I was talking about NPO's in general. technically all MMJ services outside of colorado are required to be "non-profit". and i'm sure some of them are great and honest, but my point is that having non-profit status does not automatically mean a organization will be less corrupt than a business. and vice versa
and investors and boards have nothing to do with what im talking about. thats corporate stuff. mabye we are having a miscommunication here. when i say profit is essential, i mean that it is essential for a business to make more than break even, so they can save up money to invest in better services/goods, hire more employee, raise wages, incur losses, etc. that is essential to growing and upkeeping your business. now if were talking personal profit. then no thats not essential. but it is an big incentive to start a business, and if someone is running a quality business, treats there customers well, and pays fair wages, i see no reason they shouldn't make some money from that.
either way i'm sure we can both agree that the state needs both places to tend to recreational users, and places that help patients who are terminally ill, cant grow there own, or are struggling financially to get low cost quality medicine.