The family members that were harsh about your vision combined with your action may be stuck within one or the other.

Not to put a harsh on your vibe man .. but the feds haven't got on board yet and there are still many raids happening in states where it is supposedly legal.

It sounds harsh, but there's a lot that I do charity wise to help people get back on their feet, however I can be charitable and treat my business like a business at the same time.  

Sorry for the harsh lesson, but, you should not do anymore "...FU to the landlord..." type of stuff....and try to end this amicably as possible, or risk being even more expensive after adding your legal fees and the landlords legal fees and damages.Don't let pride or self-righteousness add more fuel to the fire, it only makes it sting and cost more.

Sorry if this sounds harsh but I think you're using the "we're not young, can't take risks, want a new kitchen" stuff to veer away from jumping into REI.

Always include a termination clause in your lease, I would suggest making it a harsh penalty and lighten it up most of the time so you will come off as generous.

Forgive me if I sound harsh but I just sold my grandmothers old house and it was chum in the water for every investor/wholesaler around trying to tie it up.

My apologies if that came across too harsh.  

This will sound harsh... but I learned not to fight what the stats say!

I think the harsh feedback is what I need to hear though.