Land is pretty cheap. The kind of stuff used in manufacturing is what they call biomass. Basically they just chop down and grind the whole plant with a tractor.

Land is pretty cheap. The kind of stuff used in manufacturing is what they call biomass. Basically they just chop down and grind the whole plant with a tractor. Planting will get automated too. Plant genetics are also improving. The result is that the cost of hemp/cannabis is rapidly dropping. These new startups will have to surpass a moving target. I'm not saying it's impossible but I doubt it.