If I were single I would have taken my little grow to a pound or 2 a week just to have extra cash and possibly even for a business. I had pretty much everything worked out, a way to roll the cash into a legit business that is also fairly cash heavy with no overhead (service business). I cook the books a little bit, if I ever have to account for my finances (like to the IRS) then I just look like a really bad record keeper. I had a place to grow, cure and store and all my equipment and even had 2 guys ready to move anything I grew at very nice prices.
That all changed when my wife walked out to my shed one day and asked me why there was foil on the wall and why those "tomato" plants smelled like a skunk.
That all being said if we were in CA I would get my med license and then grow as much as I could to sell to dispensaries (might be more complicated than that, I will admit that I don't know much about med systems).