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GreenCoast Hydroponics, a warehouse store popular with cannabis growers, reported inflated prices for fertilizer and other growing equipment, in Sun Valley, Calif., on Feb. 23, 2022. Jill McLaughlin/The Epoch Times
LOS ANGELES—A customer came in to buy fertilizer on Feb. 23 at GreenCoast Hydroponics, a warehouse popular with cannabis growers near North Hollywood. The prices were so high, he walked out.
The record cost of fertilizer and other supplies is starting to take a bite out of business, according to the store manager.
Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
