> The sources complying with regulation and testing requirements, however light, will be more expensive than someone growing some plants in the back of a spare

> The sources complying with regulation and testing requirements, however light, will be more expensive than someone growing some plants in the back of a spare building somewhere. That is not the case here in Seattle. The shop near my house sells a vast array of marijuana products at prices the old black market could never have touched. Economy of scale works! The testing requirements add real value - very few people will choose to buy some sketchy black-market grower's mystery weed when they can select from dozens of strains with measured cannabinoid percentages at a legal shop instead. Here's an article explaining why Washington has been more successful than California in moving its marijuana industry aboveground: https://reason.com/2022/11/14/washington-has-been-much-more-successful-than-california-in-displacing-the-black-market-for-pot/ https://reason.com/2022/11/14/washington-has-been-much-more-...