My take on autos is that they will always be a niche market. Almost every grower uses clones. Autos are impossible to clone. Which means making seeds every crop. Something most commercial guys don't mess with.
Yield is extremely variable and usually quite small. The genetics are unreliable because of the low THC Ruderalis genes. You could have anywhere from high THC to low THC, usually somewhere in the middle.
Washington summers are drier then they used to be. There's no longer a need for strains like '90 day wonder'. Medical grows all have plant counts which means growers are choosing the biggest yields possible. Once again Autos fall short.
All the trends are going against Autos right now. A lot of things would have to change for them to come into demand again. During prohibition there was quite a bit more interest.
