I've anecdotally noticed that as well. Although it should be noted that most vendors don't get their drugs out of thin air. Even the ones who don't sell locally are usually part of a drug distribution network, since they get their drugs from somewhere, so they are exposed to many of the traditional risks of drug distribution in meatspace. Even people who manufacture their own drugs will need to get the regents and precursors somewhere. They could get busted when those networks are compromised. IMHO, the best and safest drug to vend is mushrooms, because you only need to get the spores from an external source once and you can maintain a self-sustaining colony with products that can be purchased in any department or hardware store. It is possible to grow mushrooms and have zero other people IRL know about it, which is the way I would do it. And if you only sell online, the attack surface against you is very small. That's harder to do with cannabis, and other botanicals don't sell as well. But hey, sell what you love. That's a great attitude to have.