the fact that all the cannabis retailers have all the power in California really hurts business. imagine going into a liquor store and seeing Titos, Grey Goose, Stoli, and Smirnoff all the same price....at the grey goose price....

thats the issues here. not enough retailers to create competition. imagine we sell a vape cart wholesale to a customer at $20. They in turn jack up the price to $55-$60. We have no control over how our products are priced because California has 1.3 dispensaries per 100k

Seattle has something like 10.5 dispensaries per 100k. Creating competition and having retailers actually fight for someone's business.
dispensary owners here drive around in lamborghini and have cigarette boats. while manufacturers lay people off over and over