I AM however an Arizona medical marijuana patient/grower who has worked in the medical marijuana industry in California since 2005, and Arizona since 2009.
So you're a competitor to HWC.
Got it. Noted. Exactly as suspected.
No, I'm not a competitor of HWC.
You say you've worked in the industry for nine years.
Do you sell marijuana to other patients?
If the answer is yes (and for your claim to be the 'industry' to be true, it pretty much has to be), then you're a competitor.
You're threatened by change. Understandable. But you'd be better served to learn and adapt instead of fighting it out of fear.