Phat Panda

Phat Panda is the largest industrial marijuana grower in Spokane County.

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Fri., April 20, 2018

In a large mother room, propagation manager Brooke Smith, left, and Jordon Charbonneau talk about harvesting clippings to create new plants at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane, shown Wednesday, April 11, 2018.

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Sarah Carlton trims leaves from small marijuana plants at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane, shown Wednesday, April 11, 2018. The Whitman County Commissioners approved an ordinance Monday enacting a six-month moratorium on businesses that produce, process or sell marijuana in the unincorporated areas of Whitman County.

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Jordon Charbonneau carefully takes clippings from mother marijuana plants to create new ones at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane, shown April 11, 2018.

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Thousands of plants dry to the proper moisture content before trimming and packaging Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane. They have more than 400 employees and a million dollar a month payroll.

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Thousands of young cannabis plants take root and begin growing under lights Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane. They have more than 400 employees and a million dollar a month payroll.

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A room full of marijuana plants dry Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane. They have more than 400 employees and a million dollar a month payroll.

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Owner Robert McKinley holds a maturing cannabis flower, showing the specks of THC oil that appear on the outside of a high-cannabis bud maturing at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing business in Spokane. They have more than 400 employees and a million dollar a month payroll.

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A pre-rolled marijuana joint, carefully packed with the bits of chopped flower, is shown Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane. They have more than 400 employees and a million dollar a month payroll.

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Thousands of young cannabis clones take root in the clone room Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane. They have more than 400 employees and a million dollar a month payroll.

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From left, Raul Morales, Sam Hill and Zack Heck pack products Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing business in Spokane. There are more than 400 employees and a million dollar a month payroll.

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Kristina Hopkins talks about the distilling techniques that are used to produce pure cannabis oil at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane, shown Wednesday, April 11, 2018.

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Colorful labels await use Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane. They have more than 400 employees and a million dollar a month payroll.

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A nearly mature plant shows dozens of flowers on a single stalk, a desirable feature of this strain of marijuana Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane. They have more than 400 employees and a million dollar a month payroll.

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Almost mature marijuana plants show are shown here at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane, shown Wednesday, April 11, 2018. A Lincoln County operation, Buddy Boy Farms, has sued Avista over an alleged breach of agreement.

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A nearly mature plant shows dozens of flowers on a single stalk, a desirable feature of this strain of marijuana Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane. They have more than 400 employees and a million dollar a month payroll.

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Plant technician Jace Crawford one of more than 400 employees, removes dead leaves and extraneous growth on maturing marijuana plants at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane, shown Wednesday, April 11, 2018.

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Katrina and Robert McKinney are the owners of Grow Op Farms, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane.

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Owner Robert McKinney examines a drying marijuana flower in a drying room at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane, where more than 400 employees work.

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In a massive growing room, a variety prized for its many flowers on each stock grows at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane, shown in April 2018.

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A window give a view into a mother room, where hundreds of top-performing mother plants are clipped to make clones at Phat Panda, the largest cannabis growing operation in Spokane, shown Wednesday, April 11, 2018.

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