The difference is quality. Before, you'd get cheap Cambodian brick crap that was full of leaves and seeds. If you're lucky you'd find the good local stuff, but

The difference is quality. Before, you'd get cheap Cambodian brick crap that was full of leaves and seeds. If you're lucky you'd find the good local stuff, but it was always more expensive. Now you get stuff that is grown locally, a lot more professionally (see the video), and the prices are going to be more reasonable for the good stuff due to more competition in the market.