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Perhaps route alone would be a pretty good indicator on account of degrees of recreational legalities? SFO to Miami would likely have higher rate than a flight

Perhaps route alone would be a pretty good indicator on account of degrees of recreational legalities? SFO to Miami would likely have higher rate than a flight to Denver.

civilitty 3y ago
Nit: SFO to Devner is far more likely. The TSA has turned a blind eye to cannabis going from legal state to legal state for like a decade now.
- barbazoo 3y ago
  Why would you move large amounts of marijuana from legal state to legal state by plane though?
  - notyourwork 3y ago
    Ignoring the mode, black market marijuana can be very much cheaper compared to legal.
    - randombits0 3y ago
      The New Bootleggers! It’s a tax dodge now! Lol
    - filoleg 3y ago
      > black market marijuana can be very much cheaper compared to legal How much cheaper are we talking? Becase seeing the recreational pricing in Seattle area (which is in another legal state), I struggle to see how one can make it significantly cheaper than what is legally offered here.
      - starttoaster 3y ago
        Go to Illinois and you’ll soon find out. The tax on cannabis products over there is something like 30%? The edibles I buy in WA for $17 were $25 plus a $9 tax over there.
        filoleg 3y ago
        Fair point, that definitely would hold for some states. Especially those where it got legalized fairly recently, and the whole process hasn't been smoothed out yet. Illinois looks like one of those states. For example, pricing in CO/WA/OR is so low, it makes zero sense to me to run a black market business. Even for near top-shelf stuff from big respected brands, I can easily buy a 10-pack of 10mg THC edibles (a 100mg bag total) for $12 at many dispensaries within just a 5 min drive (and that's not on sale). I've also seen some absolutely insane deals on flower and all other sorts of products, and the regular pricing is near dirt-cheap too. Not even mentioning the quality of the product and safety controls. Transporting from those states to expensive (for now) states like IL definitely makes monetary sense, as it is basically just a market arbitrage. Anecdotally, to support your point, I heard from a friend in IL last year that lines to even enter a dispensary were very bad. While in Seattle, I've only ever seen a line once in many years (on one of the massive holiday sale days), and it was barely 5 minutes of waiting.
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  - iancmceachern 3y ago
    For the same reason you would move any good from two markets, trade

Perhaps route alone would be a pretty good indicator on account of degrees of recreational legalities? SFO to Miami would likely have higher rate than a flight to Denver.

civilitty 3y ago

Nit: SFO to Devner is far more likely. The TSA has turned a blind eye to cannabis going from legal state to legal state for like a decade now.

barbazoo 3y ago
Why would you move large amounts of marijuana from legal state to legal state by plane though?
- notyourwork 3y ago
  Ignoring the mode, black market marijuana can be very much cheaper compared to legal.
  - randombits0 3y ago
    The New Bootleggers! It’s a tax dodge now! Lol
  - filoleg 3y ago
    > black market marijuana can be very much cheaper compared to legal How much cheaper are we talking? Becase seeing the recreational pricing in Seattle area (which is in another legal state), I struggle to see how one can make it significantly cheaper than what is legally offered here.
    - starttoaster 3y ago
      Go to Illinois and you’ll soon find out. The tax on cannabis products over there is something like 30%? The edibles I buy in WA for $17 were $25 plus a $9 tax over there.
      - filoleg 3y ago
        Fair point, that definitely would hold for some states. Especially those where it got legalized fairly recently, and the whole process hasn't been smoothed out yet. Illinois looks like one of those states. For example, pricing in CO/WA/OR is so low, it makes zero sense to me to run a black market business. Even for near top-shelf stuff from big respected brands, I can easily buy a 10-pack of 10mg THC edibles (a 100mg bag total) for $12 at many dispensaries within just a 5 min drive (and that's not on sale). I've also seen some absolutely insane deals on flower and all other sorts of products, and the regular pricing is near dirt-cheap too. Not even mentioning the quality of the product and safety controls. Transporting from those states to expensive (for now) states like IL definitely makes monetary sense, as it is basically just a market arbitrage. Anecdotally, to support your point, I heard from a friend in IL last year that lines to even enter a dispensary were very bad. While in Seattle, I've only ever seen a line once in many years (on one of the massive holiday sale days), and it was barely 5 minutes of waiting.
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- iancmceachern 3y ago
  For the same reason you would move any good from two markets, trade