Its cost so much as gov set artificially inflated rules, prices and market size. How come the first two LP's that got licenses were provably way less money to set up than current micros. That was until Canopy and the share selling scams came along and everything sky rocketed.
Bro you and I both know the people who own and run those LPs probably haven't smoked a J in 20 years, if that. Those first LPs spent a fortune, the hired more than they needed, bought the most expensive lights they could and hung them 14' from the floor. Those folks are going bankrupt and at least 5 to 10 will be going down within 2 years. That's basic capitalism, who cares.
It just costs a lot in general regardless of regulations. Building a commercial grow space according to code and regulations that all places face. For
Yeah sorry, no you cant. If you think you can just rent some space and set up shop, you dont know what your talking about. I would suggest you have a look at the regulations and then come tell me what it would cost to set up a micro LP
And even if I did want to grow in a tent and sell my product from garage, whats wrong with that? My tent weed would blow the doors off anything the LP's are producing and it would cost half as much.
I'm very familiar with the regulations and have setup a micro. If you're in Vancouver yes sure it's more than a million, but if you're in say Swift Current or Salmon Arm its way less than a million and if you have the luxury of a greenhouse its even less. Tent weed is for self consumption, can't be regulated, nothing can be tracked etc. You can't brew beer out of your basement and sell it out your backdoor. Commercial is a government regulated industry, that's life and I understand that if you've never had to work in that environment and its challenging to adapt. It's not for everyone.