Independent, commercial, growers are all shitting their pants because of "legal" Wal-Mart or McDonald's type compitition - well, the truth is "Business is , what business is!".
McDonald's may sell "Billions" and Wal-Mart may be putting lot's of "Mom and Pop Shops" out of business, but there is also another "Truth" out there! "Fat Burger" and "In-N-Out" kick McDonalds' ass, when it comes to quality, loyalty or taste - HANDS DOWN! And Wal-Mart doesn't really sell that much "High End" merchandise - they mostly sell the most "bang" for the buck! Both companies sell a lot of mediochre merchandise at low prices, their real compitition is from other suppliers of "mediochre products". There will always be a "Market" for true quality!
What i am getting at is, "Connoissure Buds" will always draw "Top Dollar" and you can't grow that shit on a production line!