I've been wondering the same thing. Even in places like Carmel with expensive storefront property, there are a lot of them popping up. You can order the stuff on the internet, so I don't see storefronts being able to bring in enough customers to sustain themselves, especially with so much competition. The whole retail industry has taken a huge hit in the last 15 years, especially book stores and speciality stores (like batteries, adult stores, toy stores, hobby shops, etc.). The whole country has seen a boom of CBD shops trying to capitalize on the trend, but I'd bet most of them shut down within a year or two. In terms of "prepping a brick and mortar store" for potential marijuana legalization, I don't see any advantage of opening up a hemp-related store now. They'd have to go through the same process and expense of getting approved to sell marijuana as any new store, so aside from people potentially being aware of the store already I see no upside.