Wholesale is high here and what we call top shelf would make everything else at the shops around me look like it came off a 4 year old mexican brick. But its over 10k just for licensing for the first year and you have to pay yearly 6 or 8k after that. And there are very few approved places you can grow- at least an hour from any big city.
A big factor is how you structure for federal taxes. Since they don't allow deduction of overhead it is common to setup a LLC that leases the grow facility to the company that runs the grow. This way the overhead can be deducted by the parent company as it's only in the property leasing business and not the weed business. It is a good idea to get with a good accountant that is familiar with the loopholes for our industry.
With proper research you can do anything.
Ive done the research. One of my favorite things to do is grow. I have no intention of turning it into a miserable job. Until they get rid of a shit load of the red tape, its not for me.
Maybe you should hit California With a medical rec.
Yeah ive got a lot going on in my life right now. This might be a great opportunity for me a couple years down the road but I'm in no condition to run a facility right now.
Markets flooded there....
Or partner up with someone thats business minded but can't grow. Then you focus on growing and they focus on the red tape.
Really?
Maybe you should hit California with a medical rec.