Going to retire in a couple of years, what state is the best to live in as it pertains to lax rules or the amount you can grow etc. Easiest to sell in etc etc
I'm actually going to answer the straight question.
AZ, FL are considered good states to retire in, since they have low taxes and nice weather.
Some of the Southern states (TX, LA, GA) are also pretty retirement friendly with low tax rates for retiree.
Nevada has low taxes, and cheap property now after the real estate crash.
IMO, its a much better place to visit than live, but that's up to the individual.
The problem is that none of these places are particularly tolerant to cannabis right now.
In converse, the places most tolerant of growing weed are also places where there tends to be a lot of it on the market, driving down prices.
I think right now Colorado and Oregon (in that order) are the two most weed-friendly states, though I'm not really sure I would want to retire in either one. In general, the places tolerant of weed tend to be really liberal, and that usually means high taxes, and other less-than-ideal retirement conditions.
So I think you have to make a fundamental decision here. Are you "retired" or do you want to sell weed?
If you're really retired, and just want to grow for yourself, you can pick one of the retirement-friendly states, get a large private parcel of land, grow on it solely for personal use, and keep your F'ing mouth shut, and you'll be golden.
If you want to grow in large quantity with the intent of selling, you're going to have to trade of legal risk for ease of living.