Finding a niche in the Cannabis industry, how to monetize it and YMYL?

Hi all.

I just signed up and I'm happy to be here.

After a couple years doing FBA with little success, I decided to dedicate the next coming months to creating a profitable niche website. I'm a newbie in this field so I spent the last few weeks watching several hour long videos on YouTube and reading. While trying to absorb all this information I just want to get started so that I can learn as I go.

So the first thing why I'm reaching out for some help is with finding a niche. I compiled a list of hobbies, passions, interests, things I bought, used etc... and I just gravitate to do something in the cannabis industry. I'm a passionate small scale hobby cultivator myself and although I have no educational background in biology, I do have enough experience and knowledge to guide first time growers to a successful crop, solve problems and have discussions and exchange information with more experienced growers. I'm member of a couple grow forums with thousands of posts as I'm really passionate about this.

This makes me wonder if I can use my experience, knowledge and interest in growing to create a niche site and how should the site be monetized?

I brainstormed the following sub niches/topics/ideas:

x Growing Tutorials, how to's, guides on different grow topics. I can find a lot of questions in forums already that I can answer sharing my own experience.
x Stealth Grow, silent Grow, Closet Grow, Mini Grow
x Plant Training
x Curing Process and curing products
x Seed Grow Review, seed selection assistant, selling seeds, breeding
x Grow Equipment/Product Review
x Organic Pest Control, products, recipes
x CBD under 1% THC, offer seeds,
x Organic Soil niche
x Vegan Soil niche
x Cloning and Germinating products and how to's
x Perpetual Grow Box DIY build
x Concentrate Making.. edibles, oil, pills,
x Cannabis Terpene profile, products
x Vaping / Cartridge making products

I'm not sure if I'm doing this right but above is a list of "niched down" ideas within the cannabis market. There are established websites and forums that cover pretty much all those topics / sub niches already.

1. Should I still focus on one sub niche, as recommended by some gurus I've listened to?
I'm questioning this, because let's say I choose the "stealth grow subniche"... how should I compete against the established forums and authority sites that also cover this topic and also offer much more?

2. How do I find out which of these topics are profitable and easy to rank for? Basically, how do I know which of the listed ones I should choose? (I didn't brainstorm long to make that list, I could
probably think of some more...)

3. ... Or, should I stay away from anything related to cannabis because of YMYL? Are there workarounds? For example, avoid providing medical / health related recommendations?


Thanks in advance.