Hey Lazy88. I'm always wondering the same thing, but heres my theorie: Low and mid-grade weed are grown for money, nothing else. In thier eyes its quanity over quality. If they gave the plants a litttle TLC, no doubt they would grow better bud. Now, high-grade bud is grow grown with TLC and a little effort. Hermies and males are discarded before they can lower the quality of the weed. Also, I think that compressing high-grade bud would probly destroy/ remove a lot of THC. High grade weed isn't grown, its made. I doubt theres better chronic grown outside than in a lab. lol What about curing? Nature doesn't imitate this, we made it to have better smelling, tasting weed. I think natural weed is better than what we call low or mid-grade weed, but worse than lab chronic. Just like breeds of dogs, cannabis is constantly being breeded, altered to make a better weed to better suit or needs. Auto-flowering strains breeded and altered. Sorry realy high and gettin into this subject. Any one else want to touch base?