187 MILLION 500 THOUSAND growers world wide. That's a lot of pot farmers fellas
this was kind of something me and a associate were talking about when doing some trimming. he once told me he would never stop growing, but recently told me: he might after almost 30 years be getting out of the game, "weedfllation" he calls it, and he will execute his exit plan.
he has spend the last ten years getting dual citizenship(to one of the hard nations you can) and learning a 2 second language. before I was born he was cropping-n-stacking.
and I quote "might as well get out while my dick still works" by my math, he can start and upper class life in an expensive country. you could never tell though, still drives that old blue chevy blazer, and same boots forever.
but it made me think, at the rate the value of cannabis is going, Id be lucky to retire in south America some-what comfortably.
I didn't start until 98, so I didnt really get a in on the BM boon. with power bills and laws changing in my short time, I have seen the price go down, never up. even now, I think the 15 per gram is artificially applied as the market standard, rather then a reflection then a commodity driven price.
this is mostly cause people cheat, in CA I think: if everyone did follow the rules and only sell CA grown product, we in CA would see much better transaction rates. but with ORE.WA states on our collective heads, and their laws allowing to bring a cheaper and quality product in to CA illegally it does not help.
good for the medical community to have the access but, it leave me wondering how long I can do this before its a waste of time.