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Harvesting Medical Cannabis in Jackson, MS

On the day of harvest, plants are cut at the base of their stalks and removed from the Flowering Rooms. The plants are weighed individually, and we record all of the “wet weights” for the entire harvest on a strain-by-strain basis. Our METRC-integrated weighing systems automatically push these weights to our compliance software. METRC tags are aggregated, stored, and locked in our facility for over a year as we maintain a physical record of the harvest batch.

FAQ

What is a “wet weight”?
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A “wet weight” represents the total weight of a cannabis plant immediately after it is harvested. Over the course of the drying period, the plant will typically lose 80% or more of its total weight. This is called “wet weight loss,” and it is due to the fact that the plant mass is mostly comprised of water molecules.
What materials do you use in your harvesting process?
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During the harvesting process, materials such as scissors or pruning shears are used to cut down the marijuana plants. At River Remedy, we place plants on racks that are then wheeled to our drying and curing rooms. In these rooms, we have scales for measuring the weight of the plants and racks / netting for the plants to hang and dry over a 10-14 day period.
What steps do you take not to mix strains up when harvesting?
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In the drying rooms, each row of plants is labeled and strains are carefully recorded in our internal tracking systems to ensure plants stay organized.
How do you know the marijuana plants are ready for harvest?
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Cannabis plants are typically ready for harvest when the majority of their trichomes, small crystal-like structures on the buds, have turned from clear to cloudy or amber. This typically indicates that the plant has reached peak maturity and that the psychoactive compounds in the buds are at their highest concentration. Growers can also check the maturity of the plant based on the pistils coloration, and leaf's yellowing.

River Remedy’s process of weighing a medical marijuana plant after harvesting it to capture it’s “wet weight” for state records.

This video shows one of our Post-Harvest Leads scanning the METRC tag of the plant and then getting the “wet weight” of the plant. She then hands the plant to another staff member to put it on a rack with other weighed plants.

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