i think if you want to grow 15 pounds a month more power to you but i will say this
being partners with ANYONE in a grow op is purely bad bad bad business
1 of them gets popped with a bowl in their pocket and they will roll over on you in a second to keep their asses out of jail ... my suggestion is to tell them you changed your mind and aint gonna grow shit and then start up your OWN grow op by yourself and tell noone not even your best mate
and you may want to start smaller and work your way up .... the loss of a crop sux but it sux even more if its a huge crop ... get some grows under your belt before investing your life savings into it
Dude is right. "partners in crime" are a bad Idea. you gotta worry about who is doing what, or saying what to whom. Too many people involved and someone is absolutely certain to "Brag", or "Show off" thier part of the grow.
And I'm here to tell you.............. I don't care
HOW WELL you
think know someone, facing time does wierd things to otherwise reliable people. I can guarantee you that if it comes down to either them or you, you are fucked!
Another factor I see that you heven't figured into your scenario is your "Contingency Package". Screwing around with that much weight, you are gonna need a bail bondsman and a good attorney on retainer, and a good stash of cash handy. You need to make
absolutely certain you'll get out if the worst happens. That contingency plan will set you back about $10 G's, but the peace of mind is well worth it.
Why don't you take your money and do a smaller crop. With no one else involved you'll me making the same bank or more, with a whole lot more security and control over who knows what. From all I have seen and heard, almost EVERYTIME someone gets busted growing indoors, it's the result of someone running thier mouths. Forget FLIR, forget the electric company. from what I've seen, snitches are the way 80% of all grow ops are discovered. Greed or stupidity make up the other 20%.