Howdy yall,
With Ohio legalizing recreational cannabis, ive been tossing around the idea of starting a little, boutique, breeding and genetics business. Its looking like there will already be some canna farmers markets setting up this coming spring and i already see tons of chuckers coming out of the woodworks, trying to cash in.
I already have a decent paying job in the environmental field, and have a pretty successful side business doing mitigation work for residential real estate, so id like to do this more as a fun side project to combine all of my passions into 1 and see where it goes.
Like many of you, i feel like with all of the hybridization, and constant crossing of genetics, cannabis has been watered down and has lost its uniqueness. Almost everything you see has been infested with cookies / cakes / gelatos etc etc… if thats your thing, thats fine, but ive smoked soo much weed over the last few years that is hella potent and frosted to the gills, but the flavor and high is just bland. My goal, like many on here, would be to bring back and preserve the funky, tasty bud of yesteryear that we have all been longing. I miss the weed that used to make you paronoid just by walking around with it in fear of getting busted.
Being from the generation that grew up with the start of social media and online marketing, I’ve really learnt over the last few years how important branding your product is and coming up with unique ways of marketing your product. Its sad to say, but it seems like the younger generation almost prefers the branding over a quality product.
Obviously if i start this thing, the genetics are, and will always be the #1 most important factor, but I dont want to ruffle any feathers, but a lot of cannabis branding I see is mediocre at best. If i start this thing, itll probably be a few years out, but ive got some killer ideas brewing that i think are different from what anyone else is doing. Obviously the legalization in Ohio is still in a infantile stage so that has me concerend with how the laws and regulations will change in the next few years.
Sorry for the rant, but i guess my main question for anyone that has already started a legal, established breeding business, how did you register your business within your state ( llc, dba, etc ) and what types of legality issues have you faced before, and, or after starting? Im just trying to get ahead of any roadblocks before i start investing a lot of money into this little, stinky dream of mine. Thanks for any help, information, or advice yall can give.