You want an expert whenever possible. I have learned this the hard way. I used to think doing everything myself was the way to go. I would do my own plumbing, HVAC and electrical work. I realized that I ended up spending more money and wasting time messing things up. I didn’t know what I was doing. Hiring a professional would have been better and certainly stressed me out less. When it came time to start my own medical marijuana dispensary, I knew I needed to hire a professional. What do I know about starting a business? What do I know about the legal side of weed? I also needed to get special licensing and a business permit. The cannabis consulting firm I was looking at even had medical marijuana business application service and medical marijuana business permit service listed as something they could help me with. Hiring them was such a smart idea. The biggest thing I took away is that I saved so much time. The cannabis consultant had done this before, multiple times. He knew what to do, what to file and what roadblocks there were up ahead. The guy had a whole plan and a calendar of important due dates laid out. Everything suddenly seemed to clear and doable once he was on board. I know I have stumbled around in the dark for months trying to figure out how to begin the process. There are multiple reasons to hire a medical marijuana consultant, a big one is for the time savings.