"$4,000/lb in the U.S. (Cookies price, plus CA taxes), gets sold here for 700 - 950 per gram."
Check your math again sir.
Current wholesale prices for top quality indoor grown in USA is around $1200-1500
High quality outdoor greenhouse grown product can be purchased for as little as 300-400US per lb at the big farms in California and Colorado.
High end marijuana in the USA has not cost $4,000 for more than 15 years.
FYI, some dispensaries in Bangkok are selling sought after strains for as much as 1,100 baht per gram.