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Legality aside, it would seem pointless to drive to another state to purchase a similar product for marginally less money than available to you locally.
by travmatt 9y ago
Legality aside, it would seem pointless to drive to another state to purchase a similar product for marginally less money than available to you locally.
- inuhj 9y agoMany cannabis products aren't possible to produce without a legal framework. Say you want a consistently dosed 5mg edible. Does your state have a robust cannabis oil extraction and distillation infrastructure? Does it have rapid, reliable testing to quantify dosage? Probably not. Maybe you prefer a live resin extract produced from fresh cut flower. You need to have refrigerated trucks in the field when you harvest, a -20C refrigerated room for product storage, and a processing lab. This kind of product is highly sought after but rare in the black market. There's as much depth to the cannabis industry as there is to alcohol, tobacco, or food. It just wasn't clear to people when all they could purchase was the equivalent of moonshine.
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoNew Jersey does have the country's only coca leaf processor. They know how to handle shipments and regulation of controlled substances.
- megaman22 9y agoPeople do it all the time. The NH state liquor stores do an incredible amount of out-of-state business. And even more more mundane purchases, the arbitrage in sales tax is significant enough that many people plan around trips to NH to buy bigger-ticket items. http://wealthalchemyblog.com/2012/10/taxes-matter-14-cross-border-shopping-and-liquor/#sthash.CQEKYX4D.dpbs http://wealthalchemyblog.com/2012/10/taxes-matter-14-cross-b...
- travmatt 9y agoThat was a great article, I knew states competed in attracting businesses, I didn’t realize retail competition would be so large as well.
- rm_-rf_slash 9y agoIt helps when a state border is a day trip drive away from a major metro area.