Because the growers are a business, which makes them a contractor, you cant make an employee a contractor. So, why don't McDonalds, pay their employees as contractors, MCD are paid with cash too!
This will never happen , because its illegal, to try to make an employee a 1099 contractor.
Gblx needs to raise cash, I'm in for raising the shares, they have 250m now. They want 150m more, 400 m shares is nothing, check out some other pot companies their shares are in the Billions.