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As a long term pot smoker, I was disappointed when weed was legalised in California because the price didn’t go down at all. If you can grow at home it’s good.

As a long term pot smoker, I was disappointed when weed was legalised in California because the price didn’t go down at all. If you can grow at home it’s good. Otherwise it’s business as usual, with just a change of franchisee.

lgats 6y ago
Except the franchise allocates their funds a bit differently https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/californias-635m-in-cannabis-taxes-where-is-it-going https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/californias-635m-in-can... And clients of the business went from consuming unregulated products from potentially unscrupulous suppliers to high quality and domestically produced product.
- newsclues 6y ago
  If you don’t read cannabis industry propaganda, there are concerns that rules and regulations are ignored in the legal market to increase profits at the cost of product quality and safety.
  - joseph_grobbles 6y ago
    That sounds like "street dealer" propaganda. There are a lot of actors whose income source is threatened who are parroting unsubstantiated claims about legal products. It's a very simple plant to grow ideally. For a large industrial operation that is under no concern for law enforcement, run as a normal business, it's pretty easy and cheap to do things as optimally as possible.
- elil17 6y ago
  The money also stopped going from local, small scale growers and dealers to large agribusiness and retail stores. I think more states should consider what DC has done. They’ve created a grey market where growing and distribution are still controlled by small businesses. The businesses can get lab testing done to show the purity of their products and many consumers expect this, but it isn’t required.
- grawprog 6y ago
  >And clients of the business went from consuming unregulated products from potentially unscrupulous suppliers to high quality and domestically produced product The quality of the legal weed here is far lower than the grey market or black market weed available and more expensive. You also used to have the ability to at least see your product before buying it, not any more.
codingslave 6y ago
Yeah but you can get reliable smoke, and from brands that you can trust. I would much rather this than be wondering if I'm smoking pesticides.
- wombatmobile 6y ago
  I'd like reliable brands at fair prices. Although, I'm not sure it's the best thing for society to have too much cheap, high quality weed around. It's complicated. I would like to see the artificially high revenue/taxes put to good social purposes.
- mikkelam 6y ago
  Exactly this. I envy the legalization happening in NA. Here in europe things are stilly hopelessly shady. Quality is all over the place and dealers are dusting the buds with synthetic cannibinoids. The black market of cannabis also funds a wide selection of other criminal activity for gangs. It's ridiculous.
dkjaudyeqooe 6y ago
The market in CA isn't functioning properly quite yet, due mostly to over-regulation but also due to the lack of an national market. In the longer term it'll sort itself out, but don't hold your breath.

lgats 6y ago

Except the franchise allocates their funds a bit differently https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/californias-635m-in-cannabis-taxes-where-is-it-going https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/californias-635m-in-can... And clients of the business went from consuming unregulated products from potentially unscrupulous suppliers to high quality and domestically produced product.

newsclues 6y ago
If you don’t read cannabis industry propaganda, there are concerns that rules and regulations are ignored in the legal market to increase profits at the cost of product quality and safety.
- joseph_grobbles 6y ago
  That sounds like "street dealer" propaganda. There are a lot of actors whose income source is threatened who are parroting unsubstantiated claims about legal products. It's a very simple plant to grow ideally. For a large industrial operation that is under no concern for law enforcement, run as a normal business, it's pretty easy and cheap to do things as optimally as possible.
elil17 6y ago
The money also stopped going from local, small scale growers and dealers to large agribusiness and retail stores. I think more states should consider what DC has done. They’ve created a grey market where growing and distribution are still controlled by small businesses. The businesses can get lab testing done to show the purity of their products and many consumers expect this, but it isn’t required.
grawprog 6y ago
>And clients of the business went from consuming unregulated products from potentially unscrupulous suppliers to high quality and domestically produced product The quality of the legal weed here is far lower than the grey market or black market weed available and more expensive. You also used to have the ability to at least see your product before buying it, not any more.

codingslave 6y ago

Yeah but you can get reliable smoke, and from brands that you can trust. I would much rather this than be wondering if I'm smoking pesticides.

wombatmobile 6y ago
I'd like reliable brands at fair prices. Although, I'm not sure it's the best thing for society to have too much cheap, high quality weed around. It's complicated. I would like to see the artificially high revenue/taxes put to good social purposes.
mikkelam 6y ago
Exactly this. I envy the legalization happening in NA. Here in europe things are stilly hopelessly shady. Quality is all over the place and dealers are dusting the buds with synthetic cannibinoids. The black market of cannabis also funds a wide selection of other criminal activity for gangs. It's ridiculous.

dkjaudyeqooe 6y ago

The market in CA isn't functioning properly quite yet, due mostly to over-regulation but also due to the lack of an national market. In the longer term it'll sort itself out, but don't hold your breath.