A California cannabis mega-factory is hoping that U.S. federal legislation of marijuana will allow it to expand its distribution of products, including joints, oils, and edibles, beyond the borders of its state.

California legalized recreational cannabis in 2016, but the plant remains on the federal list of controlled substances.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this month to end the federal ban on marijuana, and is up for consideration to pass in the Senate.

Joshua Krane, the vice president of operations for cannabis operator 4Front, said the company’s 170,000-square-foot manufacturing and processing space outside of Los Angeles has the capacity to supply the U.S. west coast with cannabis products, if restrictions are lifted

“This facility was designed to really be future-proof for us in terms of being able to service not just the entire California market, but once we have the ability to transport cannabis and sell cannabis across state lines, to be able to really feed the West Coast of the country,” he said.

According to Krane, the factory, which opened in November 2021, is operating at 20-25% of capacity.

“As we see the natural ramp-up of the industry, that will likely meet an additional demand curve as we get into federal legalization,” he added. “And so we would continue to ramp up more and more production from this building as the state and hopefully this side of the country would require.”

Krane said the highly automated facility is the largest in California.

“It’s been somewhat difficult to keep up with the additional demand in terms of manufacturing enough for those new customers. There’s been a tremendous pivot from alcohol and other vices to cannabis.”


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