but that state's tax rates on pot are vastly different from koerl's and that's just one of the issues plaguing the new industry and causing some growing pains, if you will for a lot of marijuana business owners. jane wells reports from vancouver, washington. >> and this is a kind of lifestyle that we were looking for. >> reporter: tom lauerman hoped to ride the green wave of legal marijuana in washington state. >> our garden is called the garden of the green sun here in washington. >> reporter: but a funny thing happened on the way to profitability. they grew too much pot, prices plummeted. >> in the early days, we were able to get $1700 to $2200 a pound. wholesale. and now like $700 $800 a pound. >> reporter: still profit snbl. >> no not profitable at all. i have all stuff stashed away for later. >> reporter: how c there be so much with high demand? several reasons. most of them due to the difference of the way washington has set up legalization versus colorado. first, in washington grow outside and the weather made for a bumper crop in washington. the taxes are higher. and medical p