Actually, it is a weed...and I've seen it growing wild in different places and countries.
It is the Western governments that caused it to be eradicated in common areas, and the growers to create such a mega business.
The good thing is how sophisticated the new world of ********* has become.
The bad thing is how artificial the hybrid strains are, and the lack of true variety in the commercial business.
There once was a level of pollen covered, mature Con Semilla buds that were tastier, more varied, potent in a way the "immature" greenhouse buds don't reach and flavorful in myriad tastes.
But the world we live in is full of empty spaces that things we once had (and enjoyed) filled, before fading away.