i just can't understand-
don't worry bob, the ones doing it the way you are talking about, don't care. their time is coming.
on another note, i don't know if you guys read any of the other states mm forum threads, but you should. if what bob is saying is right, then we are screwed for sure. big business, and the fed are not trying to be our friends in this i don't think. by trying to assimilate into their world we are only eliminating ourselves.
imagine if the government has a plan. as was said in other thread they own the patent. they are in the last phases of testing for pharma canna meds. i think soon all this growing at home is going to come to an end. there will be jobs for growers, but only the best.
plants that grow 2.5 ounces per, are flowered from seed, and are super easy to care for. most likely one that grows in that manner is not concerned with numbers, he batches a thousand. now the med grower that uses this discipline HAS to charge big money for his meds, because his grow is FINITE.
on the other hand, where plant numbers are crucial, some are learning the plant and coercing it to produce. i.e. farming. so that medical grower is able to produce copious amounts of flowers in the same facility with lower numbers of plants, through more invested energy.
the first, imo, is either an amateur, or an illegal cash cropper.
the second, is a farmer, and if he is fair to his patients(relative to different situations), and is able to draw an income of 100K a year, for honest, hard work, through investment and research and development, good for him.
you are discounting the wage based on the size of the garden, not on the value of the commodity produced. or the investment required to produce it.
what i do is worth much more than the cash cropper. you'd be amazed at the number of growers i know that use AVID, on flowers.