This is no surprise to me. I had 500$ on it going legal. I now that not only is it legal and regs are coming but we will just continue to see more and more regs as the years go buy.
I have looked at alot of the taxes that the cities are coming up with and they are greedy bastards. I know that as long as cities propose $50/sf tax on canopy per harvest, that they will ensure the success of the black matket. At very least the ubber greedy regulators will prevent the price from falling with taxes and bs permitting/inspection nonsense. I know what it costs me to grow a p, and it is far less then what I can grow a p for paying nonsense. Don't get me wrong, as soon as one of my attempts come through at being legitimate, I will jump on it.
I guess when I started this thread the title was a lil misleading. It was no surprise. All the opinions and views are definitely interesting to hear. I am looking forward to seeing alot of the fat get trimmed from the industry, like super lazy, no brain, street hustlers only surviving because of the lack of regulation and good profits. I just hope that I have done enough up to not become the fat that I'm talking about. Good luck to all the hard working farmers out there . Hopefully the deserving ones will get what they should.