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I have even found that it succeeds when typical veggie crops don’t. It grows like a…well, like a weed, for God’s sake…and the cost is quite minimal. There is no way that I would ever pay hundreds of dollars an ounce for a plant that costs so little to grow. The quality depends on the seeds and level of attention one wants to give to their garden, but it’s not difficult at all.

After this experience I gained a true appreciation for the plant and find it’s pricing to be fraudulent and greedy. I expect such an attitude from criminals in a black market, but ethical business people would, I would think, be more interested in offering a good product at a FAIR price based on their costs and a good profit.

On the other hand, I have no interest in brewing my own beer or making my own wine because the retail products are reasonably priced and readily available. I would not be saving any money by making my own. I have researched the process and found that it is not so easy to get a product as good as what’s available at the Circle K for a few dollars. However, if a bottle of beer cost $50 I would either not drink any more or start home brewing.

The moral: Don’t be put off by stories about how difficult and expensive it would be to grow cannabis in an outdoor home garden. Give it a try when we have our right to do so reestablished, and you may find as I have that proposed retail prices are laughably, absurdly high.

[Russ responds: Perhaps my opinions are too colored by my own pathetic inability to grow a plant of any kind. Still, I think when you factor in the time it will take to grow outdoors, having to learn harvesting and curing techniques, dealing with all the smell and leftover stalks, stems, and leaves, and worrying about people snatching your stash, the hassle factor may be enough for most people to want to buy their legal cannabis at retail, regardless of the potential savings... hey, I have an idea! Instead of debating it, let's just re-legalize it and find out!]