One thing.
They figure on 14 Billion.
Making it legal would lead to anybody growing it. A lot for their own use. That would drive the price down quite a bit.
The Cali bill says it cannot be grown “in plain sight.” Does “plain sight” include your backyard garden?
If some dummy anywhere within a couple of miles doesn’t know enough to cull the male plants, yours will turn out lousy.
Every teenager in the neighborhood will be checkin’ out your garden. By harvest time, you’ll be lucky if you still have a stem left in the ground.
I think a lot of people would prefer the convenience of just buying it at the liqor store. Plus, that way you’ll be certain it hasn’t been bumped with embalming fluid!
prime grade pot would still be highly popular. most stoners don’t have the ambition to actually grow thier own and then wait for the plants to flower in order to be able to smoke it. A pot plant doesn’t produce year round, you’d have to wait a couple of months between harvests at least. Much easier to just buy it from the local store.