LAST EDITED ON Mar-07-18 AT 06:55PM (MST)[p]I'm not sure what the rent would be per month....but if you got 1.5 lbs. of bud per plant @ $1500 per pound....down from $4000/lb. until a few years ago.
Humboldt/Mendocino county started out in the 60's and 70's with a few hippies (tune in and drop out). It was not for the weed to begin with, more of a culture.
Land was relatively cheap. You could buy 20-40 acres for about $800/acre.
They started growing weed mostly because they could hide behind locked gates, with little to no law enforcement. Then sell it to their friends in the Bay area. It made it possible to live on the land. The soil in the mountains is only good for growing trees. They import truck and trailer loads of potting soil every year. The weather is ideal here too.
Over time they developed different unique strains of marijuana, some of which became world famous. (Like Pink Panty Dropper, Girl Scout Cookie, Sour Diesel, etc.
Most now are far removed from the weak marijuana of old. Much higher in THC.
More and more people moved here just to grow weed. They call it the Green Rush. Now, a well hidden 40 acres will cost you about $500,000 on up. If you can find one.
When it became legal last year.....well, the real farmers will get involved and dominate the legal market. The little Mom and Pop hippies won't be able to compete.
But, 90% of the weed grown in Humboldt will be sold on the black market. Smuggled out of State. That's where the money will be. And there is still little to no law enforcement...
The above listing is in Hollister....not close to Humboldt.