There needs to be SOME kind of market. Not everybody has the time, space, inclination, or knowhow to do a good job of cultivation, and not everybody has friends

There needs to be SOME kind of market. Not everybody has the time, space, inclination, or knowhow to do a good job of cultivation, and not everybody has friends who grow. You could make exactly the same arguments about alcohol. I'm an enthusiastic homebrewer, but I wouldn't say that everybody should brew their own.