I grow only for the utmost quality and I cannot guarantee that level of commitment from anyone but myself and my mentor, and he is dead. I'm sure more people feel the same as me about this so maybe you are the one who should accept alternative points of view. I will not use generic strains that have been developed to help a little but to weigh out great. This medicine is sold by the gram if you haven't forgotten that tid-bit so here in lies the conflict of interest. You don't sound like a stupid individual so I am not sure why you cannot grasp this.
Your point is valid only if we end up with big pharma only.
My plan, along with others I've spoken with is to specialize like you do, supplying the very best of a few varieties. I won't last if my generic strain is on the shelf beside cannameds. If your theory were true we would only sell the cheapest of each kind of beer or wine, I don't believe price is the end all decision maker for patients either, why buy the generic for $4/g., when $5/g actually works. I don't buy the cheapest asprin, beer, wine, rolling papers, it is just not how it works. Price is a factor, but only after results. My medicine probably won't be the least expensive for various reasons, but I don't feel like I am competing with big pharma,
quality first, price will get figured out later, based on what it took, not preconditions.
The other part of this is that I don't believe that there are 10 strains that would cover everybody's ailments, maybe not 100 strains even. Big Pharma is not good at small batches, which is what it takes to grow the quality and varieties,
with the kind of care you talk about. No arguments from me, some LP's are in it for the cash, posting a job listing here
for a grower, that is in it for the money. Grower owned LP's would be the only ones I'd even consider shopping at.
Judge the LP's on their individual merits.
All other options are illegal.
