Cannabis grower hungry for 4x the space

It’s almost moving day for a Denver marijuana grower who is about to more than triple the size of his operation.

Premium Pete’s owner Luke Ramirez expects to sign a lease in the next two weeks to move his recreational cannabis grow from its 3,000-square-foot warehouse near Stapleton to an 11,000-square-foot location along the I-70 corridor.

“We’re going to be increasing production by 800 percent,” Ramirez said. “We’ll be producing just under 240 pounds per month once we reach full capacity. Right now, we’re a little bit over 20 pounds per month.”

The project won’t sprout up overnight. Once the lease is signed, Ramirez will begin a nine-month, $3 million construction project to maximize the warehouse’s efficiency.

“A company called Pharm Pods builds trailers that are built to grow marijuana,” Ramirez said. “They’re 40 feet long by 8.5 feet wide. We’re going to install 50 of those at our new...

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