My Dad used to say that the best thing you could do with your money was to keep it in your pocket. Bypassing the producers ( who are mostly well meaning but hopelessly overwhelmed) and growing your own medicine serves several purposes.
It is substantially less expensive (in the short and long run). The quality of product is usually as good as the approved producers and quite often better.

There are many patients (a majority) who's dream of growing their own is a hopeless dream because of poor health, situations where growing is impossible, or extreme poverty. Of the 1000+ who have their personal production permits, I would be suprised if a very high percentage were actively producing their own meds.
If you have the ability to grow your own, and don't, If you buy more than you truly need, your'e contributing to the shortages which are so disasterous to those that need the medicine the most.
Keep your money in your pocket, and let those with no other recourse go to the head of the line. You'll feel better. They'll feel better. And perhaps we can positively affect the outcome of the shortages we're experiencing...BB