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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
Well sure it would vary region to region, and obviously it grows better outdoors in places like BC and Northern California, but either way I don't think legalized weed could compete cost wise with the black market.
If it was legal, you could grow a plant indoors as well.
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That's a joke, right?
Look at the costs involved with growing weed illegally here. You buy or rent a house, convert it for growing with large-scale electrical modifications and hydroponic equipment for about 500 square feet of actual crops. And you'll probably get busted within a year or two, in which time you pay to set up all over again. And these guys still make MASSIVE profits.
Now imagine the government set up a large field, put up a security fence around it with a few security guards and grew acres and acres of pot. They could do it infinitely cheaper than the black market. Each 500 square foot section would cost pennies compared to the costs of setting up a grow-op illegally. Even if they did it indoors, it would still be infinitely cheaper if it was done on a large scale.
Can you grow cucumbers in your basement cheaper than the big greenhouses can? Of course not.