"When you think about it we're basically trichome farmers," Matt Hawes, owner of Seaworthy Cannabis tells me in one of our initial conversations. Growing Cannabis is an extremely labor intensive process. Often grown from small clones, plants spend weeks growing into full leafy plants, followed by weeks more in the flowering stage. Along the way plants are tended to meticulously, from defoliating, to rotating individual flower bunches for optimal light absorption, to being supported as they increase in size under the weight of their buds. Watching the stages of this agricultural process was fascinating in both it's simplicity and extreme detail. . This past spring I got to take on an assignment that I have been wanting to to photograph for several years now, medical Cannabis in Maine. When I pitched the idea to @pdkoenig & Joel at @themainemag, I thought it was a long shot, but luck would have it they were already brainstorming a project like this! I didn't quite realize how involved this project was going to get, and am so thankful for all the people that helped out along the way, and for all that I learned while doing this. This is also my first assignment with Maine Mag, and I am so happy with the outcome, Thank you Paul & Joel. . . . #Cannabis #maine #medical #handgrown #weed #pot #legalweed #growninmaine #cannsbisfarming #cannabisbusiness #mainecannabis #mainepot #mainebusiness #mainefarming #medialpot #maineeconomy #mainejobs #trichomes #mainemagazine @meowy_jane @jarco_me #seaworthycannabis #cannabiscommunity #cannabisvariety #editorialphotographer #onassignment (at Maine) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1brVoIBh6A/?igshid=18d3lu2ear8cc
