“This is a very, very expensive business to get involved in. What I understand is, the basics to be a cultivator requires about a $13 to $15 million investment. There’s not a lot of people that have that, particularly in a market that a lot of banks and other traditional financial lenders won’t touch," Lightfoot said. "I think the only way to really crack this nut is for the city to invest its own resources, to get engaged, get diverse entrepreneurs involved in the most lucrative part of the business which is cultivation.”