An average example. It can be a little more it can be a little less but this is a middle ground example
Grower sells - 1# / $7.50 per gram = $3400.00 for 1 pound average (minus expenses)
Street seller - 454 grams x $20.00 per gram = $9080.00 Its possible to make close to 3 times purchase price. With no over head.
I stand by my comment. The street seller makes the biggest profit has the least expenses and doesn't work 24/7.
Show me the math to prove otherwise.
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$3400 is retarded low. More like $4000. Even you could pull 1.5 pounds a light with the right strain...
So a 2K watt grow, (small by ALL measures) would produce
approx. 60K dollars annually.
A "street seller" (LMAO) can sell a whole pound grammed out at $20 a piece, stay out of county, AND do it all with LESS EFFORT than running 2K? I think things are becoming clear.... Oh wait. I forgot. You said he can do it with no overhead. LMFAO. Where does he GET the marijuana? What do you call that? About $4000 worth of overhead!
You talk our your ass.
Now. Let's bump it up to figures I like. If you only produce 24 ounces from 2K per run, you could easily break it down to QP's and possible Onions DEPENDING on your abilities to sell. There is no reason you can't average $300 an ounce no matter how you break it down. That's $4800 a pound and it's WALKING OUT THE DOOR AT THOSE PRICES. About $7K per 2K of wattage per run LOW BALL! Around 42 thousand dollars a year.
Do you know how many 20 bags that is? Let's I purchase a pound from you for $3400. I sell it all in $20 gram bags. I don't sell one for less, smoke any, or hook people up that want to buy more. Cause "I only sell $20's if you don't want it, I don't want your money." So as you said, 454 hand to hand's later, I have about 9K. Subtract the $3400 it cost, and I made $5600.
How long did it take me? Well if I make 25 sales a day. (Show me a weed "street dealer" who makes that many sales and doesn't peddle crack as well) and I can sell it in about 20 days. Or about 17K in as much time as it takes me to EASILY make 7K from a small operation after my normal job at night.
I can't wait for you to tell me that you stand by your point.
I underestimate ALL the abilities of the grower in this scenario and there is no drug dealer with that I know that exists who can sell a pound in $20 grams without fail in 20 days. Also, who sells pounds of dank for $3400. With the same wattage, one could easily produce much more and sell for much more. Easily closing that gap and EASILY making more.
2 lbs a light.
2 lights.
4 pounds.
5 grand a pound.
20K a run.
Don't do it if you can't DO IT.
Sorry for being off topic. Just smoked, saw this...