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"Sisters of the Valley" / A group of nuns cultivate cannabis and earn about 1.2 million dollars a year

2022-10-27 16:42:49Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Sisters of the Valley" / A group of nuns cultivate cannabis and earn
Nuns who grow cannabis

It seems unbelievable to imagine that a group of nuns could be engaged in the cultivation and sale of cannabis, but it is true.

In Northern California in the USA there is a group of nuns who deal with this activity every day. In addition to the cultivation of cannabis, they are also involved in the cultivation of other medicinal plants. 

Their story has been brought to the attention of the  BBC . Nuns live together in a convent. These women are the "Sisters of the Valley", who are led by Sister Kate. They are members of a self-proclaimed group of nuns who identify as healers and feminists, but most importantly, businesswomen.

California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, and recreational use has been legal since 2016. The law, however, is full of loopholes, meaning the legality of growing marijuana varies from county to county and from city to city. That means for the Valley Sisters, growing their 60 plants here in Merced County is illegal.

"The sheriffs know that, they just let me in but there's really no reason for them to let me in." They could have stopped me by now just because it is illegal to grow cannabis in this county. But I think they know that we would challenge the law and change it afterwards. And I think they know that would be a fight they wouldn't want to take on," said sister Kate.

There is a second house in the property, which the sisters call the "abbey", where all the medicine production takes place. They manufacture and sell all of their cannabis-based medicines and blends, a business that before the pandemic brought in $1.2 million a year. Selling through pharmacies could help them recover, but it would also mean more taxes to pay.


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