Focus change Anyone who wants to compete will either have to acquire factories in South America or accept that growing marijuana should not be the core business anymore.
Developping you patient's base or brand awareness for recreationnal might be some of those options, but forget the ''local grow'' advantage.
Colombia has been growing all kinds of flowers, agricultural products and coffee at a fraction of the cost for ages!!
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