The plant is simpler and cheaper now I don't know, it's hard to imagine anything being cheaper than large-scale hemp farming. It's a very strong crop that grow

The plant is simpler and cheaper now I don't know, it's hard to imagine anything being cheaper than large-scale hemp farming. It's a very strong crop that grows in most parts of the world and can survive a lot of hardship. And the yield is very high, my quick estimate indicates about 300 lbs/acre/yr of THC extract. Assuming that the production cost is similar to that of corn, it should cost about 200 USD/acre/yr. I find it hard to conceive that yeast could cultivate a pound of THC for less than a dollar. THC is THC. It's a compound. True. But what matters here are the impurities. Synthetic THC medications like Marinol are associated with side effects not found in patients using Marijuana. They're both the same THC, but made through different processes and therefore with different impurities. Maybe there's some nasty trace impurity in Marinol, or maybe some of the other cannabinoids in cannabis counteract these side effects.