cultivation at High Park Farms in Enniskillen. May 3, 2018 (Photo submitted by High Park Farms.)
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Pot Plant Production Start A Joint Effort (VIDEO & GALLERY)

Cannabis cultivation is officially underway at High Park Farms in Enniskillen.

Thousands of live marijuana plants arrived at the $30-million, state-of-the-art greenhouse on Lasalle Line last week.

It took 36 hours and a journey of more than 4,100 km to transfer the plants from Vancouver Island to Lambton County.

High Park says the carefully choreographed trip involved a team of drivers, pilots, growers, production managers and security personnel.

The plants rode an early-morning ferry from Nanaimo, British Columbia to Horseshoe Bay, then departed from Vancouver International Airport on a chartered, cargo-configured, Boeing 757.

Once they landed at Hamilton International Airport, the plants were loaded into climate-controlled tractor trailers for the final leg of their journey.

The Enniskillen facility features a 13 acre greenhouse on 100 acres of property.

The first harvest is expected in June.

Recreational marijuana use is expected to be legalized in Canada later this year.

Cannabis cultivation at High Park Farms in Enniskillen. May 3, 2018 (Photo submitted by High Park Farms.)Cannabis cultivation at High Park Farms in Enniskillen. May 3, 2018 (Photo submitted by High Park Farms.)

Cannabis cultivation at High Park Farms in Enniskillen. May 3, 2018 (Photo submitted by High Park Farms.)Cannabis cultivation at High Park Farms in Enniskillen. May 3, 2018 (Photo submitted by High Park Farms.)

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