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Photos: Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault

Tom DiGiovanni, chief financial officer of Canndescent, at the cannabis company's cultivation site in Desert Hot Springs.

Tom DiGiovanni, chief financial officer of Canndescent, at the cannabis company’s cultivation site in Desert Hot Springs.

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Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault

Adult cannabis plants grow inside a temperature controlled room at Canndescent’s greenhouse in Desert Hot Springs.

  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault

A gardener trims cannabis plants at Canndescent.

  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault

Every young cannabis plant has a tag and bar code at Canndescent’s Desert Hot Springs facility.

  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault

A gardener at Canndescent trims adult cannabis plants to allow more light to filter down.

  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault

Gardeners trim cannabis plants at Canndescent in Desert Hot Springs.

  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault

A gardener holds a cannabis trimming at Canndescent’s Desert Hot Springs facility.

  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault

Buds on a cannabis plant are trimmed by hand at Canndescent.

  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault

Every young cannabis plant at Canndescent has a tag and bar code for tracking.

  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault

Adult cannabis plants grow inside a temperature-controlled room at Canndescent.

  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Why some pot businesses hide their cash — and others truck it straight to a federal vault

Canndescent’s cannabis is sealed in child-proof containers at the company’s Desert Hot Springs facility.

  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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