THE SHOCKING REALITY: LEGAL VS. ILLEGAL CANNABIS PRODUCTION COSTS IN CALIFORNIA
by Deb Tharp | February 18, 2019 | getnugg.com
This guide goes into extreme detail about how much it costs to both legally and illegally grow cannabis in California. It covers the cost of state, county, and city licensing fees, startup costs, distribution, permit details, retail costs, and why illegal grows end up costing less with more risk.
Nugg (and NuggMD) believe it should be easy for the public and industry participants to have a clear, objective understanding of how cannabis markets are developing in their state. They’re proud to share this detailed analysis of black market vs. legal cannabis production costs in California, which took hundreds of hours of research and dialogue to reveal that significant changes are necessary if legal cannabis is to thrive here.